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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November 20, 2018 | The American Lawyer

NY Boutique Holwell Shuster Quick to Follow Cravath Bonus Scale

The six-year-old firm also promptly matched Cravath's associate salary bump in June.

By Dan Packel

2 minute read

November 19, 2018 | The American Lawyer

British Candor on Mental Health Offers Trans-Atlantic Big Law Lessons

U.K. business and professional services leaders are sharing more and more about mental health issues. But openness is only one piece of the puzzle.

By Dan Packel

7 minute read

November 19, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Dentons Adds Nicaragua Outpost, Extending Central American Presence

The firm now has offices in five Central American countries and is eyeing Belize for its next move in the region.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

November 15, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Fish & Richardson Gets Go-Ahead to Open Chinese Outpost

The IP boutique will be only the second foreign firm to set up shop in Shenzhen, known as "China's Silicon Valley."

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

November 14, 2018 | The American Lawyer

In Male-Dominated Law Firms, Women Still Reign Over Marketing

The reverse gender gap narrows in larger, richer law firms, a new report says, ensuring that men in top positions earn higher average salaries than women.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

November 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer

SEC Asset Management Unit Co-Chief Lands at Dechert

Anthony Kelly spent 18 years with the SEC, rising from securities compliance examiner to the co-leader of the Enforcement Division's largest unit.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

November 09, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Law Firm Initiatives for Military Veterans Extend Beyond Pro Bono

A new affinity group at Dechert looks out for the interests of veterans and military families in the firm.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

November 08, 2018 | The American Lawyer

More Law Firms Jump on Name Shortening Bandwagon

Shingles are shrinking in Chicago, where Much Shelist now goes by "Much" and Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott has become just Bartlit Beck.

By Dan Packel

2 minute read

November 08, 2018 | The American Lawyer

It's a Two-Way Street From Big Law to the Big Four

Baker & Hostetler is the latest law firm to land a new partner from one of the big accounting firms.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

November 07, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Baker & Hostetler's John Moscow Reunites With Ex-Prosecutors in Move to Lewis Baach

A client of the veteran white-collar defender at his former firm has been linked to the geopolitical drama over Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

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