Comments on: Tipster: Staff Layoffs at Bracewell & Giuliani

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:35:58 +0000

Oh, they are back with their layoffs. Of course, it is the older folks getting booted out the door. Age discrimination at its finest!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:32:40 +0000

We had lay offs in our office in November 2008. The selection process for lay off was suspicious. There were some real morons with a whole lot less experience that should give been cut first. These people were given 3 days to pack up and get out after being there 20-30 years. It caused a lot of emotional trauma to the staff. Made no sense. The lower level partners were pitching a fit because they were being hit up for contributions to the employee 401k. Prior to that, senior partners are high-fiving each other for a great year. It takes a lot of money to pay the high profile people they brought in – and they don’t produce jack. The rest of us were promised that was the end of the cuts. I think they lie.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:51:06 +0000

They have also laid off attorneys in their Houston office for sure. Gave them 2 months notice and no additional severance.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:30:52 +0000

I “laid off” in the fall of 2008 at which time managing partner Mark Evans announced that 2008 had been Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s best financial year ever! B&G used to be the best place in the world to work, but they seem to be working at being as cruel, mean, ugly and uncaring to its employees as it can possibly be. Christian work ethics and principles left the day that Mr. Searcy Bracewell passed away. He would turn over in his grave if he knew how the people he cared so deeply for were being treated, much less by the firm his father established. I think he would be most ashamed of the Mark Evans and all the people at B&G who are degrading his name. Shame, shame on the uncaring employers…I’m surprised Rudy Giuliani isn’t concerned…he seemed like such a caring person when I met him, but perhaps not. I would think he’d be ashamed to have his name affiliated with these crooks. I could be wrong, but that’s one ex-employee’s opinion after the way I was treated and now to see my friends in the various offices being treated the same way.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:18:04 +0000

The truly inhuman treatment of many of the employees at this firm leaves me to believe that as is the assumption of most lawyers, they are as corrupt and uncaring as any people are. For the want of a dollar 16-30+years of loyalty has meant nothing. Bracewell, may you bear the fruits of your activities, in the worse case scenario.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:33:38 +0000

I worked there for years – this is not uncommon behavior for them. Terrible employee relations. No appreciation or loyalty – you’re just a “warm body”.