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_.

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July 11, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Weil Gotshal to Require Four Days of Office Attendance

Weil 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 Lawsuit

The 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 Takeover

A 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 Paisner

Mayhew, 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 York

Michael 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 Arises

The 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 Leader

Malcolm 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 Commission

Green'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