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_.
February 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland Strikes Back in Paul Weiss Talent Battle, Also Adding Weil and Sidley PartnersDebt finance partner Paul Sandler arrived from Paul Weiss, Kirkland announced on Wednesday, alongside an insurance M&A partner from Sidley Austin and two real estate tax lawyers from Weil Gotshal.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
February 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Stanford and Yale Bumped Up OCI in Response to Precruiting, But Big Law Isn't Backing Down From Direct ApplicationsPrecruiting will increase in 2024, Big Law recruiting directors said, despite two law schools' recent efforts to place more students through virtual on-campus interviews.
By Dan Roe
6 minute read
February 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Hiring Paul Weiss Bankruptcy Partner, Selendy Gay Targets Bankruptcy-Related LitigationKelley Cornish, a member of Paul Weiss' management committee, will join the firm next week.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
February 20, 2024 | The Recorder
'Literally Nothing Walkable': Why Gibson Dunn Moved to Downtown Palo AltoThe firm left an office park on Page Mill Road in search of a location near the homes of some attorneys and within several blocks of a train for others.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
February 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Nixon Peabody Targets 30% Women Equity Partners by 2025, as Firm Hires DEI Leader From Paul WeissRamla Farzad joined as senior director for diversity, equity and inclusion at the end of January.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
February 14, 2024 | Pro Mid Market
Should Midsize Firms Get More Aggressive About Rate Increases?As Big Law keeps getting rewarded for pushing large rate hikes, analysts and consultants say midsize firms are leaving money on the table.
By Dan Roe
7 minute read
February 13, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Impressive Gains at Quinn Emanuel, Hogan Lovells, Milbank Suggest a Healthy 2023 for Am Law 100"It's interesting to me that those in the top 50 did even better than those in the next 50," said Marci Taylor, a law firm strategy consultant and founder of Mantra Partner, in regard to early reports.
By Justin Henry | Dan Roe
6 minute read
February 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer
To Implement Gen AI, Lawyers and Large Language Models Go Back to SchoolLaw firms are training attorneys on prompt engineering and feeding data into LLMs to get both parties acquainted with each other.
By Dan Roe
7 minute read
February 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Aggressive Rate Hikes, Head Count Management Helped Am Law 50 Squeeze Profits From Sluggish Demand in Q4The Am Law 50 finished the fourth quarter with nearly 8% more fees worked than Q4 2022 despite a decline in demand, according to a new Thomson Reuters report.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
February 07, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Compensation, Work-Life Balance Among Top Drivers of Associate SatisfactionOpportunities for career advancement and flexible attendance policies were also among the biggest determinants of associate retention, a new report from the NALP Foundation found.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
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