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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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January 14, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Akerman Plans for Latam, Corporate Growth With Miami Leadership Changes

Latin America and Caribbean practice chair Luis Perez now co-leads the Miami office while Miami corporate lawyer David Birke now co-chairs the firm's corporate practice.

By Dan Roe

3 minute read

January 14, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Leading the Way: Bilzin Sumberg's Al Dotson on Success Through Community Engagement

Our weekly Q&A series features Al Dotson, managing partner of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod.

By Dan Roe

7 minute read

January 13, 2022 | The American Lawyer

As Demand Languishes, Bankruptcy Practices Market Their Services to Distressed Companies

Practice leaders are using the historic Chapter 11 slowdown to form teams around the companies and sectors most likely to go bankrupt by 2023.

By Dan Roe

6 minute read

January 11, 2022 | Daily Business Review

King & Spalding Opens Miami Office with 37 Lawyers

Atlanta's biggest law firm will open its first Florida office in early February, moving 12 partners and 25 associates and counsels from offices across the country to Miami's Southeast Financial Center.

By Dan Roe

3 minute read

January 10, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Sowmya Bharathi's Fascination With People Led Her From Public Service to Big Law

Finding new ways to learn and grow within her trial practice sustained Bharathi's 15-year career as a federal public defender.

By Dan Roe

6 minute read

January 10, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Akerman Strengthens Litigation Bench with Former Federal Public Defender Sowmya Bharathi

Bharathi arrives at Akerman's Fort Lauderdale office with 15 years as a federal public defender, representing clients in complex and high-profile cases and trying 24 federal cases to a jury verdict.

By Dan Roe

2 minute read

January 07, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Legal Hiring Flat in December as US Approaches Pre-Pandemic Employment

The legal industry has regained 87% of the jobs lost between February 2020 and April 2020 while the overall economy has regained 84% of jobs lost during the same period.

By Dan Roe

2 minute read

January 07, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Despite December Uptick, Commercial Bankruptcies Remain Depressed

Big Bankruptcy's woes continued in December even as commercial Chapter 11 filings rose by 50% over November filings.

By Dan Roe

2 minute read

January 06, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Leading the Way: Hinshaw & Culbertson's Barbara Fernandez on Managing Growth Amid Uncertainty

Our weekly Q&A series features Barbara Fernandez, Hinshaw & Culbertson's Miami partner-in-charge.

By Dan Roe

7 minute read

January 05, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Hogan Lovells Hires Jones Day Global Projects Lead Amid Push for Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Investment

Richard Puttré, whose arrival coincides with the U.S. infrastructure bill and increasing demand for renewable energy production across the Americas, adds 30 years of cross-border project finance experience to Hogan's corporate and finance practice.

By Dan Roe

3 minute read