Dan Packel
Dan Packel is an editor on the Business of Law desk at ALM. He writes a weekly briefing for Law.com, "The Law Firm Disrupted," on change and innovation in the legal marketplace. He is based in Philadelphia. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter at @packeld
July 13, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Q&A: Baker McKenzie's Newly Hired 'Godfather' of Legal OperationsAfter pioneering legal operations at Aon Corp. and Archer Daniels Midland, David Cambria has taken his experience to a law firm for the first time.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
July 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Some See Career Conundrum in Law Firms' Energy WorkWith growing awareness of the threat of climate change, law professors said environmentally minded students are paying close attention to the fossil-fuel matters being handled by potential Big Law employers.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
July 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Q&A: A Brexit Update for US LawyersDechert's Miriam Gonzalez offers an insider look at the latest uncertainties over Brexit and what it means for lawyers in the U.S.
By Dan Packel
8 minute read
July 10, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Law Librarians Claim Little Progress in Bundling Fight With LexisNexisA month after sending Lexis a cease and desist letter, a group representing law librarians said a meeting with company officials left them with few answers.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
July 09, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal
K&L Gates Beefs Up Hospitality Practice With Ex-Wyndham GC in NewarkThe firm picked up a former executive from Wyndham Worldwide along with three bankruptcy specialists from LeClairRyan.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
July 05, 2018 | The American Lawyer
M&A Leaders Not Sweating Fears of Rising ProtectionismWhile some see a rising tide of protectionism swallowing up global deals, law firm M&A practice leaders say the effects will be limited.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
June 29, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Boies Schiller Flexner Partner Jumps to In-House Role at VisaRising partner Alanna Rutherford is now vice president of global litigation at Visa, a onetime litigation adversary of her former firm.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
June 29, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Texas Tie Ups Lead Busy 2nd Quarter for Law Firm MergersThree of the four biggest mergers in the quarter involved Texas-based firms, as newcomers flock to the "under-branched" state.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
June 28, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Law Firms Make a Push to Improve the Associate ExperienceIt may be long overdue, but firms are embracing a range of new ideas, up to and including a shorter path to partnership.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
June 27, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Norton Rose Fulbright Faces $1.2M Asset Seizure in Venezuelan DisputeA Northern Virginia-based Venezuelan attorney has been battling the firm for two decades over benefits he says he was denied after being fired from predecessor Macleod Dixon.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
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