Tipster: Mishcon de Reya to Cut Up to 12
A JDJournal tipster tells us that the UK's Mishcon de Reya, which in January cut two partners and 15 staff,…
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Rumor: Cravath Holds Stealth Layoffs, Cuts 25 Associates
Blawgs are reporting that Cravath has been holding stealth layoffs of associates since December 2008, letting 25 lawyers go for…
Tipster: Stealth Layoffs at Dykema
A JDJournal tipster says that Dykema has laid off at least 20 lawyers and 30 staff since November. This was…
Snell & Wilmer Lays Off Up to 40 Staffers [Update 2]
Snell & Wilmer has laid off between 30 and 40 staff members, most at its Phoenix, Arizona headquarters. A more…
Ropes & Gray Cuts Up to 40 Associates [Update]
Ropes & Gray, which deferred start dates in March, has let go between 30 and 40 associates. Blawgs are reporting…
Confirmed: Skadden Gets O’Melveny’s Beisner & Team [UPDATE]
Blawgs are reporting that Skadden has lured over prominent attorney John Beisner and two others from O'Melveny & Myers. Beisner…
Tipster: Stealth Layoffs at Hogan & Hartson [Update]
A JDJournal tipster informs us that layoffs are underway at Hogan & Hartson. The layoffs include senior associates who were…
Rumor: Stealth Layoffs at Willkie Farr
The blawgosphere is abuzz with rumors that Willkie Farr has been conducting stealth layoffs, and that a big round of…
Update: Laid Off Kilpatrick Lawyer Commits Suicide at Office
We reported yesterday that Kilpatrick Stockton had laid off 24 lawyers. This morning, police and firefighters responded when Mark Levy,…
Stealth Staff Layoffs at K&L Gates
K&L Gates, which admitted to laying off 36 associates and 79 staff in March, has cut a rumored 20 staffers…
Tipster: Miller Canfield Layoffs?
A JDJournal tipster reports that at least one lawyer has been laid off from Miller Canfield. Unfortunately, there is no…
Tipster: More Stealth Layoffs at Duval & Stachenfeld
A tipster told us in January that New York City’s Duval & Stachenfeld was laying off an undisclosed number of…