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Published March 5, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Layoffs at big law firms are coming almost as fast as those on Wall
Street. John Briggs, who recently left Howrey LLP to
build the D.C. antitrust practice of boutique firm Axinn, Veltrop and
Harkrider LLP, characterizes the environment as "bloody." In this edition of Inside
The Deal, Briggs tells Suzanne Stevens that declining demand and
pressure from clients to reduce costs have put the squeeze on big law
firms. See the video below or download it at iTunes.
- Maria Woehr
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