NEXT

Dan Roe

Dan Roe

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_.

Connect with this author

December 02, 2024 | The American Lawyer

New Partner Class Sizes Shrink for Second Year in a Row

Law 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 Shrinks

The 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 Shrinks

The 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 More

At 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 Resurgence

After 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 $8.5M

More 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 & Spalding

Sheel 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 Dunn

Barry 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 2024

Average 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