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Allen & Overy

Dewey & LeBoeuf Hires 4 for Corporate Group

Dewey & LeBoeuf has brought on four corporate attorneys. New corporate finance group partner John Cobb joins in New York…

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

This week in law firm layoffs: Seyfarth Shaw: 50 lawyers & staff White & Case: 27 lawyers, 13 staff (see…

Women Laid Off from Allen & Overy Found New Firm

Nineteen women and four men laid off from Allen & Overy are founding their own firm, Maurice Turnor Gardner. Formerly…

Allen & Overy Lays Off 47 Partners, 200 Associates, 200 Staff

The UK’s Allen & Overy announced in February a plan to lay off 450 jobs in a redundancy consultation. Well,…

Allen & Overy to Outsource More Work

Allen & Overy plans to outsource more of its "back office" work, particularly due diligence and litigation discovery, to other…

London Firms Delay Partner Promotions

London Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy have delayed their 2009 partner promotions. Clifford Chance will defer…

Allen & Overy Announces Redundancy Criteria

The UK's Allen & Overy, which announced in February its plan to lay off 450 jobs, has informed staff of…

Allen & Overy to Cut 30% of Trainees

London's Allen & Overy will only retain 70% of its trainees for September 2009 and March 2010. The Magic Circle…

White & Case Will Not Merge With Singapore Firm

White & Case, one of six international firms granted a license to practice Singapore law, has canceled plans to merge…

Allen & Overy Appoints Employee Reps for Redundancy

Allen & Overy is appointing 15 employee representatives to consult on the sweeping redundancy that is set to claim more…

Bloomberg: China Law Offices Grow as US, UK Firms Shrink

Bloomberg reports that while law firms in the US and UK are shrinking, their offices in China expanding. Twenty-eight foreign…

Update: Allen & Overy to Cut 450 Jobs

Last week we reported that Allen & Overy, the UK’s fourth-biggest law firm by revenue, would cut as many as…