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Squire Sanders Pushes Back Start Dates

Squire Sanders Pushes Back Start Dates

Squire Sanders has delayed new associate start dates for 2009 to January, 2010. In January of this year, Squire Sanders laid off an undisclosed number of staffers. If you know…

Manatt Lays Off 12 Attorneys, 35 Staff

Manatt Lays Off 12 Attorneys, 35 Staff

Since October, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has laid off employees nationwide; 12 attorneys, 3 paralegals, and 32 administrative staff. The firm blamed the economic meltdown. Manatt’s Los Angeles headquarters has…

Fried Frank Profits Down Double-Digits

Fried Frank Profits Down Double-Digits

New York’s Fried Frank saw gross revenue fall more than 9% in 2008 to $488 million. Profits per equity partner fell double digits, 23% to $1.23 million. Revenue per lawyer…

Buchanan Ingersoll’s Revenue Down for 2008

Buchanan Ingersoll’s Revenue Down for 2008

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney saw its 2008 gross revenue fall by 3.3%, from $282.1 million in 2007. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based firm increased its revenue per lawyer by 2% from $554,000.…

Holland & Knight Delays Start Dates

Holland & Knight Delays Start Dates

Holland & Knight informed 3Ls today that 2009 start dates are being delayed. Recruiting partner Adolfo E. Jimenez: The start date for our incoming entry-level associates will be January 11,…

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

While you nurse your St. Patty’s hangover, here are the morning’s top stories: Intellectual property firm Sughrue Mion has fired a third of its incoming first year class, and canceled…

Dentons Cuts 37 Lawyers, 39 Staff

Dentons Cuts 37 Lawyers, 39 Staff

Denton Wilde Sapte has cut 37 lawyers and 39 staff. The redundancy process was completed last week, after a consultation with 80 staff members in the firm’s London and Milton…

Update of the Update: Morgan & Finnegan Declares Bankruptcy

Update of the Update: Morgan & Finnegan Declares Bankruptcy

Morgan & Finnegan has officially filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. If you have any further details, please send us a confidential tip. Follow the whole sad saga of Morgan &…

McDermott Lawyers Get Bonuses; But Salaries Frozen

McDermott Lawyers Get Bonuses; But Salaries Frozen

McDermott Will & Emery associates have been paid their 2008 bonuses, with fourth years getting up to $60,000. However, the firm has announced that associate salaries will be frozen for…

Update: Morgan & Finnegan’s Bouncing Severance Checks

Update: Morgan & Finnegan’s Bouncing Severance Checks

New York Judge Richard Lowe has issued an injunction barring Morgan & Finnegan from selling or transferring assets, in a lawsuit contending the dissolved law firm defaulted on its loan…