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
September 10, 2018 | The American Lawyer
ABA Sounds New Alarm on Substance Abuse, Firms Pledge ActionA dozen major law firms have already signed on to a seven-point pledge that the ABA hopes the whole industry will embrace.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
September 10, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
Three Pa. Firms Sign On to ABA's New Initiative to Fight Substance AbuseA dozen major law firms have already signed on to a seven-point pledge that the ABA hopes the whole industry will embrace.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
September 06, 2018 | Legaltech News
Dentons Launches New Threat Protection Practice for Cyber and Physical RisksThe international firm's new intelligence and strategic services group draws on over 50 attorneys and security experts and will be led by its chief global security officer.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
September 05, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Dentons Launches New Threat Protection Practice, Citing Global RisksThe international firm's new intelligence and strategic services group draws on over 50 attorneys and security experts and will be led by its chief global security officer.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
September 05, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Sanctions Climate Forces High-Billing Russian Team to Leave Akin GumpIlya Rybalkin, who reportedly had some $20 million in business last year, is launching a 13-lawyer independent firm as a result of a tightening international regulatory landscape.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
August 27, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Crowell & Moring Adds First International Trade Partner in CaliforniaThe firm announced the arrival of David Stepp from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner on a big day for trade that also saw President Donald Trump tout an agreement with Mexico to revamp NAFTA.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
August 22, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Lifetime Achiever: Mary Ann Hynes, DentonsMary Ann Hynes was a trailblazer for women in the GC suite. She's passed on what she knows to as many women as she can.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
August 20, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Investigations Practices Pivot Amid 'Cascade' of Misconduct ClaimsLaw firms that can combine strong traditional investigations practices with #MeToo-era savvy are especially in demand.
By Dan Packel
9 minute read
August 20, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Cuba's Legal Landscape Quiet Amid Obstacles on Both SidesThe slow volume of legal work owes as much to hurdles put in place by the Cuban government as the Trump administration's policy reversal, but the island's draft constitution could change the trade equation.
By Dan Packel
8 minute read
August 17, 2018 | International Edition
DLA Piper finds 'final piece' in Latin America with new Argentine affiliationThe tie-up with Cabanellas Etchebarne Kelly is the culmination of a strategy that has added affiliates in Brazil, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
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