Dan Packel is an editor on the Business of Law desk at ALM. He covers change and innovation in the legal marketplace, focusing on topics such as lawsuits and legal software through his weekly briefing for Law.com, 'The Law Firm Disrupted.' Dan's work has been featured in Billy Penn at WHYY, The American Lawyer, and FeedBlitz, LLC.
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By: Dan Packel
5 minute read July 10, 2025 Welcome to the Law Firm Disrupted, a briefing from Law.com editor Dan Packel that surveys new competitive
By: Dan Packel
5 minute read July 17, 2025 Welcome to the Law Firm Disrupted, a briefing from Law.com editor Dan Packel that surveys new competitive
By: Dan Packel
4 minute read August 14, 2025 We're disrupting the Law Firm Disrupted!
By: Dan Packel
The list of firms demanding four days a week or more of office attendance is short, but with few exceptions, all these firms are compensating their associates and partners at the top of the market.
By: Dan Packel
Am Law 50 CFO Madhav Srinivasan's latest effort to apply Wall Street valuation techniques to the country's largest law firms offers a rosy picture.
By: Dan Packel
Look to the example of accounting firm Citrin Cooperman, says one investment banker who's placed a bet on legal.
By: Dan Packel
Savvy firms have been looking to realize efficiencies from their back office operations for several decades now, and private equity has played an indirect role. But the willingness to take the relationship a step further could be revolutionary.
Two figures from the investment world make the case for why the personal injury world is an ideal destination for outside investment.
By: Dan Packel
The aggregate value of the Am Law 100 surpassed $400 billion for the first time in CFO Madhav Srinivasan's latest effort at applying Wall Street valuation techniques to the apex of the legal industry.
By: Dan Packel
The evolution of marketing department roles helps explain how law firms are now operating with a level of sophistication that matches the broader business world.
