Professional Biography

Christopher (Chris) W. Rich Partner

Portland Office Managing Partner

  • Portland

    D +1.503.727.2004

    F +1.503.727.2222

    Portland

    1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor

    Portland, OR 97209-4128

    +1.503.727.2004

    CRich@perkinscoie.com

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  • 08.17.2023
    Best Lawyers® 2024 Recognizes 388 Perkins Coie Lawyers
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 06.01.2023
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2023 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 04.17.2023
    Perkins Coie Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Its Portland Office
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Portland office. The office, which first opened its doors for business in 1983, is today one of Portland’s largest and most successful law firms, with 121 lawyers and business professionals supporting a wide range of clients.  
  • 09.15.2022
    Chris Rich Quoted in Portland Business Journal—How Portland Law Firms Are Recruiting in a Very Hot Job Market
    General News

    Portland Business Journal

    Partner Chris Rich was quoted in “How Portland Law Firms Are Recruiting in a Very Hot Job Market,” an article in Portland Business Journal, regarding Perkins Coie’s response to the competitive Portland legal job market.
  • 08.18.2022
    Best Lawyers® 2023 Recognizes 403 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    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.

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Oregon

Education

  • University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 1991
  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., History, 1987

Languages

  • Spanish