We have been reporting on the saga of Clifford Chance’s US litigation practice. Group head Mark Kirsch jumped ship to Gibson Dunn, leaving the fates of 29 New York litigation associates in doubt.
Now the futures of those associates are coming into focus.
Seven associates are going to Gibson Dunn with Kirsch and partners Joel Cohen and Christopher Joralemon. Up to 10 associates will be laid off this week; the rest will remain on the New York litigation team, which will be headed by Juan Morillo of the DC office.
Clifford Chance LLP is the largest law firm in the world, both by number of lawyers and revenue, and part of the UK’s “Magic Circle” of leading law firms. It is a prestigious international practice with its principal office in London.