This Week in Layoffs… So Far
It's been another disastrous week for law firm layoffs. So far: O'Melveny & Myers: 90 attorneys, 110 staff Shearman &…
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DLA Piper Lays Off 54 in Asia
DLA Piper announced today it is laying off 20 lawyers and 34 staff across its Asian offices, in response to…
K&L Gates Launches Singapore Office
K&L Gates, Pittsburgh’s largest law firm, has opened a Singapore office, its 32nd location and its fifth in Asia. New…
Don’t Want to Get Laid Off? Never Get Sick
LegalWeek reports that DLA Piper attorneys are angry that redundancy criteria include severe penalties for taking sick days. Fee earners…
More Layoffs at Chicago’s Neal Gerber
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, a Chicago-based law firm with about 200 lawyers, cut nearly 10% of its attorneys. The firm…
Black Thursday — 700 Lawyers & Staffers Laid Off
Yesterday, Thursday, February 12th, 2009, six prominent firms fired over 700 attorneys and legal staffers, in what is becoming known…
Update: Bryan Cave Lays Off 134, Freezes Salaries
Bryan Cave LLP is laying off 58 attorneys and 76 staff today. It is the second national law firm to…
Update: DLA Piper Lays Off 180
Two days ago, we reported that DLA Piper would let go 30 lawyers and 100 staffers. Today the firm announced…
DLA Piper to Cut 140 in New Round of Layoffs
DLA Piper has launched its second layoff consultation in just three months, with up to 140 jobs under threat. The…
Lemon Lawyers Battling Further Disciplinary Action
From The Legal Intelligencer: Craig T. Kimmel and Robert M. Silverman, founders of one of the largest lemon law practices…
DLA Piper’s Ong to Head Up Eversheds Singapore
London's Eversheds is opening of a new office in Singapore, and beginning work on developing a presence in Hong Kong.…
DLA Piper Appoints Vice Chairs for Chicago Practice Groups
DLA Piper has for the first time appointed vice chairs for some Chicago practice groups, seeking to aid those who…