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After Almost 60 Years, Martin & Churchill Closed its Operations

After Almost 60 Years, Martin & Churchill Closed its Operations

Martin & Churchill, a Kansas-based law firm with areas of practices in health care, commercial litigation and workers’ compensation, closed…

Five Partners of Nixon Peabody Join LeClairRyan

Five Partners of Nixon Peabody Join LeClairRyan

Nixon Peabody LLP , one of the largest law firms in the world and recognized as a Global 100 firm,…

Tipster: Fish & Richardson Lays Off Corporate Lawyers [Update]

Tipster: Fish & Richardson Lays Off Corporate Lawyers [Update]

According to a JDJournal tipster, intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson, which in January laid off 30 staff members across…

Tipster: Layoffs at USC Law School

Tipster: Layoffs at USC Law School

According to a JDJournal tipster, there have been stealth layoffs at the USC Gould School of Law. With all of…

Tipster: More Layoffs Today at Fulbright & Jaworski [Update 2]

Tipster: More Layoffs Today at Fulbright & Jaworski [Update 2]

We have been covering rumors of ongoing stealth layoffs at Fulbright & Jaworski. We now believe that six associates and…

Layoffs Ongoing at Fulbright & Jaworski? [Update 2]

Layoffs Ongoing at Fulbright & Jaworski? [Update 2]

Earlier this week we reported on a tip that Fulbright & Jaworski laid off at least 42 people in Texas…

Tipster: Husch Blackwell Laying Off More Lawyers

Tipster: Husch Blackwell Laying Off More Lawyers

Husch Blackwell laid off 17 lawyers and 45 staff in March, and 10 lawyers two weeks ago. Now a JDJournal…

Tipster: More Layoffs at Fulbright & Jaworski

Tipster: More Layoffs at Fulbright & Jaworski

Last week, we reported that Fulbright & Jaworski has laid off six associates and four staff at its Los Angeles…

Tipster: More Layoffs on Horizon at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt [Update 3]

Tipster: More Layoffs on Horizon at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt [Update 3]

In June we reported that Portland, Oregon’s Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt would cut associate salaries and lay off support staff.…

Rumor: Foley & Lardner Cuts Associate Pay 10%

Rumor: Foley & Lardner Cuts Associate Pay 10%

Blawgs are reporting that Foley & Lardner has cut pay 10% for all associates in all offices. The firm is…

Rumor: WilmerHale Cutting Up to 15% of Associates Firmwide

Rumor: WilmerHale Cutting Up to 15% of Associates Firmwide

In June, we reported that WilmerHale informed an undisclosed number of associates and counsel that they will lose their jobs…

Rumor: Cahill Gordon Lays Off Associates

Rumor: Cahill Gordon Lays Off Associates

According to online sources, former Am Law 100 firm Cahill Gordon laid off an undisclosed number of associates last week,…