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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November 19, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Is 'Self-Censorship' Keeping Big Law Conservatives on the Sidelines?

That's what longtime Gibson Dunn partner and current U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia told a meeting of the Federalist Society last week. Not everyone agrees.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read

November 14, 2019 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: The Client Relationship Isn't a Zero Sum Game

Sure, clients want to pay less, firms want to earn more. But numbers aren't everything when it comes to the law firm-client relationship.

By Dan Packel

7 minute read

November 12, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Feeling Flush, Firms See Effects of 2018 Salary Hikes Recede

Third quarter figures from Citi Private Bank show that revenue growth for 2019 has finally outpaced expense growth.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

November 12, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Clyde & Co Raids Hinshaw to Expand US Law Firm Liability Practice

The London-based firm says it is building a global practice defending other law firms. "Lawyers seem to have an inexhaustible ability to do stupid things," says Anthony Davis, one of three Hinshaw lawyers joining Clyde & Co.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

November 11, 2019 | National Law Journal

DOJ's Gore, Who Pushed for Citizenship Question on Census, Heads Back to Jones Day

John Gore will be reunited with a number of Trump administration vets, including former White House counsel Don McGahn.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

November 07, 2019 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Quinn Emanuel, Dead Trees and Bitcoins

The feared litigation firm is executing a strategy to reach potential clients whether they operate in traditional or non-traditional business sectors. Plus, signs of a shake-out in the litigation funding space.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read