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 11, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Feeling Good About 2024

A recent survey of law firm leaders looked at the biggest burning issues for the coming year. Respondents honed on perennial concerns, rather than fresh existential threats.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

January 04, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Peaks and Valleys in the World of Virtual Firms

After FisherBroyles ramped up quickly to become the first distributed firm in the Am Law 200, it lost roughly half its lawyers to a spinoff. But there's a surprising lack of rancor surrounding the exodus.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

December 14, 2023 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Making A Low(er) Risk Bet on Gen AI

Applying the rising technology to client-facing work may be a fraught discussion, but firms can look to incorporate it in other areas of their operations.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: What's The Path Forward for Distributed Firms?

Attorneys who've already abandoned the brick-and-mortar model are likely committed to their new way of work even with uncertainty facing the most established distributed firm. But most others seem content with hybrid work.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

November 30, 2023 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Many of Quinn Emanuel's NY Attorneys Don't Want to Work from 'Anywhere'

New York attorneys as a whole are making more use of their offices than other white collar workers in the region. But law firm occupancy trails Chicago and Houston.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

November 27, 2023 | The American Lawyer

'We Have That': Latham's Litigation Skill Set is Made for the Most Complex Matters

As one of our Litigation Department of the Year finalists, Latham's focus on becoming a go-to litigation shop on the thorniest of issues has meant adding a breadth of skill sets that can aid clients through a modern-day approach to disputes.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

November 16, 2023 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Waiting on Cravath

Whether or not the New York firm opts to match associate raises announced by Milbank earlier this month will have an outsized impact on the behavior of the rest of the market.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

November 10, 2023 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: 'Do You Want a Piece of This or Not?'

One leading alternative legal service provider is playing the long game when it comes to broader reforms to law firm ownership regulations.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

November 02, 2023 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Still Looking for the Gold Rush

Changes in Arizona have yet to cause a real shakeup, but there's one type of law firm that sees promise in the possibilities unleashed by the 2021 reforms.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

November 01, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Cooley Opens Miami Office With Sights On Local Tech, VC Community

The tech-focused firm follows Sidley Austin, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Winston & Strawn, Kirkland & Ellis and King & Spalding in the bustling South Florida legal market.

By Dan Packel

2 minute read

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