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Large Firms

Sep. 25, 2001

Firm Stance

Law firms tell their own side of the layoff story, taking aim at some gruesome rumors, and emphasize that the economic downturn isn't pretty for anyone.

By John Ryan
        
        My primary reason for traveling to the Silicon Valley was a meeting with laid-off associates, scheduled for Monday night. However, anticipating that many of the laid-off attorneys might not have glowing things to say about their former firms, I decided to get a head start on the management-level perspective earlier that day.
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