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_.
January 16, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Can a Law Firm Institutionalize Its Culture? Boies Schiller’s New Chairman Will TryMaintaining Boies Schiller’s identity is a central goal of Matthew Schwartz’s first leadership term, he told The American Lawyer in a Q&A.
By Dan Roe
10 minute read
January 09, 2025 | The Recorder
Many LA County Law Firms Remain Open, Mobilize to Support Affected Employees Amid Historic FirestormMultiple firms said some employees lost their homes in the fires that began Tuesday morning.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
January 09, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Sullivan & Cromwell Signals 5-Day RTO Expectation as Law Firms Remain Split on Optimal AttendanceLawyers are expected to come to the office during normal business hours barring "extraordinary" circumstances, according to a recent update to the firm's office manual.
By Dan Roe
6 minute read
January 07, 2025 | New York Law Journal
DLA Piper NY Office Adds Ex-Verizon GC As Big Law Goes on In-House Hiring SpreeFormer Verizon Business Group GC and SVP John Frantz is at least the fifth high-ranking in-house lawyer to head to Big Law this week.
By Dan Roe
4 minute read
January 07, 2025 | The American Lawyer
DLA Piper Adds Former Verizon GC Amid In-House Hiring SpreeFormer Verizon Business Group GC and SVP John Frantz is at least the fifth high-ranking in-house lawyer to head to Big Law this week.
By Dan Roe
4 minute read
January 06, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Capital Markets Partner Rejoins O’Melveny Ahead of Expected Uptick in Demand“As market conditions improve, our clients have a growing need for sophisticated capital markets counsel,” O’Melveny chair Bradley Butwin said in a press release.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
December 31, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Topping Kirkland, Weil Won the Most Valuable Major Bankruptcy Retentions of 2024One massive Chapter 11 generated nearly $70 million in revenue for Weil in 2024.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
December 27, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland's Daniel Lavon-Krein: Staying Ahead of Private Equity ConsolidationAsset manager M&A is primed for expansion. Daniel Lavon-Krein, an American Lawyer Corporate Attorney of the Year, saw it coming.
By Dan Roe
4 minute read
December 27, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Bottoming Out or Merging Up? Law Firms That Shuttered in 2024A slower year for law firm shutdowns saw more firms get absorbed by larger firms.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
December 18, 2024 | The Recorder
Black, Hispanic Law Student Enrollment Falls at Top 14 Following End of Affirmative Action, but Mostly Improved at California's Top SchoolsRacial, ethnic and gender diversity changed more drastically in the nation’s top-ranked law schools compared to the average changes among the 196 ABA-approved law schools. Top schools in California, however, mostly saw gains.
By Dan Roe
4 minute read
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