Dan Packel

February 01, 2024 | Law.com

We heard about generative AI approaches at Wall Street heavies, global firms, labor and employment giants, and outfits with roots in nearly every major legal market in the U.S.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

January 25, 2024 | Law.com

A new book by sociologist and former Wilmer associate Kevin Woodson sheds light on two recent cases in the news by highlighting the "racial discomfort" that Black employees experience in predominantly white workplaces.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read

January 21, 2024 | Law.com

It's one thing to prioritize "better business" over "more business," but the real challenge is identifying what that "better business" looks like.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

January 11, 2024 | Law.com

A recent survey of law firm leaders looked at the biggest burning issues for the coming year. Respondents honed on perennial concerns, rather than fresh existential threats.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

January 04, 2024 | Law.com

After FisherBroyles ramped up quickly to become the first distributed firm in the Am Law 200, it lost roughly half its lawyers to a spinoff. But there's a surprising lack of rancor surrounding the exodus.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

December 14, 2023 | Law.com

Applying the rising technology to client-facing work may be a fraught discussion, but firms can look to incorporate it in other areas of their operations.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Law.com

Attorneys who've already abandoned the brick-and-mortar model are likely committed to their new way of work even with uncertainty facing the most established distributed firm. But most others seem content with hybrid work.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

November 30, 2023 | Law.com

New York attorneys as a whole are making more use of their offices than other white collar workers in the region. But law firm occupancy trails Chicago and Houston.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

November 27, 2023 | The American Lawyer

As one of our Litigation Department of the Year finalists, Latham's focus on becoming a go-to litigation shop on the thorniest of issues has meant adding a breadth of skill sets that can aid clients through a modern-day approach to disputes.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

November 16, 2023 | Law.com

Whether or not the New York firm opts to match associate raises announced by Milbank earlier this month will have an outsized impact on the behavior of the rest of the market.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read