McDermott Will & Emery associates have been paid their 2008 bonuses, with fourth years getting up to $60,000.
However, the firm has announced that associate salaries will be frozen for 2009.
In February McDermott laid off 60 associates and 89 staffers.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP, founded in 1934, is a prestigious international law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the top 10 largest law firms in the United States and one of the 20 largest in the world.
