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International Edition

Pinsent Masons Defers Partner Profits, Furloughs Staff

The firm is the latest to take action in light of the economic pressures inflicted by the coronavirus.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Covid-19 Recovery Playbook: Managing a Law Firm in the First Phase of the Crisis

Managing the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on law firm business will come in many stages. The consultants in LawVision's strategy group created a playbook on what key leaders across a firm should do in each stage of that process. This is the first article in a series outlining those steps, by phase.
12 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Recap: Planning for the Future When the Present is Unprecedented

Law firms are planning for economic effects that have yet to fully unfold.
6 minute read

International Edition

Small Law Firms at Big Risk in Italy

The country's many one-lawyer operations and small firms will have to adapt if they want to make it through the impending economic downturn, local lawyers say.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

'It Was Groundhog Day': Litigator Jim Walden Recounts Grueling 12 Days of Fever, Presumed Coronavirus

Walden, 54, also hopes his story will be encouraging. He said he thinks the transition was easier because Walden, Macht & Haran is only 5 years old and more flexible than some older firms.
5 minute read

International Edition

Norton Rose Offers Staff Reduced Week, Defers Partner Pay and Bonuses

Norton Rose Fulbright is offering staff reduced working hours and pay for one year in response to the COVID-19 crisis, as well as deferring the payment…
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cullen & Dykman Lays Off and Furloughs, While Cutting Lawyer and Staff Pay

The 180-attorney firm based in Long Island has laid off or furloughed more than 30 people and cut the pay of lawyers and staff who are still around, sources said.
3 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Board Mulls Pay Cut For Europe Lawyers

The firm's leadership is expected to make a decision on cutting pay in April.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cadwalader Halts Partner Pay, Cuts Associate and Staff Compensation

Partners "have been told not to expect any distributions during the peak months of the crisis," according to an internal memo, as the firm looks to avoid layoffs.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Capitalizing on Texas Niche, Jackson Walker Sets Record Revenue in 2019

Despite the challenges stemming from the new coronavirus, managing partner Wade Cooper said practices including labor and employment, health care, real estate and finance remain busy.
6 minute read

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