Clifford Chance to Shrink Footprint in Manhattan Office Move (1)

Clifford Chance is planning to trim its New York office space by a fourth as it ditches palatial partner suites in favor of roomier shared areas.

The UK-founded firm will switch Midtown locations as it leaves a nearly 190,000-square-foot space at 31 West 52nd St. to move to 144,000 square feet at Two Manhattan West, a 58-story building set for completion at Ninth Avenue and West 31st Street early next year.

“Have you seen how large partner offices are?” Evan Cohen, the firm’s regional managing partner for the Americas, said in an interview. “We’re going to get rid of those, ...