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Tipster: Quinn Emanuel Layoffs in Los Angeles

Tipster: Quinn Emanuel Layoffs in Los Angeles

According to a JDJournal tipster, Quinn Emanuel held more layoffs at their Los Angeles Office yesterday. There are no further details. The last rumored layoff was held last month, and…

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Good morning! Here are the top stories: Clifford Chance will lay off 10 associates at its office in Amsterdam, The Netherlands… Speaking of The Netherlands, Dutch law firm De Brauw…

Report: Law Firm Mergers Up 33% in Q1

Report: Law Firm Mergers Up 33% in Q1

Legal management consultancy Altman Weil reports that law firm mergers and acquisitions increased by 33% during Q1. Altman Weil says 24 law firm mergers were reported in the first three…

Baker & McKenzie Lays Off 124

Chicago’s Baker & McKenzie today announced the layoffs of 124 employees. From the statement: …management in North America and Global Services today [have] informed 38 attorneys and 86 paralegals and…

Duane Morris Rescues 24 from Wolf Block

Duane Morris Rescues 24 from Wolf Block

Philadelphia’s Duane Morris has hired 24 lawyers, including 12 partners, from dissolving Wolf Block. Wolf Block’s partners voted to dissolve the 106-year-old law firm on March 23rd. So far, more…

Tipster: Holme Roberts & Owen Deferring Incoming Associates

According to a JDJournal tipster, Denver-based international law firm Holme Roberts & Owen is deferring its entire incoming class of associates for 12 months. Our tipster reports: 3Ls were informed…

Dehnen Lawyers Opens Washington, DC Office

Dehnen Lawyers Opens Washington, DC Office

Dehnen Lawyers, a small boutique firm in Dusseldorf, Germany, has launched a new office in Washington, DC. The firm, which has 10 lawyers in its Dusseldorf office, specializes in advising…

Pugh Jones Partners with McCarter & English

Pugh Jones Partners with McCarter & English

Chicago’s Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt and Newark’s McCarter & English are forming an alliance. While remaining separate and independent law firms, they will recommend and provide coordinated legal services…

De Brauw Targets Up to 90 Support Staff

De Brauw Targets Up to 90 Support Staff

Speaking of The Netherlands, leading Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has launched a support staff redundancy consultation, set to affect up to 90 jobs over a two-year period.…

Clifford Chance Making Cuts in Amsterdam Office

Clifford Chance Making Cuts in Amsterdam Office

Clifford Chance will lay off 10 associates at its office in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Dutch outpost employs 160 lawyers, including 28 partners. The layoffs follow cuts in London, New…