Dechert LLP

Dechert CEO Gives Himself $1 Million Pay Cut [Update]

Dechert LLP chairman and CEO Barton Winokur announced that he has taken a $1 million pay cut. Winokur revealed the…

Philadelphia's Dechert is deferring start dates for two-thirds of its 63 incoming associates Three groups of 21 associates will start…

This week in law firm layoffs: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher: 36 staff Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: undisclosed lawyers,…

Over five years, London firms’ hiring of lateral partners has almost doubled, from 42 hires in 2004 to 79 in…

With what the firm officially characterizes as "deep regret," Dechert has laid off 63 lawyers and 62 staffers today. The…

Despite the fact that February 12th is still known as Black Thursday and generally considered the worst day for law…

Intellectual property boutique Volpe and Koenig announced the addition of three new IP attorneys. Abhik A. Huq, Daniel S. Goldberg,…

Above the Law reports that Phillie's Dechert, which recently announced that its profits and revenues are down, is laying off…

According to a report released by the San Francisco-based Project for Attorney Retention, which surveyed 100 American law firms, only…

Philadelphia's Dechert has become the latest Am Law 100 firm to announce a decline in revenues and profits for 2008.…

Yesterday, Thursday, February 12th, 2009, six prominent firms fired over 700 attorneys and legal staffers, in what is becoming known…

Today Philadelphia's Dechert is laying off 19 attorneys due to a "reduction in demand." The layoffs are just the latest…