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
November 01, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Dentons Settles Ex-Employee's Sexual Harassment LawsuitThe New York business development specialist who filed the suit has since moved to a similar role at White & Case.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
November 01, 2018 | Litigation Daily
Dentons Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit by Ex-EmployeeThe New York business development specialist who filed the suit has since moved to a similar role at White & Case.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
October 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal
After Baker McKenzie Chair Takes Leave for 'Exhaustion,' Law Firm Leaders in NY and Elsewhere Address Stress"There is no question that there has been an erosion of partner and client loyalty and a degradation of cultural “glue” over the last decade, and these trends, unfortunately, are likely to accelerate in the future," said Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Chairman Brad Karp
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
October 26, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Lowenstein Launches Global Trade Practice With Baker Donelson Team"The sooner I got there the better," Washington, D.C.-based Doreen Edelman said of the move, pointing to dealmakers' increasing need for due diligence on trade issues.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
October 25, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Rebranding Has Hit the Legal Industry, as Firms Seek the Right FitMore and more firms are trimming away legacy partner names and drawing up new logos in an effort to slim down their monikers and change their public image.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
October 24, 2018 | The American Lawyer
After Baker McKenzie Chair Takes Leave for 'Exhaustion,' Other Leaders Share PressuresWhile stresses are undoubtedly mounting for global law firm leaders, strategies like delegation, power-sharing and coaching can help ease the burden.
By Dan Packel
9 minute read
October 23, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Akin Gump Lands Trans-Atlantic Restructuring and Debt Finance Group From Morgan LewisThe partner quartet includes a former co-head of Morgan Lewis' restructuring and bankruptcy practice and the leader of its London transactional finance practice group.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
October 23, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Internet Brands Combines Martindale With Avvo in Reboot of Online Legal NetworkAfter completing its acquisition of Avvo in March, the company is fusing its name with the venerable Martindale-Hubbell brand.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
October 19, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal
Seton Hall Switches Counsel in Sex Abuse InvestigationThe university initially said Paul Weiss' Ted Wells Jr. would handle the probe into allegations involving a former archbishop, but former Obama White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler at Latham is now running the show.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
October 19, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Paul Weiss Is Out, Latham In for Seton Hall Sex Abuse InvestigationThe university initially said Paul Weiss' Ted Wells Jr. would handle the probe into allegations involving a former archbishop, but former Obama White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler at Latham is now running the show.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
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