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Staff Layoffs at Day Pitney

Staff Layoffs at Day Pitney

Day Pitney has laid off 29 staff memebers in its third round of layoffs this year. In may, the firm let go of 20 lawyers and deferred incoming associates and…

5259 Fewer Jobs at Top 250 Law Firms

5259 Fewer Jobs at Top 250 Law Firms

According to a report issued by the National Law Journal, the top 250 law firms cut 5,259 attorney positions this year in the worst year since the NLJ began compiling…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good Morning everyone! I hope everyone had a terriffic weekend. Here’s a look back at Friday’s news (and a small weekend update) to get your week started. A judge has…

Pepsi off the (1.2 Billion Dollar) Hook

Pepsi off the (1.2 Billion Dollar) Hook

At the end of last month I blogged about a legal comedy of errors that ended with a default judgement being entered against softdrink maker PepsiCo. If you somehow missed…

Cleary Gottlieb Follows Cravath on Bonuses

Cleary Gottlieb Follows Cravath on Bonuses

Cleary Gottlieb Gottlieb has confirmed their bonus schedule for this year, which falls right in line with Cravath. Cravath was the first major law firm to announce its year end…

Greenberg Traurig Picks up Five from Ballard Spahr

Greenberg Traurig Picks up Five from Ballard Spahr

A five person environmental law practice group has moved from Ballard Spahr to Greeberg Traurig in Philladelphia. The Philladelphia office, which opened in 1997, now has fifteen attorneys that once…

23 New Partners at Latham & Watkins

23 New Partners at Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins & Watkins promoted 23 of its associates to partner this week. With twelve promotions coming in corporate law and five more in finance, this could be viewed…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good Morning everyone! Today is Friday, November 6, and here’s a look back at the last few days. Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan opened its 13th office… Goodwin Procter laid off…

Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan Announce Nashville Office

Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan Announce Nashville Office

Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP revealed today that they will be opening an office in Nashville, bringing in Nashville attorneys Natasha L. Blackshear and Dennis Nunez. This will become the…

Goodwin Procter Says So Long To Second Year Associates

Goodwin Procter Says So Long To Second Year Associates

21 second-year associates from Goodwin Procter’s Business Law practice group have been laid off. Most of the layoffs came out of their Boston Office. The firm sent out a memo…