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DLA Piper Lays Off 54 in Asia
DLA Piper announced today it is laying off 20 lawyers and 34 staff across its Asian offices, in response to the global economic meltdown.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 announced it is laying off eight attorneys.Attorney Cannot Be Prosecuted Over Bad Advice
A lawyer facing criminal charges for advising 10 nurses they could quit their jobs at a Long Island, NY nursing facility gave objectively reasonable advice and cannot be prosecuted.Google Faced With Antitrust Lawsuit
TradeComet.com LLC, a New York-based company, claimed in federal court on Tuesday that Google Inc. violated antitrust laws by raising a subsidiary’s advertising rates.McMillan Absorbs Thackray Burgess
McMillan LLP is merging with Calgary, Canada’s Thackray Burgess. The Calgary firm will become part of McMillan, and all of its 30 lawyers and 70 staff will remain.Law Firm Layoffs Spark Lawsuits
The ABA Journal notes that an unprecedented wave of law firm layoffs is leading to a second wave of ex-employee lawsuits.Williams Mullen Offers Free Legal Advice For A Day
Attorney volunteers will gather in the firm’s Wilmington, North Carolina office on March 6, 2009 to provide free legal information to callers from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Sexual Abuse Charges Mount Against Federal Judge
US District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the Southern District of Texas, who faces trial on in Houston on three federal criminal charges.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 its redundancy criteria.India Considers Opening Nation to Foreign Law Firms
HR Bhardwaj, India’s justice minister, says his government has circulated draft regulations on allowing foreign law firms to practice in India.CA Employment Lawyers Saw Q4 Surge
Employment lawyers across the San Francisco Bay Area say their employment work surged in Q4 2008, and those interviewed by The Recorder said they expect more of the same this year.Freshfields to Add 15 Lawyers to Munich Office
Freshfields will add at least 15 lawyers to its Munich office, including four partners who will relocate from Frankfurt.Venable Partner Recalls Landing in Hudson River
The American Lawyer has an interview with Venable partner James Hanks Jr., who was on board US Airways Flight 1549 when it landed in the Hudson River last Thursday.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.Limey Litigators Lay Off London Lawyers
Clifford Chance has launched a redundancy program in its London headquarters, with the Magic Circle firm set to cut up to 80 lawyers.Wolf Block Slashes Associate Salaries
Wolf Block is cutting associate pay by 10%, which will go into effect at once. Other firms have frozen salaries for 2009, but Wolf Block appears to be the first US law firm to cut salaries.Addleshaw Goddard to Lay Off 19 Partners
Addleshaw Goddard, Britain’s fifteenth largest firm, is poised to lose 19 partners because of falling demand for legal services.Dean Joins McKenna Long & Aldridge
Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean has joined McKenna Long & Aldridge as an independent consultant, for the firm’s government affairs practice in Washington, DC.Womble Carlyle Expands Government Affairs Practice
Former GOP Representative Deborah Pryce of Ohio has joined the Washington law office of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in its government affairs practice.Ragsdale Liggett Elects Mitterling Partner
Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has announced that Sandra W. Mitterling, an attorney in the firm’s litigation department, has been elected a new partner in the firm.Greenberg Traurig Adds Haynes to Bankruptcy Practice
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig has added Nathan A. Haynes to its New York office as a shareholder in the Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy Practice group.Former Chief Judge Joins Skadden
Former New York State chief judge Judith S. Kaye has joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as of counsel.Buchanan Ingersoll Cuts Up to 30
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney eliminated between 25 and 30 administrative positions yesterday. The firm cut 25 administrative positions in November.Stanford Law Hires Criminologist Joan Petersilia
Stanford Law School today announced the appointment of criminologist Joan Petersilia as Professor of Law.
