Morning News Roundup for Friday

Good morning! It’s May Day! Let’s celebrate the rise of the Proletariat!

Allen & Overy had its own Black Thursday yesterday, when 47 equity partners, 200 associates, and 200 support staff were shown the door…

Prominent attorney Mark Levy, laid off this week from Kilpatrick Stockton, killed himself at the firm’s Washington DC office…

Linklaters is cutting pay for starting lawyers, and shrinking salary increases…

Squire Sanders has confirmed that it fired 32 attorneys last Friday…

Crowell & Moring LLP has added three senior lawyers to its London office…