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_.
December 14, 2022 | The American Lawyer
New Partners Fear 'Retention Promotions' Are Tentative Amid DownturnOur New Partners Survey with Law.com Compass shows that while the recently promoted are happy for the title, they don't feel prepared—particularly in a downturn.
By Dan Roe
6 minute read
December 08, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Reed Smith Offered Hush Money in Washington Commanders Scandal, Congressional Report SaysThe global law firm has maintained that it did not interfere with an investigation into the pattern of sexual misconduct and bullying that implicated team owner Daniel Snyder.
By Dan Roe
4 minute read
December 07, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Cooley Skirts WARN Act, Offers Severance Packages Benefiting Junior Associates Over Seniors and StaffThe law firm offered three months of severance pay to all associates and a minimum of one month for staff after laying off a combined 150 employees earlier this month.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
December 07, 2022 | Pro Mid Market
3 Keys to Succession Planning, According to People Who Do ItLaunch your succession plan with these simple yet comprehensive tips from midsize firm managing partners and leadership consultants.
By Dan Roe | Justin Henry | Jessie Yount
8 minute read
December 05, 2022 | The American Lawyer
In Partner Promotions, Big Law Pivots Away from M&A—Except at the TopTop M&A shops keep promoting deal-focused partners this promotion season while most firms under the $2 billion revenue mark pivoted to countercyclical practices in their promotions.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
November 30, 2022 | International Edition
Cravath and Boies Schiller Are Latest To Open Wallets For Associate BonusesThe two U.S. heavyweights have joined Baker McKenzie in revealing their associate bonus break-downs in November.
By Dan Roe | Bruce Love
4 minute read
November 29, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Cravath Announces Year-End Bonus Scale, With Eighth-Years AbsentThe law firm omitted eighth-year associate bonuses in a Tuesday email from firm management.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
November 29, 2022 | Pro Mid Market
How Possessive Attorneys and Passive Managers Stymie Succession of Client RelationshipsAs an aging lawyer population confronts a profession mostly devoid of mandatory retirement policies, territorial equity partners—and the managers who enable them—threaten the future of small and midsize firms.
By Dan Roe | Justin Henry | Jessie Yount
8 minute read
November 28, 2022 | The American Lawyer
BlockFi Turns to Familiar Name for Crypto Bankruptcies: Kirkland & EllisHaving requested more than $15 million in the bankruptcies of Celsius and Voyager to date, Kirkland has already billed another $1.5 million in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of crypto lender BlockFi. Haynes and Boone is serving as co-counsel.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
November 23, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Baker McKenzie Remains Alone on Bonuses as Firms Grapple With Excess CapacityA downturn in transactional work will likely cause more segmentation in year-end bonus payments following two years of bonus-matching.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
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