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
August 01, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Law Firm Merger Rush Continues With Nelson Mullins Tie-UpA finalized union with Florida's Broad and Cassel supercharges the Southeast-focused Am Law 100 firm, which now boasts 25 offices up and down the Eastern Seaboard.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
July 31, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Law Firm Marketers Catching Up With 'New Normal,' Survey ShowsNew business development strategies are taking hold in the legal industry, but turning lawyers into better marketers remains a challenge.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
July 30, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Kobre & Kim Launches $30M Israeli Litigation Finance Fund With BenthamThe litigation boutique says its partnership with Bentham to help early-stage companies fight cross-border disputes is the first of its kind.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
July 30, 2018 | The Recorder
Kobre & Kim Partners With Bentham on $30M Fund Aimed at Litigating Claims for Israeli Start-UpsSan Francisco-based Kobre & Kim intellectual property litigator Michael Ng said that though the firm embraces litigation financing the deal with Bentham is the first of its kind for the firm.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
July 29, 2018 | The American Lawyer
'The Wave of the Future': Law Firm Panels Are Creating a New In-CrowdSome of the world's largest law firms are clamoring to sit on clients' preferred provider lists, trading stigma for the cost of entry to handle high-end work.
By Dan Packel
18 minute read
July 27, 2018 | The American Lawyer
After Shook Suspends Partner, a Backlash to the Backlash?Some lawyers asked whether Shook, Hardy & Bacon had thrown Miami litigator Paul Reid "under the bus."
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
July 24, 2018 | The American Lawyer
King & Spalding Adds Class Action Defense Pair in Chicago and LAThe Atlanta-based firm is expanding two of its newest offices with two former Sidley Austin attorneys.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
July 23, 2018 | The American Lawyer
A Week in South Texas Aiding Refugees: Hogan Lovells Sends Team to an ICE Detention CenterThe team of Hogan Lovells professionals spent a week in Dilley, Texas, preparing women and children who fled Central America for their asylum hearings.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
July 23, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Focus on Inclusion Feed Minority, Gender Diversity at Law Firms in FloridaDeerfield Beach-based Roig Lawyers comes out on top for women and minority attorneys.
By Dan Packel
7 minute read
July 20, 2018 | International Edition
Dechert Continues to Expand Global Litigation Practice with Hire of 18 Products Liability Lawyers From Quinn EmanuelWith the addition of the group, including "Queen of Toxic Torts" Sheila Birnbaum and two other partners who made the move in May, Dechert has increased the size of its global litigation practice by 7 percent.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
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