John Devaney Of Counsel

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 282 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

John Devaney was mentioned in The American Lawyer article "The Growing Nonequity Tier Is Forcing a Conversation on Partnership" on how big law firms are reevaluating the pathways in and out of partnership—and reconsidering how they organize their partnership tiers.

John Devaney and Julia Markley were quoted in The American Lawyer article, "For Stressed-Out Lawyers, Sabbaticals Offer a Chance to Breathe," regarding the benefits of taking a sabbatical.

Perkins Coie secured a significant 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 17 for 12 Virginia voters in a constitutional challenge to a Virginia House of Delegates’ redistricting map arising under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Perkins Coie secured a significant 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 17, 2019 for 12 Virginia voters in a constitutional challenge to a Virginia House of Delegates’ redistricting map arising under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

John Devaney, James Valentine and Judy Jennison were quoted in an article appearing on law.com, the website of The American Lawyer, in an article, “A New Client Service Model at Perkins Coie,” which discussed the firm’s Client Advantage offering.

Perkins Coie was featured in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article, "Perkins Coie Marks 15 Years in Chicago Market"

The alumni magazine of The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law featured Firmwide Managing Partner John Devaney as part of its cover story, “Conversations with Five Alumni Law Leaders.”

John Devaney was quoted in "Changing Compensation Strategies Put Partners Under Pressure ," published in The American Lawyer, regarding the increasing fluctuation of Partner compensation in the legal profession.

Partner John Devaney was featured in the Law.com Q&A article: "ALM Intelligence: Q&A with Perkins Coie Firmwide Managing Partner John Devaney." In the article, he answers questions regarding the firm's culture that led to being named one of Fortune's "100 Best Places To Work."

Perkins Coie secured a unanimous victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, cementing a win for several Virginia voters previously obtained from a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court of Virginia, which found Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

John Devaney was quoted in “Judge Suggests Supreme Court Should Weigh in on Congressional District Case,” in The Roanoke Times, regarding a fix for the constitutionally flawed 3rd Congressional District. This article was also republished in The Daily Progress.

Perkins Coie announced today that John Devaney, age 57, has officially assumed the role of Firmwide Managing Partner at the 1,000-lawyer firm, a position to which he was appointed in July 2014.

A three-judge panel in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled today that the Commonwealth’s current congressional reapportionment plan violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and ordered the Virginia legislature to enact a remedial plan by no later than April 1, 2015.

In a case with national political implications, Perkins Coie won a significant victory on behalf of Florida voters who challenged the lawfulness of Florida’s congressional voting map.

Perkins Coie announced today that John Devaney, age 56, has been elected the firm’s new Managing Partner, effective January 1, 2015.  John succeeds Bob Giles, who has served as the firm’s chairman since 1986 and announced three years ago his plans to step down at the end of 2014.