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 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
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
August 15, 2018 | The American Lawyer
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
August 14, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Greenberg Traurig Lands Denver Health Care Team From Husch BlackwellThree shareholders and one of counsel attorney have come on board, two of whom joined Husch Blackwell in 2014 when it absorbed a local health care-focused firm.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
August 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal
NY Law Firm Credits Trump Tax Plan for Irish ExpansionSince the passage of the Trump tax plan in December, Tully Rinckey has both opened up a new office in Dublin and restructured its American operations.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
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