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Brinks Hofer Lays Off Staff

Brinks Hofer Lays Off Staff

Brinks Hofer, a boutique intellectual property firm, laid off 18 workers this week largely as the result of a still-sluggish economy. According to legal tabloid Above The Law, which broke the…

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…

Skadden Freezes Salaries for Counsel

Skadden Freezes Salaries for Counsel

New York’s Skadden has announced it will not raise salaries for counsel in 2009. Associates will not be affected. The firm still intends to offer discretionary, merit-based bonuses. Skadden is…

Herbert Smith Poaches From Linklaters for Madrid Office

Herbert Smith Poaches From Linklaters for Madrid Office

Herbert Smith will launch a new office in Madrid, Spain with a group from Linklaters. Alvaro Sáinz, Miguel Riaño and Ignacio Paz were partners at Linklaters. Ignacio Díez-Picazo was a…

Hogan & Hartson Cuts 93 Staff

Today Hogan & Hartson informed 93 US support staffers they don’t have to come back next week. From the memo: …we reluctantly have concluded that two steps are required at…