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 07, 2019 | The American Lawyer
DLA Piper Partner Who Alleged Assault Pulls Kamala Harris Into Arbitration DisputeHarris, who is married to a DLA Piper partner, has called out mandatory arbitration in the past.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
October 03, 2019 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Betting on BlockchainA blockchain company wants to capture a piece of the litigation funding boom? Our disruption meter just went to 11.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
October 02, 2019 | The American Lawyer
DLA Piper Partner Accused of Sexual Assault in EEOC Claim, Open LetterPartner Vanina Guerrero alleges that after Louis Lehot recruited her to the firm in 2018, he forced himself on her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct that DLA Piper is forcing her to litigate in secret.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
October 02, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Goodwin Becomes Second US Firm to Launch in LuxembourgThe move comes as Brexit is driving investment funds work out of London and into the Grand Duchy.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
October 01, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Mueller's Return to Wilmer Bolsters Firm's 'Brand' for InvestigationsThe former special counsel is back in the headlines, thanks to renewed scrutiny on President Trump's foreign affairs.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
September 30, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Burford, Quinn Emanuel Make Case for Manipulation in Litigation Funder's Stock PlungeThe third-party litigation funder and its lawyers want a U.K. judge to force the London Stock Exchange to reveal who was behind allegedly suspicious trades.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
September 30, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Law Firm Merger Market Stayed Sluggish in Q3In spite of the absence of blockbuster mergers thus far in 2019, large firms haven't abandoned discussions, according to consultancy Fairfax Associates.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
September 27, 2019 | The American Lawyer
LeClairRyan, Lender Reach Deal on Firm's LiquidationA federal bankruptcy judge signed off on an agreement to convert the bankruptcy next Friday, over the objections of the acting U.S. trustee.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
September 26, 2019 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Billing—The Carrot and the StickJust because it may be getting easier to hit late-paying clients with interest fees doesn't mean that a law firm should.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
September 25, 2019 | The American Lawyer
LeClairRyan, Lender Clash Over Converting Defunct Firm's Bankruptcy to Chapter 7Attorneys for the dissolving firm and its lender will square off in court Thursday over a U.S. trustee's motion seeking to appoint a liquidator.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
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