Partner Kirk Soderquist was quoted in “Adoption of VR in the Workplace Expected to Accelerate as Pandemic Wears On,” an article in Puget Sound Business Journal, regarding the use of technology in a hybrid work environment.

Katherine Dugdale, William Rava, and Christian Marcelo were mentioned in “Nintendo Wins Over $2 Million From Operator of Pirate Games Site,” an article in Reuters, regarding their representation of Nintendo in Nintendo of America Inc. v. Storman.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Microsoft Corporation in its $7.5 billion acquisition of interactive gaming company ZeniMax Media, Inc. The transaction closed on March 9, 2021 following regulatory approvals.

Perkins Coie represented Snapshot Games in its acquisition by Embracer Group AB, and its wholly owned subsidiary Snapshot Games Sofia EOOD. Snapshot Games will form a part of Embracer's wholly owned subsidiary Saber Interactive.

Perkins Coie is pleased to be representing Microsoft Corporation in its $7.5 billion acquisition of interactive gaming company ZeniMax Media, Inc. The transaction is expected to close in early 2021 following regulatory approvals

Partner Ann Marie Painter was quoted in the CNBC article, "Virtual Reality Is Booming in the Workplace Amid the Pandemic. Here’s Why," regarding the results of the 2020 Perkins Coie AR/VR Survey.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Fox Corporation in its acquisition of three major-market television stations from Nexstar Media Group for a purchase price of $350 million.

Partners Don Karl and Kirk Soderquist helped their clients, Amy Henning and Julian Beak, close a partnership deal to lead Skydance Media's new division to shape the future of interactive media. Amy and Julian will use state-of-the-art computer graphics to help put the audience in the driver’s seat.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it is representing Fox Corporation in its acquisition of three major-market television stations from Nexstar Media Group for a purchase price of $350 million.

Perkins Coie LLP acted as outside counsel for Outerwall Inc. (NYSE: OUTR), in the completion of its acquisition by affiliates of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo") (NYSE: APO), a leading global alternative investment manager.

As optimism about the future of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) grows, a lack of compelling content, cost and issues with the user experience are still viewed as the main impediments to the industry’s expansion, according to a new survey by Perkins Coie and Upload. The survey was completed by 653 respondents, including AR/VR startup founders, executives with established technology companies and investors.

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.

Perkins Coie acted as outside counsel to Outerwall Inc., which delivers kiosk experiences for consumers that generate revenue for retailers, in its definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo"), a leading global alternative investment manager, pursuant to which the Apollo Funds will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Outerwall common stock for $52.00 per share in cash.

Fiona Brophy, Katherine Richard and Elizabeth Zolotusky are noted as counsel in The Recorder article titled,  "Perkins Coie Waves Deal Wand for Magic Leap," regarding securing funding for Magic Leap.

Perkins Coie represented Magic Leap, Inc. in securing $793.5 million in new funding. The funding round was led by the Alibaba Group.

Perkins Coie represented UploadVR, Inc. a provider of information related to virtual reality (VR) topics including news, articles, events and reviews and interviews on VR topics such as hardware, entertainment, gaming and industry, in securing $1.25 million in funding from Shanda Group, a private investment group which seeks global opportunities that offer business growth or unique breakthrough potential.

Partners Don Karl and Kirk Soderquist were quoted in the Daily Journal article, "Virtual Reality Heats Up the Legal Industry," regarding how the legal field is dealing with virtual reality.

Kirk Soderquist was quoted in an article in The Los Angeles Daily Journal titled, "Virtual Reality Set to Challenge Existing Laws," regarding how virtual reality and privacy laws will interact.

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.

Brendan Murphy and Dan Ridlon were mentioned in a < Re/code > article titled, "Legal Danger: What We Don’t Know About Virtual Reality Today Might Hurt Companies Tomorrow," regarding their collaborative presentation featuring an interactive case study that spans a product’s entire litigation cycle, from initial design and testing to a post-accident courtroom showdown.

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 represented Big Fish Games, Inc., one of the world's largest producers and distributors of casual mobile and online games, in its acquisition by Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN), owner and operator of the world-renowned Churchill Downs Racetrack, as well as other racetrack, casino and online properties.

Perkins Coie represents Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq “MSFT”) as U.S. counsel and primary intellectual property counsel in connection with its $2.5 billion acquisition of the Stockholm-based game developer Mojang, the creator of the “Minecraft” video game franchise.

Perkins Coie represented client Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT"), in its acquisition of the "Gears of War" game franchise, a military science fiction video game, from Epic Games, Inc., a developer of games and cross-platform game engine technology.