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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November 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer

More Big Law Firms Rush to Match Associate Bonuses, While Some Offer Potential for Even More

At Fried Frank, Ropes & Gray and McDermott, some associates could earn even more than the Big Law scale for year-end and special bonuses.

By Dan Roe

2 minute read

November 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Davis Polk Lands Spirit Chapter 11 Amid Bankruptcy Resurgence

After 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 $8.5M

More 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 & Spalding

Sheel 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 Dunn

Barry 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 2024

Average 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 Francisco

Matthew 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 Planned

Feinberg, 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