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

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April 13, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Baker McKenzie To Trim Attorney, Professional Salaries by 15% in US

The moves in response to the coronavirus will not affect those earning less than $100,000, and no one will see their compensation reduced below that threshold.

By Dan Packel

2 minute read

April 13, 2020 | The American Lawyer

New Managing Partners Step In to Lead DLA Piper in the US

Chicago-based Richard Chesley and Los Angeles-based Jackie Kim Park said the firm has focused on preserving job security in its internal response to the COVID-19 crisis.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

April 13, 2020 | National Law Journal

FTC Merger Enforcer Jumps to Hunton Andrews Kurth

Kevin Hahm spent more than a decade and a half at the FTC, with a focus on investigating and litigating mergers in the health care and retail industries.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

April 10, 2020 | The American Lawyer

With Restaurant Industry in Crisis, Arnold & Porter Takes a Seat at the Table

The firm has over 70 attorneys in five cities working with the James Beard Foundation to advise restaurant workers and owners on how to access coronavirus relief.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

April 07, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Launches Fund to Support Staff and Lawyers Hit by Coronavirus

The firm will match all employee and partner contributions, and all benefits-eligible employees, including non-partner attorneys, will be able to apply for help on behalf of themselves or immediate family.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

April 06, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Atrium Survivors Land at Crowell & Moring in San Francisco

The firm has added four lawyers from Atrium who represent emerging companies, including Matthew Melville, Michel Narganes and Atrium LLP founding member Jon O'Connell.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

April 02, 2020 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Harsh Medicine

In a grim week for news, economic and otherwise, more pain points for law firms are coming into focus.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read

April 02, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Chinese Masks and Ventilators From Ford: How Hogan Lovells Lawyers Worked to Fill a Void

With critical medical supplies running short, the firm's pro bono efforts helped Patriots owner Bob Kraft use his team's plane to secure 1.7 million N95 masks from China and guided Ford in a deal with GE Healthcare to produce 50,000 ventilators in 100 days.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read