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Morning News Roundup for Monday

Morning News Roundup for Monday

Happy Monday. Here’s the news: Last week in law firm layoffs: 144 lawyers, 310 staff… Pillsbury Winthrop, which fired 155 in March, is hiring lawyers for its trusts & estates…

Maclay Murray Laying Off 38 Lawyers & Staff

Maclay Murray Laying Off 38 Lawyers & Staff

Maclay, Murray & Spens, one of the “big four” Scottish law firms, will cut 6% of its workforce, including some lawyers. CEO Magnus Swanson says 38 positions will be made…

Harneys Dismisses 2 Lawyers, 7 Staff

Harneys Dismisses 2 Lawyers, 7 Staff

One of the world’s leading international offshore law firms, Harney Westwood & Riegels, has laid off two lawyers and six staffers. Another employee’s contract was not renewed. The decision was…

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

This week in law firm layoffs: Brownstein Hyatt: 15 lawyers, 22 staff Chapman and Cutler: undisclosed lawyers Quinn Emanuel: 10 staff DLA Piper: estimated 32 lawyers Willkie Farr & Gallagher:…

Pierce Atwood Expands into Rhode Island

Pierce Atwood Expands into Rhode Island

Portland, Maine’s Pierce Atwood, which laid off 21 in February, has announced a new Providence, Rhode Island office. The new office expands Pierce Atwood’s products liability, commercial litigation, employee benefits…

Brownstein Hyatt Lays Off 15 Attorneys, 22 Staff

Brownstein Hyatt Lays Off 15 Attorneys, 22 Staff

Denver’s 200-attorney Brownstein Hyatt has laid off 15 attorneys and 22 staff. Partners consulted with associates to determine a balance of salary cuts and layoffs. By accepting salary reductions, the…

Williams Kastner Announces ‘Stimulus Package’

Williams Kastner Announces ‘Stimulus Package’

Seattle-based law firm Williams Kastner has announced that all non-management and non-lawyer employees will receive a special compensation check as part of the firm’s own “stimulus package.” The Williams Kastner…

Podesta Group Adds Lobbyists

Podesta Group Adds Lobbyists

The Podesta Group has added at least six principals this year. Podesta saw a 44% rise in gross lobbying revenue from 2007 to 2008. So far this year, the firm…

Cohen Jayson & Foster Lawyers Start New Firm

Cohen Jayson & Foster Lawyers Start New Firm

Name partner Chris P. Jayson, and three other lawyers from Tampa Bay, Florida’s Cohen Jayson & Foster, have left the firm to form Jayson Farthing Skafidas & Wright PA. Arthur…

Pillsbury Hiring for Trusts & Estates Practice

Pillsbury Hiring for Trusts & Estates Practice

Pillsbury, which fired 155 in March, is hiring lawyers for its trusts & estates practice. Palo Alto-based partner Jennifer McCall, head of Pillsbury‘s estates, trusts and tax planning group, is…