Times are tough, and businesses are looking to save money any way they can. But as the Chicago Tribune reported on Tuesday, there is a debate at one law firm about which cuts can be deemed prudent and which just seem, well, cheap.

Above the Law was the first to spill the coffee beans on Friday when it received a leaked e-mail from the head of McDermott Will & Emery’s Chicago office, private client partner Quentin “George” Heisler Jr., that stated the firm would no longer provide free coffee in its 45th floor lobby. Heisler also said that evening food service would be suspended.

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