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Revenue Down but Profits Rise at Milbank

Revenue Down but Profits Rise at Milbank

Profits per equity partner managed to increase five percent at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCoy in 2009 despite a slight drop in gross revenue. AM Law Daily reports the firm’s…

Covington & Burling Laying Off Staff Attorneys

Covington & Burling Laying Off Staff Attorneys

According to stories in the blawgosphere, Covington & Burling is in the process of laying off an undisclosed number of staff attorneys. Those affected have been offered one or two…

Addleshaw Lays Off 85 Staff

Addleshaw Lays Off 85 Staff

Addleshaw Goddard, one of Britain’s largest firms, which announced in February it would cut 19 partners, has now announced the redundancies of 85 staff positions. The layoffs target the firm’s…

DLA Phillips Fox Lays Off 12 Lawyers; CEO Steps Down [Update]

DLA Phillips Fox Lays Off 12 Lawyers; CEO Steps Down [Update]

DLA Phillips Fox, an affiliate of DLA Piper, has cut 12 lawyers from its offices in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, CEO Tony Crawford will step down after 10…

Blake Dawson Lays Off 23 Lawyers, 66 Staff

Blake Dawson Lays Off 23 Lawyers, 66 Staff

Blake Dawson has eliminated 23 lawyers and 66 support staff in the wake of its March review of business. Details have not been released. If you know anything about the…

Minter Ellison Lays Off 11 Lawyers, 35 Staff

Minter Ellison Lays Off 11 Lawyers, 35 Staff

Australia’s Minter Ellison has laid off 11 lawyers and 24 support staff from its Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane offices. The redundancies targeted senior and junior associates in the firm’s…

Kilpatrick Stockton Hires Day Pitney IP Group

Kilpatrick Stockton Hires Day Pitney IP Group

Kilpatrick Stockton, which in April laid off 24 lawyers and endured the resulting tragedy, has hired a group of three intellectual property lawyers from Day Pitney. Stephen Feingold, Marc Lieberstein,…

Gibson Dunn Cuts 36 Staff

Gibson Dunn Cuts 36 Staff

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher today cut 36 staff positions at the firm’s nine US offices. In February, the firm announced its gross revenue was up and that it planned no…