Davis Wright Tremaine Cuts Staff, Citing ‘Excess Capacity’ (1)

Davis Wright Tremaine has laid off 21 staff employees, making it the latest Big Law firm to trim headcount amid changing market conditions.

The cuts at the Seattle-founded firm were announced on Tuesday in a memo sent by Scott MacCormack, Davis Wright Tremaine’s managing partner, which was viewed by Bloomberg Law.

“We unfortunately had to lay off some staff in areas where we either had excess capacity or redundancy and misalignment,” MacCormack said in an email to Bloomberg Law. “These adjustments enable us to recruit for and make investments in the areas of strategic importance or high demand,” he said. ...