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Recession Means Fewer Lawyers
Cuts hitting corporate lawyers and dealmakers in Silicon Valley
Jan. 30, 2009 12:45 PM
Saying its fallen prey to the downturn, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Silicon Valley's star law firm, terminated 45 of its 660 lawyers and 68 staff including secretaries and paralegals on Monday. It's also freezing associate salaries, according to The Recorder, which says that Valley rival Cooley Godward Kronish laid off 52 lawyers and 62 staff last week. The cuts are apparently hitting corporate lawyers and dealmakers, not litigators.
About Maureen O'GaraMaureen O'Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, is the Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media. She is the publisher of famous "Billygrams" and the editor-in-chief of "Client/Server News" for more than a decade. One of the most respected technology reporters in the business, Maureen can be reached by email at maureen(at)sys-con.com or paperboy(at)g2news.com, and by phone at 516 759-7025. Twitter: @MaureenOGara
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