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
June 04, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Polsinelli, UnitedLex Deepen Alliance With New IP Joint VentureIn the latest targeted Big Law-New Law partnership, 200 technologists and engineers at UnitedLex will work with 130 Polsinelli IP attorneys and patent agents to help clients boost the value of their patent portfolios.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
June 03, 2020 | The American Lawyer
The Coronavirus Crisis Has Forced Firms to Act Quickly. Will They Continue When It's Over?From remote work to summer associate programs to pay cuts, firms have expedited their decision-making to meet the demands of the times. Whether they carry that newfound approach forward remains to be seen.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
June 03, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Hogan Lovells Innovation Head Jumps to ElevateHogan Lovells and DLA Piper alum Stephen Allen has gone from Elevate customer to VP at the expanding law company.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
June 01, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Reed Smith to Lay Off London Lawyers, Extend Salary Cuts and Trim WorkweeksAmong new COVID-19-related measures announced Monday, the firm's 350-attorney London office will see "targeted redundancies" of both lawyers and professional staff.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
June 01, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Newly Merged Faegre Drinker Scoops Up Leading Sidley Restructuring Partners in US, LondonJames Conlan is a former chairman and global leader of Sidley Austin's global restructuring group, while Patrick Corr led the firm's European restructuring and insolvency practice.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
June 01, 2020 | International Edition
Littler Steps Deeper Into Europe With Combination in PolandThe labor and employment specialists have been in Germany since 2015 and moved into Austria in February.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
May 29, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Headed for 3rd Term, O'Melveny's Butwin Surveys the FutureFrom absorbing lessons about real estate and communication in the COVID-19 era to executing a longer-term strategic plan, chairman Brad Butwin mapped out the firm's priorities now and in the years ahead.
By Dan Packel
9 minute read
May 28, 2020 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Social Capital To BurnReturning to the office is on more and more people's minds. But are there long-term costs for those who elect to stay home?
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
May 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Ice Cube's Big3 Sues Quinn Emanuel Over Alleged Qatar Conflicts; Firm Says Client Just Doesn't Want to PayThe Big3, a three-on-three league featuring former NBA talent, says that the firm inserted itself into a dispute with the former commissioner at the behest of its deep-pocketed Middle Eastern client. Quinn called the allegations a "fantasy."
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
May 27, 2020 | National Law Journal
More Churn at Williams & Connolly as Patent Litigation Co-Chair Heads to Quinn EmanuelKevin Hardy was named to the role at Williams & Connolly less than six months ago, after previous co-chair Adam Perlman decamped for Latham & Watkins.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
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