Top Journalists in Law Firms, Barristers, Solicitors, Legal Services
Roy Strom Bloomberg Law
Business & Practice reporter and “Big Law Business” columnist covering the global business of elite law firms. Specialties: Big Law finances and strategy; M&A/lateral moves; litigation finance; column writing for law firm leaders.
Meghan Tribe Bloomberg Law
Law firm reporter focused on Big Law people moves and combinations across the U.S. and UK markets. Specialties: Law firm mergers and lateral movement; hiring/compensation trends; Big Law market coverage.
Justin Henry Bloomberg Law
Business of law reporter covering how firms compete for talent and clients, with a focus on Washington, D.C. and national Am Law trends. Specialties: Business of law; talent pipeline between government and private practice; law firm competition.
David Thomas Reuters Legal
Reuters Legal reporter covering the business of law and the nation’s largest law firms from a market and management lens. Specialties: Business of law; law firm management and strategy; Am Law market data and analysis.
Karen Sloan Reuters Legal
Covers law firms and legal education, tracking how policy and market forces reshape the profession. Specialties: Law firms and legal education; talent and hiring; profession-wide policy shifts.
Mike Scarcella Reuters Legal
Legal affairs reporter whose Daily Docket coverage frequently intersects with major law firms and industry trends. Specialties: Courts and legal industry; enforcement/white-collar intersections with Big Law; Reuters Daily Docket.
Sara Merken Reuters Legal
Legal reporter covering law firms, legal tech and the evolving legal marketplace. Specialties: Business of law; legal tech/innovation; privacy & data security beats as they affect firms and clients.
Andrew Maloney The American Lawyer (Law.com)
Reporter on The American Lawyer’s business of law team covering national and global firms’ strategies and financials. Specialties: Am Law 100/200 performance; firm leadership and strategy; global law firm market coverage.
Patrick Smith The American Lawyer (Law.com)
New York–based reporter covering how firms compete for clients and talent, and the market forces shaping elite practices. Specialties: Client and talent competition; leadership and marketing innovation; M&A/corporate work in Big Law.
Dan Roe The American Lawyer (Law.com)
Business of law reporter with deep coverage of firm leadership, lateral dynamics and performance trends. Specialties: Firm leadership, culture and compensation; lateral market; regional and national Am Law coverage.
Dan Packel Law.com / The American Lawyer
Editor on ALM’s Business of Law desk and author of “The Law Firm Disrupted,” a weekly briefing on change in the legal marketplace. Specialties: Market disruption and innovation; Big Four incursions; regulatory changes and their impact on legal services.
Abigail Adcox National Law Journal (Law.com)
Covers business-of-law developments in D.C., including lobbying revenues, hires and regulatory-facing practices. Specialties: Business of law in Washington, D.C.; lobbying and the revolving door; policy’s impact on Big Law.
Jessie Yount ALM / Law.com
Reporter on ALM’s business of law desk focused on firms and the law/technology intersection. Specialties: Law firm people moves; AI and technology’s impact on law firms; California and national Big Law trends.
Aebra Coe Law360 Pulse
Senior reporter for Law360 Pulse tracking firm performance metrics, client service and market consolidation. Specialties: Client service rankings; law firm hiring and layoffs; mergers; industry jobs data.
Xiumei Dong Law360 Pulse
Senior reporter covering the legal industry with a focus on firms’ cybersecurity posture and operations. Specialties: Cybersecurity/data breaches at firms; legal industry operations; talent and compensation.
Joe Patrice Above the Law
Senior editor and podcast host providing sharp analysis of law firm culture, policy shifts and profession trends. Specialties: Big Law culture and policy; legal profession commentary; legal tech and ethics issues.
Kathryn Rubino Above the Law
Senior editor reporting on compensation, culture and policy developments across Big Law. Specialties: Big Law talent/bonuses; workplace culture; law firm policies and DEI.
Staci Zaretsky Above the Law
Managing editor with long-running coverage of Big Law compensation, promotions and law firm news. Specialties: Am Law compensation and promotions; law school-to-firm pipeline; breaking industry news.
Suzi Ring Financial Times
Legal correspondent covering global law firms and high-stakes investigations from the FT’s London hub. Specialties: UK/EU law firms; white-collar and investigations practices; mass claims and group litigation funding.
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