Alex Canizares was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article "‘Failsafe’ Damages Ruling for Precision Lens Derided as Sidestep" regarding a federal court ruling to reduce the damages award in a False Claims Act case against Precision Lens.

Partner Michael Huston was mentioned in "By the Numbers: 17 Top D.C. Attorney Hires by Big Law Firms," an article in Bloomberg Law, regarding Michael’s addition to the firm.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Alexander “Alex” Canizares has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice and Government Contracts subgroup as senior counsel in the Washington, D.C. office. Alex joins the firm from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he was a trial attorney in the Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch.

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 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.