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
August 28, 2019 | The American Lawyer
LeClairRyan Vets Fuel Mid-Atlantic Expansion for Baker Donelson, Miles & StockbridgeThe Baker Donelson hires include an IP team in the D.C. area, while Baltimore's Miles & Stockbridge is using LeClairRyan talent to open in Richmond.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
August 27, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Nonlawyer Ownership Push Picks Up Steam in UtahThe state's Supreme Court has been presented with a set of recommendations that would significantly overhaul how lawyers and legal businesses in the state are regulated.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
August 26, 2019 | The American Lawyer
More Ex-LeClairRyan Lawyers Land at Lewis Brisbois, Fox RothschildBoth firms have already attracted teams from the dissolving firm. Now Lewis Brisbois is opening a new office in Roanoke, Virginia, while Fox Rothschild has landed six more lawyers, mostly in Washington, D.C.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
August 16, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Jones Day Parental Leave Bias Suit Likely to ReverberateSeveral other legal industry leaders offer parental leave policies similar to Jones Day's, which put the firm in the crosshairs of two former associates with sterling resumes.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
August 15, 2019 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Jones Day, Burford Reputations Under FireThe elite law firm and the A-list litigation funder are battling damaging accusations and responding in different ways.
By Dan Packel
7 minute read
August 14, 2019 | The American Lawyer
How Drama Is Helping Dechert Shrink Its Gender GapFirm leaders credited two outside interventions, including from a theater-based organization called Steps, for a shift that has included an influx of new women partners.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
August 14, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Ex-SCOTUS Clerks Sue Jones Day, Alleging Anti-Male BiasTwo married former associates who clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer say the firm discriminates against fathers by providing them eight fewer weeks of parental leave than mothers.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
August 13, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Denied Anonymity, Ex-Jones Day Associate Retreats as Gender Bias RepresentativeJane Doe 4, the last anonymous plaintiff in a $200 million class action against the firm, is now just one of dozens of proposed class members who stand to benefit if the lawsuit is successful.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
August 08, 2019 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Making Sense of Litigation Finance, Part 2Here's what we learned from Burford Capital's tumultuous week.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
August 07, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Short Seller Takes Aim at Burford, Calling Litigation Funder ‘Insolvent’Burford shares plummeted after investment firm Muddy Waters Research called the third-party litigation funder "a perfect storm for an accounting fiasco." Burford said its accounting is sound and its cash position is strong.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
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