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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November 29, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Cravath Announces Year-End Bonus Scale, With Eighth-Years Absent

The 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 Relationships

As 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 & Ellis

Having 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 Capacity

A 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

November 21, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Cadwalader Suffered Email Network Outage Following Cyberattack

The firm's email server was breached and remained down for some attorneys through Sunday as the firm distributed new laptops.

By Dan Roe | Justin Henry

2 minute read

November 21, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Baker McKenzie Rolls Out 2022 Bonus Schedule, Omitting Additional Hours-Based Premiums

Annual bonuses for U.S. associates start at $20,000 for the class of 2021 and increase to $115,000 for the class of 2015 and beyond.

By Dan Roe

2 minute read

November 16, 2022 | The American Lawyer

16-Lawyer IP Group Quits FisherBroyles for Greenberg Traurig, Highlighting Pros and Cons of Distributed Firms

Incoming shareholders Bryan Hanks and Jonathan Lee cited Greenberg Traurig's nationwide physical presence as a reason for taking their 31-person team to the Am Law 100 firm.

By Dan Roe

5 minute read

November 15, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn Elects Record Partner Class as Biggest Firms Lead Promotion Season

The firm's announcement of 37 new partners arrives as smaller firms in the Am Law 100 scale back from last year's record-breaking class sizes.

By Dan Roe

3 minute read

November 14, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Stealth Layoffs Obscure Big Law's Exposure to Silicon Valley Losses

As billable hours dry up in venture capital and emerging companies practices, law firms create a pretext for more cuts to correct overhiring.

By Dan Roe

6 minute read

November 10, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Cooley's 'Performance-Based' Layoffs Also Hit High-Achievers

Sources close to the firm said Cooley let go of associates with positive performance reviews due to a lack of work in practices such as venture capital and capital markets.

By Dan Roe | Justin Henry

4 minute read

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