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 30, 2020 | Law.com
The Smart Money Looks To Legal TechWho's better positioned than law firms and their leaders to evaluate investment opportunities in this growing market segment?
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
October 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer
$128M Suit Against UnitedLex Over LeClairRyan Demise Shows Outsourcing No Cure for Dying FirmLeClairRyan was already on its last legs when it negotiated a joint venture with UnitedLex. In the end, its creditors paid the price, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
By Dan Packel
7 minute read
October 23, 2020 | Law.com
A (Narrow) Window of OpportunityTrying economic circumstances offer a chance to force change upon hidebound institutions. But the pain imposed by the coronavirus crisis will likely be short lived.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
October 23, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Hogan Lovells to Cut 43 Business Services Roles in AmericasThe cuts amount to 4% of the firm's staff positions in the U.S. and Mexico.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
October 23, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Dechert Taps 2 Senior Goodwin Partners for Privacy Leadership Roles"This is a white hot area," said Brenda Sharton, who spent nearly three decades at Goodwin including a decade at the helm of its business litigation practice.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
October 19, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Burford Shares Hit New York Stock ExchangeThe litigation finance giant used the opportunity to put forth its latest research report showing a steadily growing appetite for funding across the legal industry.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
October 19, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Ex-Kirkland Chair Hammes' SPAC Looks to Raise $200M for Legal Tech AcquisitionJeffrey Hammes, who retired from Kirkland at the end of 2019, has joined former litigation finance CEO Adam Gerchen, to lead a "blank check" company.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
October 17, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Firms Turn to Data in Evaluating Inclusion Efforts, Setting Diversity GoalsFish & Richardson turned to an outside consultant to train an empirical lens on its inclusion strategies, while Reed Smith has established clear benchmarks for the recruitment and advancement of Black attorneys.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
October 16, 2020 | Law.com
Under the Hood at BCLP's CubedNo one counted on a global pandemic emerging during the roll out of the trans-Atlantic firm's captive ALSP
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
October 15, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Big Law Won't Follow Corporate America in Promising Remote Work Until JulySome of the country's biggest corporations have announced that work-from-home will continue until July 2021. But law firms are sticking to an "incremental" approach.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
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