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Erik Even

Wyatt Tarrant Closing Branch Office

The Bowling Green, Kentucky branch of the Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs law firm will close next month. The law office…

Holland & Knight Cuts 70 Lawyers, 173 Staff

Holland & Knight has cut 70 lawyers and 173 support staff positions across its 21 offices. All the affected lawyers…

Revenue, Profits Up at Sidley Austin

Chicago's Sidley Austin saw revenue grow by 7% in 2008, while profits increased 4%. The firm brought in $1.489 billion…

Clifford Chance to Associates: Maybe You Should Quit Before We Fire You

Clifford Chance LLP LLP is in talks with associates about voluntary redundancies. The firm is offering associates the chance to…

Wolf Block Slashes Associate Salaries

Wolf Block is cutting associate pay by 10%, which will go into effect at once. Other firms have frozen salaries…

Bar Shuts Down Three Offices of ‘Vexatious Litigant’

The State Bar of California has shuttered three Southern California offices of attorney Mitchell W. Roth, who was recently declared…

Black Thursday — 700 Lawyers & Staffers Laid Off

Yesterday, Thursday, February 12th, 2009, six prominent firms fired over 700 attorneys and legal staffers, in what is becoming known…

Morning News Roundup for Friday

This morning's top news: Philadelphia’s Dechert is laying off 19 attorneys due to a “reduction in demand..." Los Angeles-based O’Melveny…

Update: Bryan Cave Lays Off 134, Freezes Salaries

Bryan Cave LLP is laying off 58 attorneys and 76 staff today. It is the second national law firm to…

Epstein Becker Lays Off 53

In December we reported that Epstein Becker & Green canceled bonuses for 2008. Now they're canceling employment for 2009. The…

Update: DLA Piper Lays Off 180

Two days ago, we reported that DLA Piper would let go 30 lawyers and 100 staffers. Today the firm announced…

Ninety at Dickinson Dees Reduntant

UK firm Dickinson Dees is laying off 90 staff out of a total of 775, a number which includes 15…