Florida’s Akerman Senterfitt, which in July announced a 10% cut in associate salaries, has laid off five associates. Two of the five let go are first-years. Akerman Senterfitt was founded in 1920, and has grown to become one of the largest law firms in the United States. In 2008, the National Law Journal ranked the firm as [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 2, 2009
WilmerHale has informed an undisclosed number of associates and counsel that they will lose their jobs this Fall. The firm stresses that these are not “layoffs,” although rational persons are hard-pressed to tell the difference. Those affected are being given “a number of months” to find new jobs. The cuts are the result of a new [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 29, 2009
Mark Kirsch, head of Clifford Chance’s US litigation practice, has left the firm, leaving the 29 associates in the firm’s New York litigation group under threat of layoffs. The group and its associated staffers have been informed that layoffs are coming, but no numbers have been revealed. Kirsch will be replaced in his position by Juan Morillo. In [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 15, 2009
In February we reported on a redundancy consultation at Simmons & Simmons, which targeted 69 people — 20 associates and 49 support staffers. This week the consultation ended, and 73 people have lost their jobs, including 18 associates. In addition, the firm has cut 18 business development and marketing personnel. If you have any additional details on [...]
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