Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

This morning’s top stories:

London’s Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has informed staff that salaries for associates will be held at 2008 levels…

Chicago’s 215-lawyer Chapman and Cutler has launched a New York office with three partners…

Am Law 100 firm Nixon Peabody has announced the layoffs of 20 attorneys and 36 staff…

DLA Piper has launched its second layoff consultation in just three months, with up to 140 jobs under threat…

Just two years after joining Winston & Strawn to co-chair its bankruptcy group, attorney Jeff Marwil and two colleagues are leaving to join Proskauer Rose…