Update: The Week in Layoffs, Final Edition
It was another disastrous week for law firm layoffs. Here are the totals: Arent Fox: 13 attorneys, 15 staff Bingham…
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Update: Akin Gump Cuts 47 Associates, 57 Staff
Once again, the rumors are true. Akin Gump is laying off 47 associates and 57 paralegals and staff. The firm…
Rumor: Layoffs Today at Akin Gump
Today is a busy day for legal industry layoff rumors. Blawgs are now reporting that Akin Gump is either laying…
Greenberg Traurig Austin Adds Securities Team
Miami's Greenberg Traurig has announced the addition of top securities litigation attorneys Paul R. Bessette, Michael J. Biles and Jesse…
Congressional Staffer Sopko Joins Akin Gump
Congressional staffer and counter-terrorism expert John Sopko has left the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he was chief counsel…
Partners Deserting Akin Gump
The American Lawyer has been piecing together the evidence, and finds that Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has lost…
Ropes & Gray Decimates Staff
Boston's Ropes & Gray cut 106 staff positions, or 10% of its non-lawyer staff. The firm made the cuts yesterday,…
Texas Firms Announce Associate Pay Freezes
Haynes and Boone, a 508-lawyer Dallas-based firm, will not to give associates salary raises based on seniority, as management usually…
Akin Gump Lays Off 65 Staff [Update 2]
Akin Gump is laying off 65 staff across its US offices. No lawyers will be affected. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer…
Former Patent Czar Joins Whiteford Taylor
The Clinton-era head of the US Patent & Trademark Office has joined Baltimore's Whiteford, Taylor & Preston. Bruce A. Lehman,…