SEATTLE, Wash. (May 26, 2017) – 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.

Highlights from the firm’s 2017 Chambers rankings include:

• 131 Perkins Coie attorneys were individually recognized by Chambers as leaders in their field, with 35 attorneys earning the Band 1 ranking within their practice areas.
• Of the 40 practice areas recognized, 20 were ranked Band 1.
• District of Columbia partner Lee Curtis (for the third time) and Wisconsin partner Christopher G Hanewicz (for the second time) were included in the “Spotlight Table.”
• Alaska partner Eric Fjelstad (for the fourth time) and Oregon partners Stephen English (for the seventh consecutive year) and Roy Tucker (for the eighth consecutive year) were recognized as “Star Individuals” (considered above a Band 1 ranking).
• Eight Perkins Coie attorneys were ranked as “Senior Statesmen”: Charles Blumenfeld, Bruce Michael Cross, Charles M Daniel, Paul Eckstein, Carl Frischling, James Gidley, Jordan Green and Nancy Williams.
• Four Perkins Coie attorneys were recognized as “Up and Coming”: Ryan McBrayer (for the third time) and Priscilla Hampton (for the second time) and (each for the first time) Douglas L Sawyer and Ezra Reese.
• Laura Kerr and Kelly M Kozich were named “Associates to Watch.”

National Practice Rankings

The firm ranked nationally in:

• Environment
• Government: Government Contracts
• Government: Political Law
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
• Intellectual Property
• Leisure & Hospitality
• Native American Law
• Privacy & Data Security
• Product Liability & Mass Torts
• Retail
• Startups & Emerging Companies
• Transportation: Aviation : Litigation

Regional Practice Rankings

Regionally, the following practices were recognized:

Individual Attorney Rankings

Among the 131 Perkins Coie attorneys individually recognized are:

London-based Chambers & Partners publishes directories that assess and rank the world’s leading lawyers. Chambers USA was first introduced in 2003. The Chambers rankings are the result of extensive surveys and interviews of in-house counsel and leading law firm partners.

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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