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Dan Packel

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

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May 25, 2018 | The American Lawyer

NYC's Cohen & Gresser Launches in London

London will become the midsize firm's third international office.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

May 24, 2018 | The American Lawyer

International Trade Lawyers Make Hay as Sanctions Shine

"Like taking a drink out of a fire hose" is how one lawyer described his practice, as the implications of international sanctions and trade disputes grow ever more complex.

By Dan Packel |

7 minute read

May 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Fast-Growing Kobre & Kim Adds Lawyers in NY, Asia, London, DC

A key part of the firm's model is finding former federal prosecutors eager to work on the ground in foreign jurisdictions.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

May 23, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Fast-Growing Kobre & Kim Adds Lawyers in Asia, London, NY, DC

A key part of the firm's model is finding former federal prosecutors eager to work on the ground in foreign jurisdictions.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

May 22, 2018 | International Edition

K&L Gates Adds Arbitration Partner in Dubai

Partner Jonathan Sutcliffe, who has been in the Middle East for eight years, comes to the firm from Baker Botts.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

May 22, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Sheila Birnbaum, 'Queen of Toxic Torts,' Leaves Quinn Emanuel for Dechert With 2 Partners

Quinn Emanuel pre-emptively announced Tuesday that Sheila Birnbaum, Mark Cheffo and Douglas Fleming are leaving the firm five years after they came aboard from Skadden.

By Dan Packel |

4 minute read

May 22, 2018 | The American Lawyer

'Queen of Toxic Torts' Sheila Birnbaum Leaves Quinn Emanuel for Dechert With 2 Partners

Quinn Emanuel pre-emptively announced Tuesday that Sheila Birnbaum, Mark Cheffo and Douglas Fleming are leaving the firm five years after they came aboard from Skadden.

By Dan Packel |

4 minute read

May 22, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Will Law Firms Be Ready When the Next Recession Hits?

The bottom is eventually going to drop on the U.S. economy, and many law firms won't be positioned to handle the fallout.

By Dan Packel

17 minute read

May 22, 2018 | The American Lawyer

US, Global Law Firms Look to Ireland for 'Brexit Insurance Policy'

DLA Piper just announced Ireland plans, and Covington & Burling and Dechert have attorneys on the ground. Experts expect other firms to follow.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

May 21, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Some Big Law Firms Hang On in Turbulent Venezuela

Hogan Lovells has exited the reeling Latin American nation after 12 years, but other firms, including Baker McKenzie, aren't ready to abandon Venezuela yet.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read