Dan Roe

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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March 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn Breaks $3B Revenue Mark With Litigation, Transactions Firing on All Cylinders

Gross revenue was up 12.3% while profits per equity partner rose 13.4% during the firm's 28th consecutive year of revenue growth.

By Dan Roe

6 minute read

March 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer

DLA Piper Posts 8th Consecutive Year of Revenue Growth Thanks to 'Horizontal Scale'

Diversified practice areas and geographies continue to prove fruitful for the global law firm.

By Dan Roe

5 minute read

March 14, 2024 | The American Lawyer

O'Melveny Re-Elects Chair, Prepares for 'Tremendous' 2024 After Revenue Dip

Gross revenue slid by 3.6% last year, but the firm started March 2024 with 20% more inventory than the previous March.

By Dan Roe

6 minute read

March 13, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Offsetting 'Interest Rate-Challenged' Practices With Disputes, Sees Flat Year for Revenue, Profits

A strong year for litigation and disputes combined with a decent year for M&A and sluggish areas of the real estate practice, global CEO Steve Baumer said.

By Dan Roe

3 minute read

March 13, 2024 | Pro Mid Market

So You Want to Start Your Own Law Firm. Now What?

Law firm founders dish on the do's and don'ts of pursuing your entrepreneurial dreams.

By Dan Roe | Justin Henry

8 minute read

March 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Weil's Energy Sector Expansion Continues With Lateral Partner From Bracewell

Steven Lorch is the fifth energy partner to join the firm in the past year.

By Dan Roe

3 minute read

March 08, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Big Law Recruiting Firms Merge, Aiming to Form 'One-Stop Shop for the Am Law 20'

Johnson Downie and Lippman Jungers have joined forces in a bid to dominate the profession's top lateral partner moves.

By Dan Roe

4 minute read

March 05, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Kirkland, Weil Contribute to 118% Uptick in Commercial Chapter 11 Filings

Collectively, the firms took on nearly 300 debtor retentions in two jointly administered bankruptcies.

By Dan Roe

2 minute read

March 05, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Fish & Richardson Saw Growth in Core Practices Despite Revenue, Profit Slump

A slow year for contingency collections contributed to the IP firm's 2.4% decline in gross revenue, firm president and CEO John Adkisson said.

By Dan Roe

4 minute read

March 01, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Middle-Market M&A, Litigation Helped Nixon Peabody Break Revenue Record in 2023

Gross revenue increased nearly 3% even as real estate and public finance practices struggled with high interest rates.

By Dan Roe

4 minute read


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