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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September 24, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Behind on Collections? E-Biller Lets Firms Hit Late Payers With Interest Fees

Headnote CEO Sarah Schaaf said midsize law firm are clamoring for the service, calling it a sign of their growing business savvy. "This is about incentivizing on-time payments, not about making more money," she said.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

September 24, 2019 | The American Lawyer

BCLP Launches High-Volume Legal Services Arm, Adds Tech Exec

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner tapped the former head of architecture and innovation at Global 100 firm Gowling WLG to help build out the technology for its new enterprise, dubbed BCLP Cubed.

By Dan Packel

2 minute read

September 24, 2019 | The American Lawyer

The Global 100 Are in the Midst of a Growth Spurt

The world's largest firms turned in a second straight year of robust revenue gains amid near-universal progress.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read

September 24, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Foley & Lardner Names First Chief Legal Talent Officer

Houston-based Jennifer Cafferty Patton, who comes to Foley from Vinson & Elkins, is joining the ranks of C-level talent managers in Big Law.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

September 23, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Alternative Fees 'Finally' Gaining Currency as Biggest Firms Command a Premium

Data from LexisNexis' CounselLink e-billing platform shows that 12.2% of recent matters included a nonhourly component, compared with 9.2% in 2017.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

September 19, 2019 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Contingency as Currency?

Contingency cases with significant upside for law firms could become a bargaining chip for those trying to break law firms of the billable hour. Plus, what's on the minds of litigation funders?

By Dan Packel

6 minute read

September 18, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Steve Susman to Litigation Funding Industry: Bring It On

The Susman Godfrey founder said his firm was at the vanguard of financing commercial claims. He had some advice for the growing set of investors in the field, along with skepticism about Big Law's ability to get the work right.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read