Dan Packel

September 10, 2019 | The American Lawyer

First, a California investment firm enthusiastically endorsed the litigation funder's business model. Then came a report of a potential "revenge porn" prosecution in the U.K.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

September 09, 2019 | The American Lawyer

When it comes to innovation, "too many firms make too many assumptions about what their clients want," says D.C. partner Mark Brennan.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

September 06, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Fortress Investment Group has previously partnered with commercial litigation funder IMF Bentham and has also been linked to investments in mass tort litigation.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

September 06, 2019 | The American Lawyer

After UnitedLex's first law firm partnership fell apart, Big Law and New Law still have a future together.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read

September 05, 2019 | Law.com

Judging from the comments submitted to a California task force, only immigration, personal injury, criminal defense and other small-shop lawyers are ready to weigh in on rule changes that would open the door to outside ownership of law firms.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read

September 04, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Andrew Boutros joins the firm from Seyfarth Shaw. He will be based in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

September 03, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Few could have anticipated the dramatic shift in scope and scale the industry has undergone since The American Lawyer's founding 40 years ago. We asked some of the law's brightest thinkers what we can expect over the next 10.

By Dan Packel

14 minute read

September 03, 2019 | The American Lawyer

The firm owes $15 million to two secured creditors, including its joint venture with UnitedLex. But it says that it expects to have some funds left for its unsecured creditors.

By Dan Packel

7 minute read

August 30, 2019 | National Law Journal

Scalia's clients at the firm include Facebook, Ford Motor Co., Walmart and Goldman Sachs, as well as e-cigarette maker Juul.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

August 29, 2019 | The American Lawyer

With Brett Shumate going to work with Don McGahn in D.C., and another partner up for a federal bench seat, ties between Jones Day and the Trump administration are still looking tight.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read