Baker & McKenzie has denied that its Asia offices have been affected by the firm's latest round of redundancies announced last week.

The firm's official statement announced that the redundancies will affect its 'Global Services': "Our management in North America and Global Services today has informed 38 attorneys and 86 paralegals and professional staff that their positions are being eliminated due to the economic downturn. These changes involve various practices, offices and Global Services departments in North America."
 
A spokesperson from the firm reiterated that the latest redundancies only affected employees in its North American offices, even though the Global Services department is comprised of professional services staff across the firm's worldwide offices.

This is the third round of redundancies for the firm, following January's initial cut of eight associates in New York, and March's slashing of about 85 jobs in London.

The firm's East Asia offices are in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Thailand.