Heller Ehrman, a 118-year-old fixture of the San Francisco law scene, announced its dissolution after a series of merger discussions failed to rescue it from a drop in business and steady partner losses. Management hopes for an “orderly dissolution” that won’t replay the chaos and recriminations that accompanied the 2003 flameout of Brobeck, Pfleger & Harrison, but on Friday, Oct. 10, staffers were surprised with mass layoff notices. We’ll continue to round up our coverage here as the firm winds down business and its attorneys and staff look to the future.
Big Wave of Layoffs Hits Heller
The Recorder
October 17, 2008
A week after a hundred-something staffers lost their jobs, a large but uncertain number of staff and associates get pink slips.
