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POPSStealth Attorney Layoffs at Sullivan & Cromwell [Update] Sullivan & Cromwell has laid off between 15 and 20 associates at its New York HQ, According to online sources, the number of associate layoffs at Sullivan & Cromwell’s New York office has hit at least 30. The firm may intend to cut 10% of NYC associates overall, for a total of up to 50.
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POPSShefsky & Froehlich Cuts Pay Chicago’s Shefsky & Froehlich is slashing pay across the board, with partners taking pay cuts of up to 30%. The firm hopes that by spreading the pain, it can avoid further layoffs.
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POPSHowrey Lays Off 25 Staff Washington DC’s Howrey has laid off 25 secretarial staffers.Cuts came in all offices except Palo Alto and New York. Those affected are getting severance packages, health care assistance and outplacement.
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POPSQuinn Emanuel Holds Layoffs Today Quinn Emanuel has confirmed it laid off a handful of people for lack of work today. Rumors in the blawgosphere say six people were let go. The firm denied a rumor that up to 25 were sacked.
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POPSIn-House Attorneys Hit With Layoffs Firms including Hyatt, Cigna, General Electric, Motorola, Merrill Lynch and Yahoo! have cut the number of attorneys in their law departments during the past year, as corporations slash budgets in the economic meltdown.
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POPSFaegre & Benson Lays Off 58 Staffers Faegre & Benson has announced the layoffs of 58 staffers, The firm reduce by 58 the number of Legal Administrative Assistants, Administrative Department Staff, and Paralegals in U.S. offices.