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Dan Packel

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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April 17, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Greenberg Traurig Immune in Stanford Ponzi Scheme Class Action, 5th Circuit Rules

Investors had sought to hold Greenberg responsible for Loumiet's work as primary outside counsel for Stanford.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

April 16, 2019 | The Recorder

Bentham, Boies Schiller Target Cross-Border Disputes in $30M Funding Deal

The Vietnam-focused collaboration suggests a similar deal between Bentham and Kobre & Kim for Israel disputes has been a success.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

April 16, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Boies Schiller and Bentham Target Cross-Border Disputes in $30M Funding Deal

The Vietnam-focused collaboration suggests a similar deal between Bentham and Kobre & Kim for Israel disputes has been a success.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

April 15, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Baker McKenzie Chairman Helped Erode Taboos About Attorney Health

Paul Rawlinson, who died last week, helped spark an industrywide conversation about lawyer mental health and well-being when his firm announced he was taking leave last year.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

April 15, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Dentons Taps Chicago Finance Lawyer as New US Managing Partner

Mary Wilson is the first woman to serve in the position, filling a seat that has been open since 2017.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

April 15, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Ex-Partner's Fight Against Lobbying Charges to Put Skadden Back in Limelight

The case against ex-Skadden partner Gregory Craig will be a "continual reminder of something they wanted to move past," said one political law expert.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read

April 11, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Eversheds Employment Pair Finds New Home, Leaner Model at Seyfarth

London-based Martin Hopkins, who spent three decades at Eversheds, will serve as Seyfarth's director of European practice development.

By Dan Packel

2 minute read

April 10, 2019 | The American Lawyer

For Morgan Lewis' McKeon, Global Mentorship Goes Two Ways

What does a 34-year-old South African attorney-activist have to teach the leader of one of the world's largest law firms?

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

April 09, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Jones Day Cites Atlanta Litigator in Defense to Gender Bias Claims

The firm vowed to fight in a belated response to last week's proposed $200 million gender bias class action.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

April 09, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Jones Day Speaks Out on Bias Claims, Says Working Mothers Thrive

The firm vowed to fight in a belated response to last week's proposed $200 million gender bias class action.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read