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 01, 2020 | Law.com
Targeting TechnologistsSome firms already have the resources and culture that allow them to compete in the fight for talent. But changing rules surrounding law firm ownership might be a boon for others.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
October 01, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Freshfields Touts Sustainability Initiative to Reinvent NYCPrior to COVID-19, the firm convened leaders in the private sector along with city government, universities and foundations to develop a road map for reinventing New York as a "circular city." The pandemic has made the effort even more relevant.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
September 30, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Ex-Nixon Peabody Partners Must Arbitrate Clawback Dispute, Judge RulesThe five partners, who left for DLA Piper, said their former firm cut short a mediation process in fight over bonuses exceeding $100,000 distributed before they left the firm. But the judge said that's for the arbitrator to decide.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
September 30, 2020 | The American Lawyer
'We Decided to Create Change': 3 Ex-Big Law Vets Launch New Black-Owned FirmBradford Edwards & Varlack counts the first Black partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell as a founding member, and also includes the former CFO at Orrick and Baker & Hostetler as part of the team.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
September 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland, Jones Day Among Trump's Leading Commercial TenantsMost of Trump's real estate holdings lose money, according to a bombshell New York Times report. But not two office towers popular with Big Law in New York and San Francisco, where the president has a 30% stake.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
September 25, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Arizona Firms Quietly Explore Opportunities From Ownership Rules ChangeOne firm fielded a call from an accounting firm curious about a partnership, while another is weighing a subsidiary with nonlawyer shareholders. But regulations governing the new reality still need to be clarified.
By Dan Packel
7 minute read
September 24, 2020 | Law.com
Baby Steps Towards A Contingency DocketLessons for those looking to make litigation more profitable, without pivoting to plaintiffs-side work.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
September 23, 2020 | The American Lawyer
SEC Enforcement Leader to Rejoin Sullivan & CromwellStephen Peikin will lead the firm's securities and commodities investigations and enforcement practice when he returns in early November.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
September 23, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Nixon Peabody Says Ex-Partners Must Arbitrate Clawback Accusations Against FirmFive partners now at DLA Piper said the firm had improperly launched two arbitrations after COVID-19 threw a wrench in mediation plans. But Nixon Peabody responded that the necessary conditions had been met.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
September 21, 2020 | International Edition
For the Global 200, Last Year Was the Calm Before the StormBefore the pandemic, the Global 200 made meaningful gains in 2019. But 2020 will bring dramatic change.
By Dan Packel
7 minute read
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