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_.
November 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Davis Polk Lands Spirit Chapter 11 Amid Bankruptcy ResurgenceAfter a slower Q3, the rate of large corporate bankruptcies picked up in October.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
November 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Newly Formed DEI Practices Expect Heightened Demand During Trump Administration“The only people that benefit from this are the lawyers, which is unfortunate,” said Gibson Dunn labor & employment co-chair Jason Schwartz of the uncertainty in the laws governing DEI issues.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
November 08, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Judge Approves Orrick's $8M Data Breach Settlement While Gunster Agrees to $8.5MMore than 600,000 people were affected by Orrick's 2023 data breach while nearly 10,000 people were affected by Gunster's November 2022 breach.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
October 31, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Mayer Brown Adds Private Credit Partner From King & SpaldingSheel Patel is the second private credit partner to join the firm's New York office this month.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
October 30, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Barry Berke and Partner Group Exits Kramer Levin for Gibson DunnBarry Berke now co-chairs Gibson Dunn's global litigation practice.
By Christine Simmons | Dan Roe
4 minute read
October 29, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Big Law Firms Increased First-Year Associate Hiring in 2024Average class sizes in the Am Law 50 grew by 14% while the median change in class size was an 11% increase, among firms providing data.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
October 28, 2024 | The Recorder
Cleary Adds Longtime Federal Prosecutor in San FranciscoMatthew Yelovich brings appellate and white-collar experience to his new role as a partner in Cleary's Americas litigation practice.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
October 23, 2024 | The American Lawyer
More Young Lawyers Are Entering Big Law With Mental Health Issues. Are Firms Ready to Accommodate Them?A generation well aware of its mental health struggles will require law firms to adapt, experts said.
By Dan Roe
7 minute read
October 22, 2024 | The American Lawyer
ADR Pioneer Kenneth Feinberg Reached the Big Screen—But Not How He Originally PlannedFeinberg, an American Lawyer Lifetime Achievement honoree, helped found the practice of alternative dispute resolution by mediating some of the biggest mass torts in U.S. history.
By Dan Roe
7 minute read
October 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer
You Probably Can't Buy the Insurance Policies That Saved Quinn Emanuel Tens of MillionsPolicies like the ones that preserved most of the firm's $185 million fee award against a subsequent 50% reduction are harder to find after recent losses for providers.
By Dan Roe
4 minute read
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