Perkins Coie has established a cross-disciplinary task force of 34 veteran lawyers - with experience counseling companies and financial institutions on a wide array of compliance and corporate administration matters - to advise global companies on programs for compliance with the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 46 lawyers have been promoted to the firm’s counsel position, effective January 1, 2024.

The decision by Seattle’s largest law firm, a trusted advisor to leading technology companies and entrepreneurs, will see over 800 lawyers and business professionals relocate to the Russell Investments Center at 1301 Second Ave.

Keith Miller was interviewed by CoinDesk TV and took part in a studio conversation focused on SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Testimony to the House of Representives Committee on Financial Services. Keith discussed the SEC's public mission and the regulation of digital assets within the context of Chair Gensler's testimony and question and answer session with congressional lawmakers.

Jim Vivenzio was interviewed by ACAMS moneylaudering.com for "Export Controls Pose Growing Compliance Challenge for US Banks," an article highlighting how western nations' efforts to deprive Russia of weapons and other technologies with military applications amid the ongoing war in Ukraine have applied significant pressure on U.S. banks' compliance departments to monitor transactions for evasion of commercial export controls.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 388 of its lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024. A total of 275 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 113 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 30 of its lawyers from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2024 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Jim Vivenzio was interviewed by MoneyLaundering.com and quoted in an article regarding how U.S. financial institutions that administered COVID-19 pandemic-related aid on behalf of the federal government in 2020 and 2021 may face penalties for having failed to report potentially fraudulent loan applications in a timely manner.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

David Aaron was interviewed by CBS News, in a segment titled “Pentagon Leak Suspect Set To Appear in Court,” regarding the prosecution of Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of posting secret government documents online.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Denver commercial litigation & white collar partner T. Markus Funk is the recipient of The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts & Sciences' 2023 LAS Alumni Achievement Award. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that partner Lucy Park has been named by Crain’s Chicago Business as Notable Women in Law 2022.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 403 of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2023. A total of 279 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 124 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Partner Keith Miller was quoted in “Pardoned Private Equity Manager Argues 2020 US Supreme Court Ruling in 'Liu' Should Bar Disgorgement,” an article in New York Law Journal, regarding his representation of the investment entities founded by Lawrence Penn, referred to collectively as the Camelot defendants.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Kevin Feldis was quoted in the Cointelegraph* article, "How Will DOJ’s New Crypto Enforcement Team Change the Game for Industry Players, Good and Bad?" regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s focus on ramping up criminal investigations.

Partner Jamie Schafer was quoted in the Hedge Fund Law Report article, “FinCEN Issues First AML/CFT Priorities,” which addresses the implications of the first-ever set of priorities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) regarding anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 367 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2022 Best Lawyers®. A total of 278 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 89 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 18 of its attorneys from nine metropolitan areas have been named 2022 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

David Massey was highlighted in “David Massey on the Move to Perkins Coie and Corporate Crime Enforcement in the Age of Biden,” an article in Corporate Crime Reporter, regarding his move with other Kibbe & Orbe (formally Richards Kibbe & Orbe) attorneys to the firm and the potential uptick in white collar and corporate crime enforcement under the Biden administration.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “A Hire Gear: Big Law's Top Laterals of 2020,” an article in The American Lawyer, regarding the move of 17 White Collar & Investigations and Financial Services Litigation attorneys from Richards Kibbe & Orbe to Perkins Coie.

Partners Margaret Meyers, Daniel Zinman, and Lee S. Richards were mentioned in "The Most-Read Securities Law360 Guests of 2020," an article in Law360, regarding the top ten securities articles of 2020.

Perkins Coie announced today the addition of 17 white collar and financial services litigation attorneys from the prominent firm of Richards Kibbe & Orbe (RKO), marking the largest such practice expansion in the country in recent years.

Bill Malley, Keith Miller, and Marks Funk were quoted in multiple publications regarding the joining of 17 attorneys from New York boutique Richards Kibbe & Orbe, to join the firm’s White Collar & Investigations practice.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 358 of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021. A total of 290 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 68 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 28 of its attorneys from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2021 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the launch of its White Collar & Investigations Podcast, co-sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Global Anti-Corruption Committee that discusses the high-stakes world of white-collar defense, investigations, compliance and litigation.

Perkins Coie LLP is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2020, the firm is recognized for 55 practice areas and 141 individual attorneys, marking an increase from the 52 practices areas and 139 recognized attorneys a year ago.

Barak Cohen was quoted in the Fortune article, "Blind Trusts, Inside Information, and the ‘Mosaic Theory’: Why Charging Members of Congress With Insider Trading Is so Fraught," on insider trading cases against members of Congress.

Barak Cohen was quoted in the Associated Press article, "Stakes High as US Supreme Court Weighs 'Bridgegate' Case," regarding the tension between giving government the tools to fight corruption while preserving individual rights.

The Chicago Sun Times cover story features Partner T. Markus Funk’s cross-examination of pedophile and former Catholic priest, Vincent McCaffrey, who was recently released from prison after 17 years under a new law allowing early release for “good conduct” behind bars.

Jean-Jacques J. Cabou was mentioned as representing Shane Fleming in the Law360 article, “Ex-Fitness VP Gets 2 Months For Tipping Go-Private Deal,” regarding the sentence of Shane Fleming's insider trading.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 282 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Barak Cohen was quoted in the Global Investigations Review article, "Trade Secret Theft: Approach US Prosecutors With Caution," regarding the risk of a client's proprietary information to be leaked by prosecutors.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2019, the firm is recognized in 52 practice areas and 139 individual attorneys.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that a new guidebook on the fight against global corruption and graft, edited by firm partner T. Markus Funk, has been published by Oxford University Press. Markus’ co-editor is Andrew S. Boutros.

J Cabou was interviewed on KJZZ regarding former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s pardon litigation. Click here to listen to the show.

Barak Cohen was quoted in The Pink Sheet article, “Three-Decades Tenure but No Loyalty: Genentech Scientist Charged with Biosimilar Trade Secrets Theft,” regarding the unusual trade secrets theft case.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 277 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2018, the firm is recognized in 51 practice areas and 130 individual attorneys were also recognized.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that T. Markus Funk, Perkins Coie partner and Chair of its White Collar & Investigations practice, and Co-Chair of the firm’s Supply Chain Compliance practice, has been selected by the Burton Awards as a recipient of the 2018 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award - Law Firm.

On November 9, 2017, Perkins Coie LLP hosted a patent law seminar program at the Senmao Conference Center in Shanghai. The seminar addressed a variety of pressing intellectual property (IP) issues facing Chinese companies with business interests in the United States.

On November 8, 2017, Perkins Coie LLP, along with the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) and the Zhonglun W&D Law Firm, hosted a program titled “Sino-U.S. Trade and Investment: New Regulations, Policies and Practices” at the Beijing Capital Club. Chinese and U.S. attorneys, senior officers and executives came together to explore the current state of some of the key regulatory, legal and practical issues of Sino-U.S. trade and investment.

On November 7, 2017, Perkins Coie LLP hosted a patent law seminar at the Oriental Bay International Hotel in Beijing. The seminar addressed current intellectual property (IP) legal issues facing Chinese companies and enterprises whose products are sold in the United States.

On November 2, 2017, Perkins Coie LLP, along with the Shenzhen Patent Association (SZPA), presented a seminar on timely and critical legal issues impacting international manufacturers who export or sell products and do business in the United States.

On October 31, 2017, Perkins Coie LLP, along with the Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI), presented a thoughtful and timely discussion of key legal issues impacting international manufacturers who sell products and do business in the United States.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Kevin R. Feldis has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice as a partner in the Anchorage and Washington D.C. offices with an emphasis on complex litigation, white collar investigations, cybersecurity and corporate compliance.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 281 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2017, the firm is recognized in 40 practice areas and 131 individual attorneys were recognized.

Compliance is one of the most crucial functions within the modern company. At their core, compliance professionals assess and ensure that a company or organization’s internal codes of conduct, policies, procedures, and actual conduct conform with the externally imposed legal obligations and best practices applicable to the particular business.

Partner Markus Funk was featured in Law Week Colorado regarding him becoming the chair of the White Collar & Investigations practice in the article, "Perkins Coie Names Markus Funk Firmwide White Collar Practice Chair."

Authors To Speak on January 24 at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law – Event Co-Hosted by Northwestern and University of Chicago Law Schools and the American Bar Association

Each year, more than 20 million children around the world fall victim to commercial sexual and labor exploitation. This growing epidemic of child exploitation demands a coordinated response.

Perkins Coie partners Joseph E. Mais and Patrick M. Collins have been admitted as Fellows to the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). The induction took place at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Barak Cohen is quoted in The Philly Voice article, “Bridgegate Attorneys Weigh Whether to Subpoena Christie," if Governor Chris Christie is called to take the witness stand over the closing of traffic lanes on the Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York City.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 252 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Partner Barak Cohen featured in a Global Investigations Review article regarding working on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters in Washington D.C.

Jean-Jacques (J) Cabou, a partner in Perkins Coie’s White Collar & Investigations practice, has been elected as a member of The American Law Institute (ALI). J joins 15 other Perkins Coie attorneys who are members of ALI.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2016, the firm is recognized in 37 practice areas and 127 individual attorneys were recognized.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Keith Miller has been named Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office. Keith succeeds Schuyler Carroll, who served in the role since the firm opened its New York office in 2011.

Perkins Coie Partner Pravin Rao has been named to Law360’s 2016 White Collar Editorial Advisory Board.  The purpose of the editorial advisory board is to get feedback on Law360's coverage and to gain insight from experts in the field on how best to shape future coverage.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 245 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession; a more than 10 percent increase over the 221 firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2015 edition.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie announced that 21 associates, counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner. “The members of Perkins Coie's 2015 partner class are talented, hard-working attorneys who embody the national strength and forward-looking growth of our firm,” said John Devaney, Perkins Coie's Firmwide Managing Partner.

Perkins Coie White Collar & Investigations group was ranked #35 in the Law360 “100 Firms With The Most Securities & White Collar Partners.”

Denver Partner T. Markus Funk and his team, representing a Swiss-based conglomerate that owns Costa Rica’s larges citrus producer (the “Personna” farm), prevailed against DuPont in a lawsuit concerning the fungicide “Benlate.”  Following a month-long trial in Miami state court, the jury awarded plaintiffs $6 million.  DuPont was represented by three law firms, namely, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, Boies Schiller & Flexner, and Shook, Hardy & Bacon.  The trial of the twenty-two remaining Costa Rican plaintiff-farms under the caption have yet to be scheduled. Read the full article. 

Perkins Coie is honored to announce that T. Markus Funk, a partner in the firm’s Denver office, has received the 2014 Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award. 

Perkins Coie is proud to announce the launch of White Collar Briefly, a new blog offering news and analysis on legal developments relating to White Collar defense issues.

Accepting the prominent Rocky Mountains businessman's long-held position that he did not engage in legally cognizable tipping of others, that his conduct was more limited in time and extent than initially alleged, and that he should only be held responsible for the narrow actions he personally took in 2007, the SEC late last week filed its “Unopposed Motion for Entry of Proposed Final Judgments Against Defendant Rocky Mountains Businessman and relief Defendant Stephen Diltz,” as well as its Second Amended Complaint, in federal District Court in Denver.

Keith Miller, a partner in the firm's New York office, Chair of the Securities Enforcement practice and a member of the White Collar & Investigations practice, has been selected to be a participant on Law360’s White Collar Editorial Advisory Board this year. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Barak Cohen has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as senior counsel in the firm’s White Collar & Investigations practice.