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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January 24, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Freshfields Names First US International Arbitration Leader

Noiana Marigo will head up the firm's U.S-based international arbitration practice from New York.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

January 23, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Littler Adds Another Global Outpost With Norway Combination

With its addition of 12-attorney Homble Olsby, the fast-growing labor and employment firm now has a foothold in seven European countries.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

January 22, 2019 | The American Lawyer

White House Alum Leaves Boies to Launch Willkie Crisis Response Group

Michael Gottlieb said Willkie's broader practice mix offered the right platform for him to grow a multifaceted crisis management practice.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

January 18, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Lawyers Caught Overbilling? The Billable Hour Shares the Blame

The kind of intentional overbilling a former Kirkland & Ellis lawyer recently admitted to is rare, experts say. But when it does occur, it can be seen as another consequence of law firms' questionable attachment to the billable hour.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

January 17, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Former DOJ Honcho, Las Vegas Sands GC Raphaelson Lands at White & Case

Ira Raphaelson worked with other current White & Case lawyers under then-Attorney General Bill Barr, who is now up for confirmation to return to that office.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

January 16, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Rocawear Owner, Backed by Blank Rome, Blasts Jay-Z Claims Over AAA Arbitrators' Diversity

Iconix, which purchased Rocawear from the rapper and businessman for $200 million, says there's no merit to his bid to scrap an arbitration stemming from that 2007 deal.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

January 16, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Rocawear Owner Blasts Jay-Z Claims Over AAA Arbitrators' Diversity

Iconix, which purchased Rocawear from the rapper and businessman for $200 million, says there's no merit to his bid to scrap an arbitration stemming from that 2007 deal.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

January 16, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Rocawear Apparel Owner Blasts Jay-Z Claims Over AAA Arbitrators' Diversity

Iconix, which purchased Rocawear from the rapper and businessman for $200 million, says there's no merit to his bid to scrap an arbitration stemming from that 2007 deal.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

January 15, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Crowell & Moring Taps Ex-Squire Leader to Drive London Growth

Robert Weekes led Squire Patton Boggs' U.K. expansion before steeping down last year as leader of the firm's London office.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

January 08, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Ex-Dechert Int'l Trade Co-Chair Lands at Cohen & Gresser

Miriam González Durántez left Dechert after her U.K. politico husband took a top job at Facebook last year. The Brexit expert predicts "tremendous regulatory complexity" for European cross-border business going forward.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

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