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 09, 2021 | Law.com
Firms Investing in Firms. PerhapsAn ABA ethics committee cracked the door open for lawyers to invest in new legal businesses in Arizona and Utah. Do law firms want to make these investments too?
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
September 08, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Out-of-State Lawyers Can Invest in Alternative Legal Businesses, ABA Ethics Committee FindsUtah and Arizona have signed off on outside ownership of law firms. Now the American Bar Association says it's OK for lawyers elsewhere to be passive investors.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
September 08, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Buy Low, Sell High: Kirkland and Mintz Real Estate Moves Show Opportunity Abounds After Slow SummerAs more firms opt for short-term renewal or restructuring of current leases, real estate brokers say there are concessions to be had in a weak market.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
September 08, 2021 | The American Lawyer
With Anxiety in the Air, Law Firms Plan to Roll Out the Red Carpet When Returns ArriveFaced with uncertain workforces, law firms are doing their best to make office returns meaningful and engaging.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
September 07, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Ogletree Deakins Launches Back-Office Center in BelfastOgletree joins a group of global firms, including Baker McKenzie and Allen & Overy, that have launched support centers in the city.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
September 07, 2021 | The American Lawyer
When It Comes to Office Returns, Associates and Staff Are a Workforce DividedAssociates see the value in getting back to the office, but law firm staff aren't so eager.
By Dan Packel
8 minute read
September 01, 2021 | The American Lawyer
3 More Partners Exit Baker Botts for A&O, O'Melveny and Gibson DunnThe moves include the immediate past chairman of the firm's financial restructuring practice and its former Dallas partner-in-charge, and they come two days after the tax department chairman departed.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
August 30, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Deloitte Grows Legal Business Services Unit With Contract Lifecycle Management TeamThe 15-month-old LBS unit is Deloitte's bid to make a splash in the alternative legal service provider space.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
August 30, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Jones Day Seeks to Shield Compensation Black Box From Discovery in 'Dad Bias' SuitThe firm says discovery related to compensation for over 100 partners can wait until a determination about whether it retaliated against plaintiff Mark Savignac.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
August 20, 2021 | The American Lawyer
'The Progress Has Still Been Slow': The M&A Gender Gap, by the NumbersUC Davis School of Law's Afra Afsharipour built a database of 700 transactions that highlights a persistent structural imbalance.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
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