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Gleiss Lutz Opens New Office with Baker & McKenzie Partner

Germany's Gleiss Lutz will launch a new Dusseldorf office in August, headed by corporate partner Thomas Menke, last of Baker…

IRS Creates Internships for Law Students

The "evil" Internal Revenue Service, which I always have to remind people doesn't keep the money, has created two internships…

Hunton & Williams Lays Off 23 Lawyers, 64 Staff

Virginia's Hunton & Williams has laid off 87 people across its US offices. From the memo: Today, we reduced approximately…

Tipster: Stealth Layoffs at Hogan & Hartson [Update]

A JDJournal tipster informs us that layoffs are underway at Hogan & Hartson. The layoffs include senior associates who were…

Morning News Roundup for Thursday

Here are the top stories for this morning: Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold is the first prominent law firm to…

Update: DLA Piper Lays Off 24 Lawyers, 100 Staff

In February we reported that DLA Piper had launched a second layoff consultation, with up to 140 jobs under threat.…

Fish & Richardson Lays Off 120

Global intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson, which in January laid off 30 staff members across its eight US offices,…

North Carolina Judges Agree to Pay Cut

Almost all North Carolina judges have agreed to pay cuts similar those being imposed on state employees Three hundred and…

Michigan Lawyers Found New Firm

Michigan attorneys Joseph Ahern and Jeffrey Fleury have formed a new law firm, Ahern Fleury, which will specialize in helping…

Sedgwick Detert to Cancel 2010 Associate Class

In what is undoubtedly going to be a major trend, Frisco law firm Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold is the…

Stealth Attorney Layoffs at Sullivan & Cromwell [Update]

Sullivan & Cromwell has laid off between 15 and 20 associates at its New York HQ. The firm cites performance…

Dechert CEO Gives Himself $1 Million Pay Cut [Update]

Dechert LLP chairman and CEO Barton Winokur announced that he has taken a $1 million pay cut. Winokur revealed the…