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Setfarth Shaw Cancels 2010 Summer Program

Erik Even — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:05:53 +0000

Seyfarth Shaw, which laid off 50 people in May, has announced it will not host a Summer associate program in 2010.

The firm stressed that the cancellation is a one-time decision, and is not permanent. It will also continue to hire from law schools.

Last year’s Summers will start in either January or October 2010, and this year’s Summers who get offers will begin in January 2011.

Chicago’s Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a full-service law firm founded in 1945. It has ten offices.

O’Melveny & Myers Freezes Staff Salaries

Erik Even — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:17:51 +0000

O’Melveny & Myers, which in March laid off 190 people, is freezing salaries for staffers across the firm. Lawyers are not affected.

There will be no salary increases in 2009; and the performance evaluation cycle will now cover July 2008 to July 2010. Salary increases will be considered in (but are not promised for) July 2010.

O’Melveny is evaluating its other compensation programs, such as annual bonuses.

The firm has delayed start dates for new associates to December 2009.

O’Melveny & Myers LLP is the 19th largest law firm in the world. It employs 1200 attorneys in 14 offices worldwide.

White & Case Lays Off 31 in Moscow

Erik Even — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:29:47 +0000

White & Case has laid off 31 staff in Moscow, as part of the global redundancy program announced in March.

Of the 31 affected, 18 were legal staff.

White & Case LLP is a leading global law firm with 38 offices in 25 countries. It was founded in New York in 1901. The American Lawyer ranked the firm sixth by revenue in the US in its annual Am Law 100 financial survey for 2007.

White & Case Expands New York Litigation Practice

Erik Even — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:08:45 +0000

White & Case, which laid off 200 associates and 200 staffers in March, has added two new partners to its litigation practice in New York.

Gregory Little and Scott Hershman come from Hunton & Williams, where Little was head of the firm’s New York Litigation Group and a former member of the firm’s executive committee.

Hershman was previously an assistant district attorney in New York City.

The firm recently brought on three other partners: Joseph Angland, who has more than 30 years’ trial lawyer experience; former Florida Supreme Court Justice Raoul G. Cantero, III; and former US District Judge Jim Lechner, Jr.

White & Case’s Commercial Litigation Practice is comprised of more than 750 lawyers worldwide, and accounts for more than one-third of the firm’s work globally.

White & Case LLP is a leading global law firm with 2,300 lawyers in 38 offices in 25 countries, and a total staff of more than 4,800. It was founded in New York in 1901.

Spencer Fane Lays Off 8 Staff

Erik Even — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:25:26 +0000

Kansas City, Missouri-based law firm Spencer Fane has laid off eight staff members.

The lay-offs targeted three in tony Clayton, Missouri, and five in Kansas City.

In addition to its Kansas City headquarters and Clayton office, the 130-attorney Spencer Fane Britt & Browne has offices in Omaha, Nebraska and Overland Park, Kansas.

Howrey Lays Off 25 Staff

Erik Even — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:46:21 +0000

Washington DC’s Howrey has laid off 25 secretarial staffers.

Cuts came in all offices except Palo Alto and New York. Those affected are getting severance packages, health care assistance and outplacement.

In addition, Howrey is demanding that non-equity partners contribute capital; and all partners, equity and non-equity, will be able to contribute voluntary capital, and some have already agreed to do so. The firm’s press release hints that these “voluntary” contributions may not be so voluntary.

Additionally, all partners, Equity and Non-Equity, will now able to contribute voluntary capital and several have already agreed to do so. All these are signs of their commitment and dedication to the Firm and its plans for growth.

Huh. Better cut that check.

Howrey LLP was founded as Howrey, Simon, Baker, & Murchison in 1956, and was the first national anti-trust law firm. It has more than 700 attorneys in 17 locations worldwide.

Dechert Lays Off 63 Lawyers, 62 Staff

Erik Even — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:05:35 +0000

With what the firm officially characterizes as “deep regret,” Dechert has laid off 63 lawyers and 62 staffers today.

The cuts affect offices throughout the firm.

Flunded in 1975, Dechert LLP is an international law firm of more than 1,000 lawyers with top-ranked practices in corporate and securities, complex litigation, finance and real estate, and financial services and asset management

In 2006, Philadelphia’s Dechert was ranked 37th largest law firm in the world based on revenue. In 2007, the National Law Journal ranked the firm 25th largest in the United States based on number of attorneys.