Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Good morning!

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set shutter its office in Bratislava, Slovakia, closing its only Central and Eastern European office outside Vienna and Moscow…

White & Case, one of six international firms granted a license to practice Singapore law, has canceled plans to merge with local alliance partner Venture Law…

As predicted, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is laying off a total of 300 employees; 100 associates and 200 staff…

DLA Piper announced it is laying off 20 lawyers and 34 staff across its Asian offices, in response to the global economic meltdown…

Former Oregon Senator Gordon Smith is returning to Washington, DC, where he will join Covington & Burling and focus on international trade and foreign relations…