Dan Packel

Dan Packel

Dan Packel is an editor on the Business of Law desk at ALM. He writes a weekly briefing for Law.com, "The Law Firm Disrupted," on change and innovation in the legal marketplace. He is based in Philadelphia. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter at @packeld

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January 16, 2025 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Tech Investment Is Necessary Yet Expensive. The Big Four Have a Leg Up

The latest details on KPMG's bid to deliver legal services in the U.S. arrive in conjunction with a fresh look at how law firms aspire to put generative AI to use.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

January 09, 2025 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: With KPMG's Proposed Entry, Arizona's Liberalized Legal Market is Getting Interesting

We've previously dived into both the Big Four's ambitions for legal work and regulatory reform for the profession. Now both subjects have collided.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read

November 14, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: It's Bonus Time

Once again, Milbank is the first mover, and peer firms will likely follow. But two questions remain. What figure are they going to match? And when?

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Big Law Profits Vs. Political Values

Personnel in Big Law were far more enthusiastic about the prospect of a Kamala Harris presidency, according to campaign finance records. But firm leaders are bullish about the upcoming Trump presidency.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

October 24, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Quality Partner Training—The Exception or the Rule?

At firms with more than 500 attorneys, 49% of leaders indicated in a new survey they were rolling out new training initiatives to help upskill partners. For firms under that threshold, only 23% indicated that this was a priority.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

October 10, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Playing the Talent Game to Win

"You want to be part of a winning team," one former Big Law CEO said. "It's very important in legal, maybe more so than other professions. As a leader, you need to be very attentive to that."

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

September 26, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: For Big Law Names, Shorter is Sweeter

The shift toward brevity in law firm names may be at odds with another tendency in the legal world: a seeming unending wave of mergers and consolidations.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

September 19, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: A Harsher Take on Litigation Funding

A former law firm CFO says firms should be committing 5% to 8% of their own revenue every year to fund their own cases.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

September 12, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Litigation Finance Goes Mainstream. That's No Accident

Funders like Burford Capital need to partner with lawyers to realize returns on their capital. That puts a premium on efforts to demystify their work.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

September 05, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Firms Should 'Partner' With Newcomers in Legal Services, Not 'Stiff Arm' Them

James Turoff, the GC at Hershey Company, shares observations from the in-house side on a rapidly evolving legal services marketplace.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read