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 as a sign of optimism about the economic recovery. In addition, 13 associates were promoted to of counsel. & Watkins Although this years class [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 9, 2009
Earlier this week we told you that Fenwick & West paid several of its incoming associates to find work elsewhere. Today we have the numbers for this year’s crop of summer associates and like many other firms, the numbers aren’t pretty. The firm made offers to 17 of its 36 summer associates. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 7, 2009
We’ve reported on a few firms that have paid incoming associates a stipend to, essentially, go away. In each of the previous cases, the offer has been to the entire incoming class. Fenwick & West was slated to have 24 new associates start, once their deferrals expired, and has offered some of them [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 2, 2009
Cooley Godward Kronish laid of 58 staffers yesterday, but not attorneys were affected in this round of cuts. According to a memo sent out to all employees, the layoffs were made to eliminate “pockets of staffing overcapacity”. Cooley Godward Kronish LLP is a law firm that represents entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and emerging growth companies in [...]
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