At a firm-wide meeting held at 1 p.m. Pacific time, Heller associates were informed that there would be an “orderly dissolution” of the firm, starting on Monday.
Associates have been given 60 days’ notice, with pay.
But it’s not a severance payment. Associates are expected to show up and participate in the “orderly dissolution.” As one tipster puts it:
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[O]ver the next 60 days the focus will be collections, finding employment for associates and shareholders, ethically transitioning client matters from Heller to other firms when associates and shareholders take their clients with them, and general administrative clean-up. There will be a small core staff that remains after the 60 days in order to deal with finance matters, etc.
Another Heller insider tells us:
Everything is contingent on the vote tomorrow which needs 2/3 of the Shareholders to approve dissolution. And banks control all cash.
Individual meetings are still taking place. We’ll bring you updates as we have them.
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We hope that everybody lands on their feet.
Update (7:45 PM): More Heller information appears here. It looks like getting paid for accrued vacation time will be the next battleground.