Summer Associate Programs Canceled At Firms That Needed To Delay Merger Due To COVID-19 Outbreak
This proposed combination is off to an incredibly rocky start.
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This decision arises out of our conclusion that, given current and expected conditions, we cannot provide for a meaningful summer experience that allows our students to perform to their full potential.
— a spokesperson for Pepper Hamilton, commenting on the firm’s recent decision to cancel its summer associate program alongside that of its merger partner, Troutman Sanders. Both firms have extended full-time job offers to the affected law students who would have spent their summers at the firms, offering “financial assistance” to them as well. The merger between Pepper Hamilton and Troutman Sanders is being postponed until July 1, 2020, due to the coronavirus.
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