Andrew Blum, media relations manager at Chadbourne & Parke, has confirmed that the firm will be cutting the base salaries of all non-partner attorneys, administrative personnel and other staff for the rest of the year, starting with the May pay period. He says the firm informed its employees in an e-mail memo Thursday.

Blum says the cuts were necessary because “the current global recession is proving to be longer and more severe than most had forecast.”