JD Journal » roundup http://www.jdjournal.com Legal Industry News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:14:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 The Week in Law Firm Layoffs http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/07/11/the-week-in-law-firm-layoffs-18/ http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/07/11/the-week-in-law-firm-layoffs-18/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:39:53 +0000 Erik Even http://www.jdjournal.com/?p=14890 This week in law firm layoffs:

Eckert Seamans: 90 lawyers

Hogan & Hartson: 30 lawyers

Clifford Chance: 50 lawyers

DLA Piper: 21 lawyers, 100 staff

Keddies Lawyers: 40 undisclosed lawyers, staff

Cahill Gordon: undisclosed lawyers

Winstead: 20 undisclosed

Mishcon de Reya: 12 staff

Total: 191 lawyers, 112 staff, 60 undisclosed

Previously:

Week of June 28th: 49 lawyers, 11 staff, 175 undisclosed

Week of June 21st: 30 lawyers, 43 staff

Week of June 14th: 51 lawyers, 34 staff

Week of June 7th: 81 lawyers, 61 staff, 85 undisclosed

Week of May 31st: 101 lawyers, 142 staff, 49 undisclosed

Week of May 24th: 66 lawyers, 119 staff

Week of May 17th: 40 lawyers, 118 staff

Week of May 10th: 274 lawyers, 499 staff

Week of May 3rd: 274 lawyers, 160 staff

Week of April 26th: 352 lawyers, 220 staff, 70 undisclosed

Week of April 19th: 61 lawyers, 184 staff

Week of April 12th: 67 lawyers, 50 staff, 115 unidentified

Week of April 5th: 144 lawyers, 310 staff

Week of March 29th: 199 lawyers, 474 staff

Week of March 22nd: 455 lawyers, 219 staff

Week of March 15th: 91 lawyers, 177 staff

Week of March 8th: 574 lawyers, 812 staff

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher: 36 staff

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: undisclosed lawyers, 50 staff

Bose McKinney & Evans: 10 lawyers, 15 staff

Clifford Chance: 24 lawyers

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge: 25 lawyers, 35 staff

Dechert LLP: 63 lawyers, 62 staff

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP: undisclosed

Saul Ewing: 7 lawyers, 7 staff

Goldberg Kohn: 9 lawyers, 14 staff

Wolf Block: 317 lawyers, undisclosed staff

Total this week: 455 lawyers, 219 staff.

Last week: 91 lawyers, 177 staff

The week before: 574 lawyers, 812 staff

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]]> http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/03/28/the-week-in-law-firm-layoffs-3/feed/ 0 The Week in Law Firm Layoffs http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/03/13/the-week-in-law-firm-layoffs/ http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/03/13/the-week-in-law-firm-layoffs/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:58:43 +0000 Erik Even http://www.jdjournal.com/?p=8939 The AxeHere’s the rundown for law firm layoffs this week:

K&L Gates: 36 associates and 79 staff

Burges Salmon: 18 lawyers

Morgan Lewis: 55 attorneys and 161 staff

White & Case: 200 associates and 200 staff

Venable: 16 attorneys, 48 staff

Chadbourne & Parke: 25 lawyers

Pepe & Hazard: 5 attorneys and 7 staff

Proskauer Rose: 23 attorneys

Pircher, Nichols & Meeks: 8 attorneys

Dundas & Wilson: 25 attorneys, 25 staff

Blank Rome: 27 associates and 52 staff

Sidley Austin: 89 associates and 140 staff

Husch Blackwell Sanders: 17 lawyers and 45 staff

Baker & McKenzie: 30 lawyers and 55 staff

Gardere Wynne Sewell: undisclosed attorneys and staff

Baker Botts: undisclosed attorneys

TOTAL: 574 lawyers, 812 staff

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]]> http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/03/13/the-week-in-law-firm-layoffs/feed/ 0 March 9th Worst Day for Law Firm Layoffs So Far http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/03/10/march-9th-worst-day-for-law-firm-layoffs-so-far/ http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/03/10/march-9th-worst-day-for-law-firm-layoffs-so-far/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:32:48 +0000 Erik Even http://www.jdjournal.com/?p=8652 You could be next!Despite the fact that February 12th is still known as Black Thursday and generally considered the worst day for law firm layoffs since the economic meltdown began, the truth is it’s only the third worst day to date.

Yesterday, March 9th, had the largest number of single day layoffs: White & Case announced 400 layoffs (although the victims have yet to be informed), Morgan Lewis cut 216 and K&L Gates cut 121.

Total: 737.

January 29 was the second worst: Linklaters (270), Morrison & Foerster (201), Ropes & Gray (106), Fish & Richardson (70) and Clifford Chance (5).

Total: 652.

And the widely lamented Black Thursday: Holland & Knight (243); DLA Piper (180); Goodwin Procter (74); Bryan Cave (58); Epstein Becker (53); Dechert (19); and Cadwalader (16).

Total: 643.

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Arent Fox: 13 attorneys, 15 staff

Bingham McCutchen: 16 attorneys, 23 staff

King & Spalding: 37 attorneys, 85 staff

Akin Gump: 47 attorneys, 57 staff

O’Melveny & Myers: 90 attorneys, 110 staff

Shearman & Sterling: 78 staff

Dewey & LeBeouf: 15 attorneys, 115 staff

Clifford Chance: 115 staff

Wiggin and Dana: 14 attorneys, 14 staff

Stinson Morrison Hecker: 30 staff

DLA Piper: 20 attorneys, 34 staff

Haynes and Boone: 2 attorneys, 1 staff

Pillsbury Winthrop: 55 attorneys, 100 staff

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe: 100 attorneys, 200 staff

The official JD Journal totals for this week:

409 attorneys, 977 staff

Yeah, that’s not good.

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O’Melveny & Myers: 90 attorneys, 110 staff

Shearman & Sterling: 78 staff

Dewey & LeBeouf: 15 attorneys, 115 staff

Clifford Chance: 115 staff

Wiggin and Dana: 14 attorneys, 14 staff

Stinson Morrison Hecker: 30 staff

DLA Piper: 20 attorneys, 34 staff

Haynes and Boone: 2 attorneys, 1 staff

Pillsbury Winthrop: 55 attorneys, 100 staff

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe: 100 attorneys, 200 staff

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