AmLaw: Cadwalader Still #1 for Layoffs

The American Lawyer has updated its list of AmLaw 200 law firms by percentage layoffs since January, 2008. More than 3,067 attorney jobs have been cut, or 2.75%.

Here are the top five, as of today:

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft: 36.3%
Dechert LLP: 14.6%
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe: 14.3%
McKee Nelson: 13.3%
White & Case: 13.0%

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Posted by Erik Even on August 11, 2009. Filed under Home,Law Firm News,Layoffs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry