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Updated Special Report: Crisis on Wall Street
Continuing coverage of the market meltdown from ALM
ALM
October 30, 2009
As Wall Street's woes continue, Law.com presents ongoing coverage of the financial meltdown from across the globe, with updates on the firms handling the bankruptcies, the fate of in-house legal teams, and the legal implications, economic domino effect and other ramifications for lawyers and the legal profession. Check back for regular updates from all ALM publications, collected here.
See which law firms are on The Layoff List.
Simmons Blames Global Crisis as Firm Pulls Plug on Moscow Arm
Washington Mutual Sues to Get Billions Back From FDIC
Allen Matkins Makes Second Cut to Pay, Lays Off Associates
Ready, Set, Delay: Most Large Texas Firms Push Back Start Dates
Major U.K. Firms Cut Back Profit Payouts Amid Tough Markets
Changes at Squire Sanders: Deferrals, Layoffs, New Management
In-House Lawyers Talk Tough on Getting Firms to Mind the Bottom Line
Foley & Lardner Cuts 39 Lawyers
Sheppard Mullin's N.Y. Associates Share the Salary Pain
Departures and Cutbacks Take Ashurst Partner Exits to 22
Thompson & Knight Encourages Associates to 'Customize' Compensation and Hours
Law Departments Putting Cost-Cutting Into Action
Top South Florida Attorneys' Billing Rates Rise in 2009
The Recession's Not Over for China's Law Firms
Denton Wilde Sapte to Cut Up to 29 More Jobs
Thriving Boutique Gives Some Hope to Job Seekers
Outside Counsel Spending Projected to Drop by 4.3 Percent Next Year
After a Year, Laid-Off Associate Finds New Job Outside a Law Firm
Bingham McCutchen to Adopt 'Merit Lockstep' System
Has the Recession Forever Changed Large Law Firms?
Associate Salaries: The War Is Over
Legal Sector Lost 2,000 Jobs in September
Survey Shows Recession's Impact on Minority Associates
New Report Shows Signs of Life in Law Firm Merger Market
Wildman Harrold Rescinds Job Offers to 10 New Associates
Industry Fallout Results in Trend of New Small Firms
The 2009 Global 100: The Great Game
Survey Shows Summertime Blues for Summer Associates
Clients Sued by Firms for Fees Retaliate With Malpractice Suits
Chadbourne Defers the Already Deferred
Tales of the Recession's Effect on the Legal Profession
Townsend to Cut Pay, Go Off Lockstep
Allen & Overy Ordered to Rehire Associate After Unlawful Dismissal Ruling
Arent Fox Rescinds Offers for Some Deferred Associates
Jones Day: Lehman Judge OK'd Barclays Sale Based on 'Inaccurate Record'
Lost Weekend: Lehman's Collapse
Judge Rejects SEC, BofA Settlement Over Merrill Takeover
'Say on Pay' Legislation Gains Momentum
Eversheds to Shed as Many as 117 Jobs
Latest Sonnenschein Layoffs Cut Partners, Too
Drinker Biddle Makes Offers to Two-Thirds of Summer Class



