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Wiley Rein Laying Off 48 Employees; Telecommunications Practice Not Affected

Wiley Rein is laying off 18 partners, 18 secretaries and 12 administrative support staff, according to a news release from the firm. The move was part of a “strategic plan” and a response to “changes in client demand in certain…

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areas,” the firm said. The strategic plan was the outgrowth of a “year-long business review" launched in 2014, the firm said. “We needed to take steps to ensure our professional and staff resources were aligned with our strategic and practice area goals,” the release said. The firm's Telecommunications Practice was not impacted and "is doing great," a firm spokeswoman told us.