Profits Plunge at Eversheds; 16% of Staff Cut
Eversheds has seen a 27% drop in profit per equity partner, to £404,000 ($548,000) in fiscal 2008. The firm's profit…
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Goodmans ‘De-Merges’ into 3 Firms
Liverpool, UK-based Goodmans has split into three separate firms: medical negligence and personal injury firm Goodmans; family law firm Heaney…
Harvey Simard Moves HQ to HK
Montréal, Quebec's Harvey Simard Law Corporation has moved its headquarters to Hong Kong, and brought on Gaston Bruneau to head…
Hill Dickinson, Middleton Potts to Merge
Hill Dickinson will merge with City of London-based law firm Middleton Potts. The merged firm will be known as Hill…
Kilpatrick Stockton Closes London Office
Atlanta's Kilpatrick Stockton has closed its London office. The firm has not released numbers of persons affected. The UK office…
DLA Piper Hires Team for China
DLA Piper has brought on new partner Harris Chan, formerly of the Hong Kong office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, as…
Reed Smith Cuts Associate Salaries by 10%
Reed Smith is decimating associate salaries, cutting pay 10% across the organization. From the memo: ...Reed Smith has adopted many…
Blake Lapthorn Redundancy Targets 33
Blake Lapthorn has launched its third redundancy consultation in the past nine months, targeting 33 positions in business services and…
Charles Russell Launches Redundancy Consultation
London's Charles Russell has targeted an undisclosed number of employees for redundancy, despite higher-than-expected billings. Laid off staff will be…
DWF Freezes Pay, Cancels Bonuses
Despite seeing its best financial results ever, UK law firm DWF has frozen pay and canceled bonuses. The firm was…
Norton Rose Hires Lawyers for Dubai Office
Norton Rose has brought on two laterals for its Dubai office. Andrew Lewis, formerly of New Zealand's Simpson Grierson, and…
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Asks Trainees to Defer, Offers Whopping £2,500
London's Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, which recently opened a fifth office in Manchester, has asked half of its September 2009…