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Dan Packel covers law firms' global strategy and economics. He is based in Philadelphia. Contact him at dpackel@alm.com. On twitter at @packeld
January 18, 2019
The kind of intentional overbilling a former Kirkland & Ellis lawyer recently admitted is rare, experts say. But when it does occur, it can be seen as another consequence of law firms' questionable attachment to the billable hour.
January 17, 2019
Ira Raphaelson worked with other current White & Case lawyers under then-Attorney General Bill Barr, who is now up for confirmation to return to that office.
January 16, 2019
Iconix, which purchased Rocawear from the rapper and businessman for $200 million, says there's no merit to his bid to scrap an arbitration stemming from that 2007 deal.
January 16, 2019
Iconix, which purchased Rocawear from the rapper and businessman for $200 million, says there's no merit to his bid to scrap an arbitration stemming from that 2007 deal.
January 16, 2019
Iconix, which purchased Rocawear from the rapper and businessman for $200 million, says there's no merit to his bid to scrap an arbitration stemming from that 2007 deal.
January 15, 2019
Robert Weekes led Squire Patton Boggs' U.K. expansion before steeping down last year as leader of the firm's London office.
January 10, 2019
Former Dechert international trade co-chair on finding a new home at Cohen & Gresser
January 08, 2019
Miriam González Durántez left Dechert after her U.K. politico husband took a top job at Facebook last year. The Brexit expert predicts "tremendous regulatory complexity" for European cross-border business going forward.
January 08, 2019
As firms balance client service and talent retention, many are reassessing their credit systems, looking for ways to encourage collaboration while keeping the customer satisfied.
January 08, 2019
The hacker group wants ransom payments from dozens of firms involved in the Sept. 11 litigation, and experts warn that more attacks are coming.
January 07, 2019
The hacker group wants ransom payments from dozens of firms involved in the Sept. 11 litigation, and experts warn that more attacks are coming.
January 07, 2019
The Dark Overlord says it hacked insurers Hiscox and Lloyd's of London, as well as World Trade Center owner Silverstein Properties.
January 07, 2019
Devon Bodoh follows former KPMG and Dewey colleague Joseph Pari back to Big Law from the Big Four.
January 04, 2019
Michelle Cohen, a former partner and 12-year veteran of the firm, will be its first "chief people, diversity and professional development officer."
January 03, 2019
As firms balance client service and talent retention, many are reassessing their credit systems, looking for ways to encourage collaboration while keeping the customer satisfied.
January 03, 2019
Nine New York firms were absorbed into larger firms. New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, Missouri and California proved to be the most desirable U.S. locations for firms looking to grow through mergers.
January 03, 2019
A hacker group announced it had obtained thousands of legal and insurance documents connected to the 9/11 attacks earlier this week
January 02, 2019
After a hacker group boasted it had obtained thousands of legal and insurance documents connected to the 9/11 attacks, including filings from the firm, Husch Blackwell underlined that its own systems had not been compromised.
January 02, 2019
Last year's tally of 72 completed mergers was the highest since 2001, according to Fairfax Associates.
January 02, 2019
Last year's tally of 72 completed mergers was the highest since 2001, according to Fairfax Associates.
Law Journal Newsletters | Features
January 01, 2019
Law Firms Partner With the Big Four to Serve Their Clients, But the Accountants Pose an Existential Threat. What Will Happen If — or When — They Turn Competitive?
For law firm leaders, rank-and-file partners and everyone else in the law firm ecosystem, the Big Four shouldn’t be a laughing matter. They are serious about selling legal services, and clients are listening.
December 26, 2018
After two record-breaking years, merger activity is expected to stay high in the new year.
December 26, 2018
Thanks to Brexit, Dublin is attracting the attention of a growing number of U.S. and global firms. Meanwhile, Shanghai saw two significant exits in the past year.
December 19, 2018
Deloitte, KPMG, EY and PwC all made moves in 2018 aimed at building their law practices.
December 19, 2018
Deloitte, KPMG, EY and PwC all made moves in 2018 aimed at building their law practices.
December 18, 2018
Once again, the firm completed more cross-border mergers this year than all U.S. firms combined.
December 18, 2018
Once again, the firm completed more cross-border mergers this year than all U.S. firms combined.
December 17, 2018
Joseph Pari led KPMG's Washington national tax practice, which he described as a "crown jewel" practice for the Big Four.
December 17, 2018
Economists see dark clouds gathering in 2019 and 2020. It's unclear whether most firms have absorbed the lessons of the Great Recession well enough to prepare.
December 12, 2018
Competition for talent is pushing some firms to "self-regulate" on attorney overworking, with new policies aimed at easing burdens.
December 12, 2018
A report from Citi Private Bank and Hildebrandt Consulting predicts another strong year for law firms in 2019.
December 11, 2018
A report from Citi Private Bank and Hildebrandt Consulting predicts another strong year for law firms in 2019.
December 10, 2018
Andrew Ewalt was counselor to Eric Mahr, the former director of litigation for the DOJ's antitrust division, who joined the firm earlier this year.
December 10, 2018
Latest addition comes after firm's hire of former director of litigation in DoJ antitrust division
December 06, 2018
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) announced Tuesday that it had passed a series of rules that give for-hire drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft a minimum wage of $17.22, which is expected to raise compensation for 80,000 drivers by as much as $10,000 annually. T
December 06, 2018
Male partners are earning 53 percent more than female partners in 2018, according to new data. Much of the difference can be attributed to men continuing to originate more business than women.
December 06, 2018
A former client claims the global firm bungled an effort to recover a Siberian mine valued at $200m
December 05, 2018
A former client claims the global firm bungled an effort to recover a Siberian mine valued at $200 million.
December 05, 2018
A former client claims the global firm bungled an effort to recover a Siberian mine valued at $200 million.
December 03, 2018
John Servidio is bringing along a client roster that includes Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs.
December 03, 2018
John Servidio is bringing along a client roster that includes Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs.
December 03, 2018
After leading Kobre & Kim's white-collar practice from D.C., Eric Bruce is joining the Magic Circle firm's growing global investigations and litigation practice.
December 03, 2018
Kobre & Kim white-collar chief joins magic circle firm's Washington DC base
November 30, 2018
After Jay-Z said that the American Arbitration Association offered only "token" African-American arbitrators, the CLO and COO at rival JAMS addresses the issue.
November 30, 2018
After Jay-Z said that the American Arbitration Association offered only "token" African-American arbitrators, the CLO and COO at rival JAMS addresses the issue.
November 29, 2018
Law firms partner with the Big Four to serve their clients, but the accountants pose an existential threat. What will happen if—or when—they turn competitive?
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November 28, 2018
The rapper and businessman says he can't find qualified arbitrators of color to preside in a proceeding launched by Iconix, which purchased his Rocawear brand in 2007 for $200 million.
November 27, 2018
Dentons, which has moved into 25 new countries in the past five years, is now looking to the US for growth
November 26, 2018
The international power, which boasts well over 100 offices worldwide, is now looking toward the United States for growth.
November 26, 2018
The international power, which boasts well over 100 offices worldwide, is now looking for expansion opportunities in the United States—and Pennsylvania is on its radar.
November 21, 2018
The firm has long dominated Acritas' global brand index. Now, in the company's inaugural look at Europe, the continent's independent firms trail their international rivals.
November 21, 2018
Business leaders are becoming more open about mental health issues - but openness is only one piece of the puzzle
November 20, 2018
Kaplan Hecker & Fink and Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz, both founded by high-profile women who left Paul Weiss in recent years, will blow past the bonuses announced this week by Cravath.
November 20, 2018
The six-year-old firm also promptly matched Cravath's associate salary bump in June.
November 19, 2018
U.K. business and professional services leaders are sharing more and more about mental health issues. But openness is only one piece of the puzzle.
November 19, 2018
The firm now has offices in five Central American countries and is eyeing Belize for its next move in the region.
November 15, 2018
The IP boutique will be only the second foreign firm to set up shop in Shenzhen, known as "China's Silicon Valley."
November 14, 2018
The reverse gender gap narrows in larger, richer law firms, a new report says, ensuring that men in top positions earn higher average salaries than women.
November 12, 2018
Anthony Kelly spent 18 years with the SEC, rising from securities compliance examiner to the co-leader of the Enforcement Division's largest unit.
November 09, 2018
A new affinity group at Dechert looks out for the interests of veterans and military families in the firm.
November 08, 2018
Shingles are shrinking in Chicago, where Much Shelist now goes by "Much" and Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott has become just Bartlit Beck.
November 08, 2018
Baker & Hostetler is the latest law firm to land a new partner from one of the big accounting firms.
November 07, 2018
A client of the veteran white-collar defender at his former firm has been linked to the geopolitical drama over Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
November 07, 2018
Done right, law firm apps and other tools keep clients happy, generate paying work and prevent firms from having to cut rates to do low-cost work they don't want in the first place.
November 06, 2018
After a longstanding client asked tax attorney Gary Gartner to help structure his entry into the film business, Gartner himself sought a piece of the action.
November 06, 2018
After a longstanding client asked tax attorney Gary Gartner to help structure his entry into the film business, Gartner himself sought a piece of the action.
November 06, 2018
Dozens of big law firms are hosting call centers and making other efforts to protect voting rights in Tuesday's highly charged midterm elections.
November 05, 2018
Michael Lebowitz moved from White & Case to PwC in 2016 because of the accounting giant's vast resources. But the firm's auditing business was an obstacle to servicing some of his clients.
November 05, 2018
Michael Lebowitz moved from White & Case to PwC in 2016 because of the accounting giant's vast resources. But the firm's auditing business was an obstacle to servicing some of his clients.
November 05, 2018
Dozens of big law firms are hosting call centers and making other efforts to protect voting rights in Tuesday's highly charged midterm elections.
November 05, 2018
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett expects over 230 volunteers at its call center in New York, according to partner John Ericson.
November 05, 2018
Dozens of big law firms are hosting call centers and making other efforts to protect voting rights for Tuesday's highly charged midterm elections.
November 05, 2018
Dozens of big law firms are hosting call centers and making other efforts to protect voting rights in Tuesday's highly charged midterm elections.
November 01, 2018
The New York business development specialist who filed the suit has since moved to a similar role at White & Case.
November 01, 2018
The New York business development specialist who filed the suit has since moved to a similar role at White & Case.
October 26, 2018
"The sooner I got there the better," Washington, D.C.-based Doreen Edelman said of the move, pointing to dealmakers' increasing need for due diligence on trade issues.
October 26, 2018
"There is no question that there has been an erosion of partner and client loyalty and a degradation of cultural “glue” over the last decade, and these trends, unfortunately, are likely to accelerate in the future," said Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Chairman Brad Karp
October 25, 2018
More and more firms are trimming away legacy partner names and drawing up new logos in an effort to slim down their monikers and change their public image.
October 24, 2018
While stresses are undoubtedly mounting for global law firm leaders, strategies like delegation, power-sharing and coaching can help ease the burden.
October 24, 2018
While stresses are undoubtedly mounting for global law firm leaders, strategies like delegation, power-sharing and coaching can help ease the burden
October 23, 2018
The partner quartet includes a former co-head of Morgan Lewis' restructuring and bankruptcy practice and the leader of its London transactional finance practice group.
October 23, 2018
After completing its acquisition of Avvo in March, the company is fusing its name with the venerable Martindale-Hubbell brand.
October 19, 2018
The university initially said Paul Weiss' Ted Wells Jr. would handle the probe into allegations involving a former archbishop, but former Obama White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler at Latham is now running the show.
October 19, 2018
The university initially said Paul Weiss' Ted Wells Jr. would handle the probe into allegations involving a former archbishop, but former Obama White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler at Latham is now running the show.
October 19, 2018
Miriam Gonzalez will be leaving the firm as husband Nick Clegg, the former U.K. deputy prime minister, is taking a top job with Facebook in Silicon Valley.
October 19, 2018
Firm's international trade co-chair steps down as husband joins social media giant
October 17, 2018
The global firm, which expects to employ 300 people at the Florida center, already has back offices in Manila and Belfast and plans another in Latin America.
October 17, 2018
News of launch comes after firm's announcement of three-year global business services review
October 17, 2018
The global firm already has operating centers in Manila and Belfast and plans another in Latin America.
October 16, 2018
As "Davos in the Desert" dries up due to the controversy surrounding Jamal Khashoggi, international arbitration lawyers from around the world were scheduled to rub elbows with Saudi leadership at another conference down the road.
October 16, 2018
As "Davos in the Desert" dries up due to the controversy surrounding Jamal Khashoggi, international arbitration lawyers from King & Spalding and other big firms were scheduled to rub elbows with Saudi leadership at another conference down the road.
October 16, 2018
As "Davos in the Desert" dries up due to the controversy surrounding Jamal Khashoggi, international arbitration lawyers from around the world were scheduled to rub elbows with Saudi leadership at another conference down the road.
October 12, 2018
Stephen S. Rabinowitz is the firm's fourth senior hire in the practice in the last six months.
October 12, 2018
Stephen S. Rabinowitz is the firm's fourth senior hire in the practice in the last six months.
October 11, 2018
Manning Gross + Massenburg's tie-up with Kurowski Shultz will create a combined firm of over 100 attorneys in 14 offices spanning the country.
October 10, 2018
Latham hits a trifecta, and other takeaways from Mergermarket, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters' rankings for the first three quarters of 2018.
October 09, 2018
Charles Borden, who helped launch Allen & Overy's D.C. office in 2011, projects an "explosion" in his practice between now and the 2020 presidential election.
October 05, 2018
Documents also show a Schiff Hardin partner's $500-an-hour billings for digging into harassment allegations in the Illinois Legislature.
October 04, 2018
Average law firm billing rates are keeping pace with inflation, a report found, but the picture is worse for nonlawyers.
October 04, 2018
PwC landed in the No. 1 spot in a new ranking of alternative legal services providers' brand strength, and its peers were all in the top five.
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