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Cadwalader Predicts Airline Mergers in 2009

From The USA Today Sky Blog: Experts are predicting a rash of airline mergers in 2009. “As we are in a recession that is becoming worse, there is going to…

Non-equity Partners In “Precarious Position”

At least two more law firms are considering following the lead of DLA Piper, requiring nonequity partners to buy into equity status, according to William Henderson of Indiana University law school.…

Blog: Drinker Biddle and Wolf Block To Have Xmas Layoffs

Above the Law claims that Philadelphia’s Drinker Biddle & Reath will let 20 people go on Friday, one week before Christmas. Yes it’s true about DBR – on Friday afternoon.…

Law Firms Avoid Announcing Layoffs, Even to Staff

From Am Law Daily: The Am Law Daily is running out of leads for layoff stories, so we were relieved when we saw that Meredith Hobbs at the Fulton County…

Many from Heller, Thelen Remain Jobless

Many from Heller, Thelen Remain Jobless

After the dissolution of Heller Ehrman and Thelen LLP, hundreds of attorneys were left without work. Now, months later, many are still unemployed, even after some of the nation’s largest…

The Upside of Being a Laid-Off Lawyer: Facial Hair

The Wall Street Journal, having nothing else to report on, writes that newly unemployed Wall Street refugees are luxuriating in the freedom to grow facial hair. Facial hair is showing…

Small Firms Crushed By Layoff Wave

Small Firms Crushed By Layoff Wave

Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a 75-attorney real estate firm with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago, is laying off eight attorneys and four staff. Founder Leo J. Pircher told The…

Rumor: King & Spalding to Acquire Most Thacher Proffitt counsel [Update]

Via Law.com: Atlanta-based King & Spalding is in talks to acquire most, but not all of Thacher Proffitt & Wood’s lawyers, according to the Legal Times. In order to avoid dissolution,…

Breaking: Goodwin Procter shedding associates

We hear from a reliable source that Boston’s Goodwin Procter is asking some associates to leave for “performance reasons” —  but it’s really a layoff. We don’t have any details about how many…

Goulston Cuts About 40

Goulston Cuts About 40

Boston-based firm Goulston & Storrs PC has laid off about 40 members of its staff, including administrative support positions and a handful of paralegals. According to the firm, no lawyers…