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Subject: Coronavirus: Your Afternoon Briefing 
Date: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:17:59 +0000 
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Nixon Peabody LLP confirmed Monday that it has canceled its 2020 summer 
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Pillsbury Cuts Pay For Attys, Staff In Face Of Pandemic 
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has joined the ranks of law firms rolling 
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