One of the country’s larger firms, Husch Blackwell, based in Kansas City, Mo., is planning to pare some 40 lawyers from its ranks through layoffs and retirements, the firm confirmed Nov. 21.
The positions being eliminated include partners and of counsel, not associates, the firm said. This is the second set of layoffs at the firm, which in 2012 demoted 25 equity partners.
“Given our firm’s size and scale, these attorney transitions are expected and normal,” according to the Husch Blackwell statement. The firm was No. 96 in the most recent American Lawyer list of top 100 firms.
“Husch Blackwell’s ...
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