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Dan Packel

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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May 15, 2018 | Legaltech News

Billable Hours for Promoting Legal Tech and Operations? That's Reed Smith's Plan

The newly adopted 'Innovation Hours' program initiative gives attorneys up to 50 hours of billable hour credits for putting time in new innovations.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

May 15, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Reed Smith 'Innovation Hours' Program Gives Credit for Non-Client Work

The newly adopted initiative gives attorneys up to 50 hours of billable hour credits for putting time in new innovations.

By Dan Packel |

4 minute read

May 14, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Regulatory Regime Change Helps Axiom Put Its Promise to the Test

Axiom's Chris DeConti said GDPR and Brexit can be “proof points” for the company's value as an alternative to traditional law firms.

By Dan Packel | Miriam Rozen |

4 minute read

May 11, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Q&A: Goodwin Procter and the Nuts and Bolts of Going Global

As Goodwin Procter works to grow its reach, the firm's new managing director of international operations and its COO talked about the mechanics of competing on a global stage.

By Dan Packel |

10 minute read

May 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Ex-Simpson Thacher Clerk Gets 37 Months in Insider Trading That Took Place at Grand Central

Steven Metro was charged with stealing stock tips from Simpson Thacher and scribbling them on small pieces of paper that his accomplice chewed up to destroy the evidence.

By Dan Packel |

4 minute read

May 09, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Ex-Simpson Thacher Clerk Gets 37 Months in Insider Trading Resentencing

Steven Metro was charged with stealing stock tips from Simpson Thacher and scribbling them on small pieces of paper that his accomplice chewed up to destroy the evidence.

By Dan Packel |

4 minute read

May 08, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Ex-Sanctions Official Jumps to Hughes Hubbard as Trump Vows New Restrictions

On the same day the president announced a return to economic sanctions on Iran, Hughes Hubbard brought on a veteran of the DOJ's sanctions team from Baker McKenzie.

By Dan Packel |

4 minute read

May 07, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Evan Bayh Jumps to Cozen O'Connor From McGuireWoods

After seven years at McGuireWoods in Washington, D.C., the veteran Indiana politician is moving to Cozen O'Connor.

By Dan Packel |

3 minute read

May 07, 2018 | Daily Business Review

DLA Piper Health Care Pro Joins Holland & Knight in Miami

New Holland & Knight partner Matthew Grosack represents health care systems, outpatient facilities and hospitals. But he also has a deep interest in emergent technologies.

By Dan Packel |

3 minute read

May 02, 2018 | The American Lawyer

King & Spalding Adds Ex-Chicago Corporate Leader from Latham

Since opening in Chicago in September, King & Spalding now has six partners in the office. But Thomas "Ted" Keim is the first on the corporate side.

By Dan Packel |

3 minute read