Reed Smith Lays Off 26 Lawyers, 74 Staffers
Today Reed Smith laid off 26 attorneys and 74 staff across its US and UK offices. Seven of the lawyers…
real estate practice
Cozen O’Connor Snags 28 Wolf Block Laywers
Cozen O'Connor is picking up at least 28 attorneys from the now-defunct Wolf Block. Wolf Block voted this week to…
Rumor: Stealth Layoffs at Alston & Bird
Various blogs report that stealth layoffs are underway at Atlanta's Alston & Bird. The firings seem to be taking place…
Halliwells to Lay Off 15 Lawyers, 15 Staff
Manchester, UK's Halliwells has launched a fourth redundancy consultation, with up to 30 jobs under threat. The firm’s entire 39-member…
Husch Blackwell Lays Off 62
Husch Blackwell Sanders has laid off 17 lawyers and 45 staff members. Chairman Dave Fenley said that more than a…
Pircher Nichols Streets Eight Attorneys
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a 70-attorney firm specializing in commercial real estate with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago, has…
Bryan Cave Expands IP Practice
Bryan Cave has hired three new attorneys. Chicago partner Greg Hummel, from Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, joins the real estate…
Sedgwick Detert Hires Attorneys
Frisco's Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold has hired J. Craig Williams and Joseph R. McFaul as partner and special counsel,…
McKenna Long Adds 17 Attorneys to LA Office
McKenna Long & Aldridge has added 17 real estate and litigation attorneys to its Los Angeles office. The laterals came…
Hammonds to Cut 20 Partners
London's Hammonds LLP is set to cut about 10% of its partnership. The top 50 UK law firm is cutting…
Trowers & Hamlins Lays Off Lawyers
Trowers & Hamlins held a second round of redundancies this week, with four jobs in the firm's UK offices affected.…
Bilzin Sumberg Cuts Attorneys, Staff
Miami's Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod has cut some attorney and staff positions. The firm, founded in 1998, declined…