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_.
July 14, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Midyear Reviews, Performance Plans Create Pretext for Future LayoffsPerformance improvement plans allow slow practices to hedge against hopes of higher demand, according to Big Law recruiters and associates.
By Dan Roe
6 minute read
July 11, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Weil Gotshal to Require Four Days of Office AttendanceWeil is the third Am Law 50 New York law firm to require four days of attendance per week, following moves by Skadden and Davis Polk.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
July 11, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Wachtell's Billing Practices Brought to Light in Twitter Fee LawsuitThe firm gets paid 60% to 80% of investment banks working on the same deals and two to three times its billable rate on "premium-billing" litigation matters, according to a court filing.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
July 07, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Twitter Lawsuit Alleges Wachtell Ran Up $90 Million Tab Before Musk TakeoverA complaint filed this week alleges Wachtell added a $71 million success fee to accrued hourly billables, which lame-duck in-house counsel approved against Musk's orders.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
July 07, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Lisa Mayhew to Step Down as Co-Chair of Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerMayhew, who architected Berwin Leighton Paisner's 2018 merger with Bryan Cave, will finish her second leadership term at the end of the year.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
July 07, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Gibson Dunn Poaches Cleary Gottlieb Real Estate Finance Partner in New YorkMichael Weinberger arrived at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's New York office this month after 31 years at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
July 06, 2023 | International Edition
BCLP Dropped From Data Breach Class Action, But New Claim ArisesThe firm is now, however, subject to another class action connected to a data breach which allegedly hit as many as 51,000 Mondelez employees.
By Charlotte Johnstone | Dan Roe
3 minute read
July 05, 2023 | The American Lawyer
O'Melveny Lands Shearman Real Estate Finance LeaderMalcolm Montgomery returned to O'Melveny & Myers after 22 years at Shearman & Sterling, where he led the firm's global real estate practice and co-led REIT and hospitality practices.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
July 03, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Crowell & Moring's Pro Bono Fight to Free Crosley Green Faces 'Inconsistent' Parole CommissionGreen's lawyers argue the Florida Commission on Offender Review improperly stacked cumulative offenses when determining Green's presumptive release date of 2054.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
June 30, 2023 | The American Lawyer
The End of Affirmative Action Warrants More Collaboration Between Law Firms, Clients and Schools, DEI Leaders SayA profession-wide effort to expand diverse talent pipelines is forming in the wake of Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
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