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
April 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer
After Declines, Burford CEO Points to Busy 2020, Cites COVID-19 Claims AheadInvestors in the litigation funding giant also appeared hopeful for future gains despite a big dip in 2019.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
April 27, 2020 | The Recorder
Dechert Adds Kirkland Products Liability Team, J&J Defender in LAThe group is led by Kimberly Branscome, who beat back talc claims against Johnson & Johnson in December after a 10-week trial.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
April 27, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Baker & Hostetler Hires Norton Rose Cyber Chief to Co-Lead New Data Economy PracticeJeewon Kim Serrato in San Francisco is working with partners in Atlanta and Philadelphia to build the group, as the firm doubles down on its new data focus and aims to help more clients monetize data and IP.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
April 23, 2020 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Remote Depositions Are Here (and They're Cheaper)It turns out, plenty of flesh-and-blood depositions could have been held virtually all along.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
April 22, 2020 | The American Lawyer
McDermott Professional Staff Among Latest Hit by COVID-19 CutsThe cuts come in the wake of double-digit revenue growth at the firm last year.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
April 22, 2020 | The Recorder
O'Melveny Brings Back 2 LA Real Estate Partners From DLA PiperMichael Hamilton and Timothy Evans, whose clients include public and private REITs, large developers and major institutional investors, first worked together at the firm in the late 1990s.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
April 21, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Goodwin Procter Lays Off Business Services ProfessionalsThe cuts come in spite of a banner 2019 for the firm, in which gross revenue increased by 11% to $1.33 billion.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
April 21, 2020 | The American Lawyer
As Workforce Scatters, Onus Falls on Practice Group Leaders to Keep Firm Culture IntactPractice heads are serving as "mini-managing partners" and "front-line lieutenants" as law firms fight to maintain business continuity and ensure cohesion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
April 17, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Dentons Joins In Compensation Cuts, But Vows It Won't Abandon US Growth StrategyThe reductions, for U.S. partners, attorneys, and staff, will hit the firm's mostly highly compensated partners hardest, with cuts "much higher" than 20%.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
April 16, 2020 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Our Remote FutureThe office won't be off limits forever. But it won't be the same.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
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