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
December 14, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Baker McKenzie Vet Heads to Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner to Fill COO OpeningJason Marty spent nearly two decades at Baker McKenzie, overseeing the launch of the firm's global service center in Belfast before stepping into the global COO role there in 2017.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
December 14, 2020 | Law.com
The Partner Office: Checking In, Checking OutAs law firm leaders strategize on the future of the office, what if hotelling isn't the answer?
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
December 10, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Norton Rose Fulbright Names Houston Partner As Next Global and US ChairShauna Clark will become the sole woman of color to chair an Am Law 200 firm when she steps into the roles on Jan. 1.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
December 09, 2020 | The American Lawyer
With Technology a Constant, Baker & Hostetler Unit Aims to Make Sense Of OptionsThe firm's IncuBaker program was envisioned as a "voice of reason" as legal technology floods the market.
By Dan Packel
7 minute read
December 09, 2020 | New York Law Journal
CFTC Enforcement Director McDonald to Join Sullivan & CromwellJames McDonald stepped down from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in October after over three years in the role.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
December 09, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Kaplan Hecker Continues Growth, Adding Buckley Partner and Federal ProsecutorThe new additions, including a lawyer who had been at Buckley since its founding, raise Kaplan Hecker's attorney head count to about 43, just four years after the firm's 2017 founding.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
December 08, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Dentons Reaches Another US Merger Deal, Combining With Iowa FirmIn announcing a deal with an 80-lawyer Iowa firm, Dentons officials said Des Moines is the rare U.S. city where one law firm has a dominant market presence.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
December 04, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Hire Up: The DC Revolving Door Starts TurningAttorneys from Capitol Hill and regulatory agencies are starting to find new homes in Big Law, while demand remains high for government veterans who've already established themselves in private practice.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
December 03, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Jeff Hammes and Adam Gerchen's Legal Tech SPAC Has Two Dozen Targets in SightThe blank check company, sponsored by former Kirkland & Ellis chairman Jeffrey Hammes and Keller Lenkner CEO Adam Gerchen, has $175 million to direct toward an acquisition.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
December 02, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Most Big Firms Are Increasing Revenue, but Performance Gap Steadily GrowsSurvey data from Wells Fargo shows that firms have grown revenues by nearly 6% in the first nine months of 2020, although the bulk of that growth is concentrated among the members of the Am Law 50.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
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