Wiggin and Dana Lays Off 14 Attorneys, 14 Staffers
Connecticut's Wiggin and Dana this week laid off 14 attorneys and 14 staff. In January, we reported that the worsening…
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Haynes and Boone Lays Off Three at NYC Office
Dallas' Haynes and Boone yesterday laid off one associate, one of counsel and one staff in their New York City…
Black Wednesday? Dewey & LeBoeuf Cutting 130
Last week we reported on rumors that Dewey & LeBoeuf would decrease its workforce. Legal industry rumors seem to be…
Update: Shearman Lays Off 78
Yesterday we reported on web rumors that New York's Shearman & Sterling would lay off staffers. Today the firm confirmed…
O’Melveny & Myers Decimates Staff, Firing 190
O'Melveny & Myers today announced the layoffs of 10% of attorneys and 10% of staff. About 190 people will be…
Clifford Chance to Cut 115 Staffers
Clifford Chance has announced further cuts to its London office, with the Magic Circle firm set to make up to…
Chicago Firms to Merge
Chicago law firms Schuyler Roche and Crisham & Kubes are merging as of April 1st, 2009. The combined firm will…
Morning News Roundup for Wednesday
Good morning! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set shutter its office in Bratislava, Slovakia, closing its only Central and Eastern European…
Blockbuster Hires Kirkland And Ellis For Financial Issues
To help find a way out of financial woes, Blockbuster has hired the law firm of Kirkland and Ellis. The…
Akerman Senterfitt Grows Government Affairs Group With Jon C. Porter
Akerman Senterfitt announced today that former Republican House Representative Jon C. Porter is joining the firm as Director of Public…
Ex-Senator Joins Covington & Burling
Former Oregon Senator Gordon Smith is returning to Washington, DC, where he will join Covington & Burling and focus on…
Dean Joins McKenna Long & Aldridge
Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean has joined McKenna Long & Aldridge as an independent consultant, for the firm's…