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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
September 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Most of Trump's real estate holdings lose money, according to a bombshell New York Times report. But not two office towers popular with Big Law in New York and San Francisco, where the president has a 30% stake.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
September 25, 2020 | The Recorder
One firm fielded a call from an accounting firm curious about a partnership, while another is weighing a subsidiary with nonlawyer shareholders. But regulations governing the new reality still need to be clarified.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
September 23, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Five partners now at DLA Piper said the firm had improperly launched two arbitrations after COVID-19 threw a wrench in mediation plans. But Nixon Peabody responded that the necessary conditions had been met.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
September 17, 2020 | The American Lawyer
A pledge that started with 13 law firms now has nearly 200 signatories, mostly from firms, but also law schools, corporate legal departments, and several state agencies.
By Dan Packel
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September 16, 2020 | The Recorder
Thomas Gaynor, who served as managing partner of Nixon Peabody's San Francisco office, is one of four California lawyers bringing the suit.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
September 2, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Altman Weil consultant Eric Seeger has spoken with roughly three dozen managing partners over the last month. Every one is looking into a head-count reduction.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
August 31, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Faced with billable hours, new client development responsibilities, and the demands of virtual schooling, does something have to give?
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
August 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer
The state is the first jurisdiction to scrap Rule 5.4, which has historically barred nonlawyers from both fee sharing and from having an economic interest in a law firm.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
August 24, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Jones Day has argued that three female former associates can't compare salaries across offices. The plaintiffs say that the firm's longstanding pronouncements about its level of unity speaks to a deeper truth.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
August 20, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Pillsbury, K&L Gates and Crowell & Moring are the latest firms to walk back some of their pandemic-related pay cuts.
By Christine Simmons | Dan Packel
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