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
June 24, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Burford Sells $100M Stake in Argentine Oil Case After SCOTUS Nixes AppealThe emergence of a secondary market for funded claims speaks to the "continuing maturity" of litigation finance, said Burford CEO Christopher Bogart.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
June 21, 2019 | National Law Journal
Jeannie Rhee, Mueller Prosecutor and Ex-Wilmer Partner, Joins Paul WeissRhee is the latest big name to land at Paul Weiss in recent months. In an interview, Rhee said she is "eager to go back to representing clients. It's something that I've done for a really long time."
By C. Ryan Barber | Dan Packel
6 minute read
June 21, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Amazon Attorney Tags On to Jones Day Gender Bias SuitFour female former associates have now put their names to claims of discrimination against the firm. The latest is the first to have worked in the firm's New York office.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
June 21, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Crowell Adds Sixth Former Squire Partner in London in Six MonthsLitigator Laurence Winston officially joined Crowell this week as co-head of international dispute resolution.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
June 20, 2019 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: 'Less Law,' or Just Fewer Lawyers? A Conversation with ElevateElevate Services attracted some attention this week with the news that it had brought in an additional $25 million in private equity funding. Dan Packel talks with founder Liam Brown about the market for alternative legal services and how a "law company" like Elevate fits in.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
June 20, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Posner Casts Lot With Litigation Funding Underdog LegalistThe retired Seventh Circuit jurist has joined Legalist, a San Francisco operation founded by two Harvard dropouts, as an adviser.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
June 18, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Paul Hastings Boosts Parental Leave for Lawyers and StaffThe new policy follows moves by other large firms to offer more generous and inclusive leave for new parents.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
June 17, 2019 | Law.com
Law Firms Tackle Mental Health, One Initiative at a TimeForty firms out of the Am Law 200 offered details on the steps they're taking to improve mental health and wellness among attorneys and staff.
By Dan Packel
10 minute read
June 17, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Greenspoon Marder Settles Korean-American Shareholder's Bias SuitJun Chul Whang claimed Greenspoon and a predecessor firm discriminated against him for years before unfairly terminating him last year.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
June 17, 2019 | The American Lawyer
'Crazy Ideas' Welcome: How Orrick Is Working to Build an Innovation CultureThe firm is one year into a program that allows associates to put 50 hours of billing credit towards innovation projects.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
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