08.15.2016
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SEATTLE, Wash. (August 15, 2016) - Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 27 of its attorneys have been named 2017 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
According to Best Lawyers, “Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. Lawyers being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments we conduct with thousands of leading lawyers each year. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.”
The Perkins Coie attorneys named 2017 Lawyers of the Year are:
| Attorney | Practicing In | Metropolitan Area |
| Pamela J. Anderson | Energy Law | Seattle |
| Gregg D. Barton | Litigation & Controversy - Tax | Seattle |
| Stephen C. Bishop | Patent Law | Seattle |
| David A. Bledsoe | Litigation - Environmental | Portland, OR |
| Thomas L. Boeder | Litigation - Antitrust | Seattle |
| Andrew Bor | Corporate Governance Law | Seattle |
| Howard Ross Cabot | Litigation - Antitrust | Phoenix |
| Kenneth M. Crane | Venture Capital Law | Chicago |
| Sarah J. Crooks | Litigation - Antitrust | Portland, OR |
| Stephen F. English | Litigation - Banking and Finance | Portland, OR |
| Eric B. Fjelstad | Litigation - Environmental | Anchorage |
| Lynne E. Graybeal | Copyright Law and Trademark Law | Seattle |
| Christopher G. Hanewicz | Litigation - Intellectual Property | Madison |
| Valerie L. Hughes | Employment Law - Management | Seattle |
| Peter J. Kinsella | Technology Law | Denver |
| Jordan A. Kroop | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Phoenix |
| James R. Lisbakken | Technology Law | Seattle |
| David F. McShea | Corporate Law | Seattle |
| Michael T. Reynvaan | Employment Law - Management | Seattle |
| Jerry A. Riedinger | Litigation - Patent | Seattle |
| Mark W. Schneider | Litigation - Environmental | Seattle |
| Evelyn Cruz Sroufe | Securities/Capital Markets Law | Seattle |
| Roy W. Tucker | Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities/Capital Markets Law | Portland, OR |
| Linda D. Walton | Employment Law - Individuals | Seattle |
| Edward J. Wes, Jr. | Technology Law | Palo Alto |
| V.L. Woolston | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants | Seattle |
Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high-value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. With more than 1,200 lawyers in offices across the United States and Asia, we provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world’s most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations.
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