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
July 25, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Baker McKenzie Vet Heads to Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner as Its Next CIODan Surowiec will be presiding over the integration of innovation professionals from the firm's now-shuttered Cubed subsidiary into the core of the firm.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
July 22, 2022 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: A Slow Week For Sports, But Not HereDuring the slowest sports week of the year, a reminder that games are big business for Big Law.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
July 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal
White & Case Accuses Legal Assistant of Doctoring Reimbursement RequestsBefore she moved to Cravath Swaine & Moore, the firm said, legal assistant Hannah Kim earned over $590,000 in about three years at White & Case.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
July 18, 2022 | The American Lawyer
DLA Piper, Announcing Leadership Changes, Creates Advisory Role for Strategy and PerformanceJoe Alexander will become an adviser to the chair, guiding on the firm's financial performance, competitive position and strategic priorities.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
July 14, 2022 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: The Morgan Stanley 'Back To Office' Letter, One Year LaterBy all accounts, the pre-pandemic routine of five days a week in the office is largely dead, and the offices of several firms that serve the bank will be particularly quiet in August. But this fall might be different.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
July 13, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Linklaters Lands 2 Structured Finance Partners in NYCJoseph Gambino and Peter Williams join the firm from Alston & Bird.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
July 07, 2022 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Let's Put a Dollar Figure On ItHunton Andrews Kurth CFO Madhav Srinivasan has been applying Wall Street-style scrutiny to law firms. What do we learn from his efforts?
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
July 07, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Despite Record Profits, Am Law 100 Valuations Take a HitA financial analysis by a law firm CFO found the valuations of Am Law 100 firms had dropped by 8.3%.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
July 06, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Sidley Hires Kirkland Veteran to Lead Restructuring PracticeStephen Hessler makes the move as commercial Chapter 11 filings are showing an uptick. "It feels like we are headed toward another restructuring boom," he said.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
June 30, 2022 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Building A Firm From The Ground Up?It's not easy to make substantive changes in legacy firms. But new boutiques aren't shackled to the same structures.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
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