I'm a reporter covering the business of law, focusing on Florida-based and national law firms for the Daily Business Review, The American Lawyer, Law.com and other ALM publications. Reach me at: [email protected] or on Twitter at @dan_roe_.
December 02, 2024 | The American Lawyer
New Partner Class Sizes Shrink for Second Year in a RowLaw firms favored litigation, investment funds, and banking and finance in recent promotions.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
November 26, 2024 | The American Lawyer
BCLP Exploring Merger Prospects as Profitability Lags, Partnership ShrinksThe quest to form a global firm with a shared profit pool has led to some U.S. partner tensions.
By Dan Roe
8 minute read
November 26, 2024 | International Edition
BCLP Mulls Merger Prospects as Profitability Lags, Partnership ShrinksThe quest to form a global firm with a shared profit pool has led to some U.S. partner tensions.
By Dan Roe
8 minute read
November 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer
More Big Law Firms Rush to Match Associate Bonuses, While Some Offer Potential for Even MoreAt Fried Frank, Ropes & Gray and McDermott, some associates could earn even more than the Big Law scale for year-end and special bonuses.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
November 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Davis Polk Lands Spirit Chapter 11 Amid Bankruptcy ResurgenceAfter a slower Q3, the rate of large corporate bankruptcies picked up in October.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
November 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Newly Formed DEI Practices Expect Heightened Demand During Trump Administration“The only people that benefit from this are the lawyers, which is unfortunate,” said Gibson Dunn labor & employment co-chair Jason Schwartz of the uncertainty in the laws governing DEI issues.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
November 08, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Judge Approves Orrick's $8M Data Breach Settlement While Gunster Agrees to $8.5MMore than 600,000 people were affected by Orrick's 2023 data breach while nearly 10,000 people were affected by Gunster's November 2022 breach.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
October 31, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Mayer Brown Adds Private Credit Partner From King & SpaldingSheel Patel is the second private credit partner to join the firm's New York office this month.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
October 30, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Barry Berke and Partner Group Exits Kramer Levin for Gibson DunnBarry Berke now co-chairs Gibson Dunn's global litigation practice.
By Christine Simmons | Dan Roe
4 minute read
October 29, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Big Law Firms Increased First-Year Associate Hiring in 2024Average class sizes in the Am Law 50 grew by 14% while the median change in class size was an 11% increase, among firms providing data.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
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