The Bay Area’s Fenwick & West, which in January laid off 36 staff and froze associate salaries, has laid off 15 associates and seven staffers.
According to online sources, the firm is also laying off an undisclosed number of corporate of counsel.
Founded in 1972, Fenwick & West LLP is a full service law firm focusing on technology and life sciences clients. The corporate, intellectual property, litigation and tax groups service clients from a wide range of additional industries. Approximately 300 attorneys work from offices in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, California; Boise, Idaho; and Seattle, Washington. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
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Probably laid off the low men on the totem pole such as in house courier (aka “gophers”)
is fenwick really that ethical of a law firm? or would they charge when they see a corporation that can pay? they always give out free lunches, but are they really that generous? would they ever do free work for a client?