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Chapman and Cutler Laying Off ‘Underperformers’

Chapman and Cutler Laying Off ‘Underperformers’

Chicago’s Chapman and Cutler is taking steps to reduce costs, including laying off an undisclosed number of “underperforming” lawyers, and possibly cutting salaries. The firm has canceled its traditional May…

Morning News Roundup for Friday

Morning News Roundup for Friday

Happy Friday. I hope you’ve made it through the week without getting laid off. San Francisco IP firm Townsend and Townsend and Crew has laid off 16 attorneys, 45 staff,…

Confirmed: Layoffs at Quinn Emanuel

Confirmed: Layoffs at Quinn Emanuel

A JDJournal tipster informed us yesterday that Quinn Emanuel held layoffs at their Los Angeles office. Today the firm confirmed that our tipster was reliable: Quinn Emanuel laid off 10…

Update: DLA Piper Puts Dubai Lawyers on ‘Sabbatical’

Update: DLA Piper Puts Dubai Lawyers on ‘Sabbatical’

DLA Piper, which just laid off 8 associates in Dubai, has additionally placed almost 20% of the remaining Dubai-based lawyers on either a six-month “sabbatical” or a secondment. Those taking…

Revenue Up at Virginia’s Hunton & Williams

Revenue Up at Virginia’s Hunton & Williams

Richmond, Virginia’s Hunton & Williams posted $668 million in gross revenue in the fiscal year that ended March 31st, a 2.2% increase from the previous year. Net revenue was $229…

Robinson & Cole Opens New Office, Hires Lawyers

Robinson & Cole Opens New Office, Hires Lawyers

Hartford, Connecticut’s Robinson & Cole, which in March laid off 11 lawyers and 19 staff, has announced it is opening an office in Providence, Rhode Island. The firm hired Patricia…

Rumor: More Stealth Layoffs at Willkie Farr

Rumor: More Stealth Layoffs at Willkie Farr

According to sources in the blawgosphere, 20 staffers at Willkie Farr & Gallagher were laid off in January, and around two dozen employees were invited to leave last week. It…

Update: Duane Morris Hires More From Wolf Block

Update: Duane Morris Hires More From Wolf Block

Philadelphia’s Duane Morris, which hired 24 lawyers from dissolving Wolf Block on Tuesday, has also hired the former firm’s 17-lawyer labor & employment practice. The labor & employment group includes…

Fulbright & Jaworski Adds 6 Lawyers to HK Office

Fulbright & Jaworski Adds 6 Lawyers to HK Office

Fulbright & Jaworski has added four new lawyers, and transferred partners, to its Hong Kong office. Jessica Fei joins Fulbright as counsel from the China practice of an unnamed international…

Vedder Price Lays Off 9 Associates

Vedder Price Lays Off 9 Associates

Nine lawyers from Chicago-based Vedder Price are vedder, vedder upset to have been laid off. The firm blames a downturn in litigation work. The 258-lawyer firm let go eight in…