White & Case confirmed it laid off eight associates and seven staffers in its Miami office last week as part of a firmwide cut that eliminated 70 associates and 90 nonprofessionals. Most of the fired workers were scheduled to leave by last Friday.
Layoffs were needed to shed excess capacity in the economic slowdown, which hurt the firm’s business, firm spokesman Nicholas Clarke said. Attrition, which is higher in a stronger economy, slowed and forced the firm to make cuts across all of its practice areas. A hiring freeze also is in effect.
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