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
October 25, 2021 | The American Lawyer
O'Melveny, Glaser Weil Soft-Pedaled Guess Founder's Misconduct, Suit ClaimsThe allegations stemming from a 2018 investigation reemerged in a new lawsuit accusing Guess co-founder Paul Marciano of rape.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
October 21, 2021 | Law.com
'The River of Gold': Can Law Firms Use Data to Move the Needle on AFAs?Historically, law firms have had more data at their disposal than clients. That's posed a challenge in getting both parties to move beyond the billable hour.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
October 20, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Gibson Dunn Sets January Date for U.S. Office ReopeningsAn increasing number of young lawyers are already opting to come in several times a week, according to managing partner Barbara Becker.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
October 19, 2021 | The American Lawyer
UnitedLex Trial to Unfold Without Former LeClairRyan Directors and OfficersThe Chapter 7 trustee for LeClairRyan sued the defunct firm's former directors and officers for $41.5 million in 13 separate actions in September.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
October 19, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Allen & Overy Launches Flexible Lawyering Unit in USThe firm's Peerpoint service has been up and running overseas since 2013, and the effects of the pandemic make it timely for the the U.S.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
October 15, 2021 | Law.com
An Unexpected Party Is Thinking About Origination CreditBurford Capital's interest ties into its newly amplified goal of fostering greater diversity in law firms.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
October 15, 2021 | The American Lawyer
'Perfection in Every Document': Big Law's Latinx Leaders on What It Took to Reach the TopIn the last 18 months, Hogan Lovells' Miguel Zaldivar and Sidley Austin's Yvette Ostolaza have joined Hunton Andrews Kurth's Wally Martinez as leaders of Am Law 100 firms.
By Dan Packel
11 minute read
October 13, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Burford Earmarks $100M Pot to Fund Minority- and Female-Led CasesThe Equity Project launched three years ago with $50 million to support women-led matters.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
October 11, 2021 | The American Lawyer
International Arbitration Duo Jumps From King & Spalding to DLA PiperJames Berger and Charlene Sun focus on post-award enforcement, an area that's been surging with the influx of third-party capital into the arbitration world.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
October 11, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Does a Law Firm's New Normal Have Room for an Afternoon Nap?"Forward-thinking employers should be encouraging midday check-out sessions," says a leader at one midsize firm.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
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