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Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has received the Idaho State Bar's Pro Bono 6.1 Challenge Award for the second consecutive year.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named a recipient of the "2007 Trademark Insider Award."

Perkins Coie's Washington, D.C. office is pleased to announce that Bill Malley and Albert Ferlo have joined its national Environment & Natural Resources practice. Both attorneys join the firm from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where they were part of the firm's Environment and Land Use practice group.

Chicago Partner Michael Warnecke was recently quoted in an article about a case before a U.S. appeals court that could determine whether an abstract process can be patented.

Perkins Coie Partner Al Gidari was quoted this week in an article in the BNA's Electronic Commerce & Law Report on the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that "customers of Internet service providers have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their subscriber information."

Perkins Coie Partner Al Gidari was quoted today in CNET's Iconoclast blog in a posting entitled, "FBI's Net Surveillance Proposal Raises Privacy, Legal Concerns."

Perkins Coie announced that Nancy Gallup has joined the firm as of counsel in its Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice. She will be based in the firm's Seattle office.

Perkins Coie's Chicago office is pleased to announce the hiring of two new associates to the firm's expanding Bankruptcy & Workouts practice.

Portland Partner Neil Nathanson was recently profiled in Of Counsel, a newsletter produced by Aspen Publishers.

Perkins Coie Partner Al Gidari was quoted Tuesday in a Washington Post article entitled, "FBI Data Transfers Via Telecoms Questioned."

Seattle Partner Al Gidari was quoted in the cover story of the April 4, 2008, edition of the National Journal. The article, "Surveillance Standoff" reviewed how the evolution of telecommunications technology has impacted surveillance laws and created a push-pull tension between the federal government and technology companies and civil-liberties activists.

On Friday, April 4, 2008, Perkins Coie's Political Law Group (PLG) scored a victory for the Democratic Leadership Council.

Perkins Coie was named among the top legal advisers in the United States by both value and volume in Deal Drivers, the 2007 year in review of North American mergers and acquisitions published by mergermarket.

Tom Lindley, chair of Perkins Coie's Environmental & Natural Resources practice, was featured in an article titled "Two Rulings Give Coal Plants Murky Future," which appeared in the National Law Journal  (subscription required) on March 24th.

Two Perkins Coie attorneys have been honored by their peers and named to the Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers list for 2008.  The list of Super Lawyers is published in the March edition of Super Lawyers magazine.

Perkins Coie announced that S. Lane Tucker has joined the firm as an attorney in its Anchorage office. Lane's practice will focus on government contracts, construction law, and governmental investigations.

The firm is proud to announce that Laura Whitaker has been elected chair of the firm's Executive Committee. Whitaker succeeds Robert Bauer, current chair of the firm's Political Law practice.

In an article in Friday's Wall Street Journal, Ed Wes was quoted in an article titled "Freeze in Auction-Rate Field Finds Its Way to Silicon Valley."

In a recent Washington Post article titled "Relief for Phone Firms Proposed" Perkins Coie Partner Michael Sussmann was quoted regarding a controversial proposal in the House of Representatives to move legal proceedings relating to the government's alleged warrantless surveillance program into secret court sessions, without plaintiff attorneys present. House Democratic leaders suggested this proposal as a compromise for the complete retroactive immunity supported by the Bush administration and the Senate. Sussmann, of the firm's Washington, D.C. office, warns that the proposal "still exposes carriers to huge losses" and fails to address issues of protracted litigation.

D.C. Partner Michael Sussmann was also quoted about provider immunity and amendments to FISA in an article titled, "Democrats to Offer New Surveillance Rules--Bill Aims to Meet Privacy and Security Concerns; Fierce Debate Is Expected" that appeared in the Oct. 7 edition of the Washington Post (registration required to view article).

In a recent Washington Post article titled "Relief for Phone Firms Proposed" Perkins Coie Partner Michael Sussmann was quoted regarding a controversial proposal in the House of Representatives to move legal proceedings relating to the government's alleged warrantless surveillance program into secret court sessions, without plaintiff attorneys present.

In a recent article, "Surf 'N Turf Wars: Microsoft's silver hammer comes down on cybersquatters," Partner Will Rava was quoted on the challenges faced by trademark owners in disputes with cybersquatters who might seek refuge in jurisdictions that do not "enforce the judgment of a U.S. court."

David Burman, a partner in the firm's commercial litigation practice, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). He is the 10th Perkins Coie attorney to be accepted into this prestigious organization, joining Fellows from the firm's Chicago, Phoenix, Portland and Seattle offices.

In an article titled "The Inner Circle - 'Drama-Free' Team," which ran in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 9th, Perkins Coie Partner Bob Bauer was listed as one of the key players within Barack Obama's inner circle of senior campaign advisors.

Washington, D.C. Partner Karl Sandstrom recently co-authored an article titled "Boards Should Scrutinize Political Spending," which appeared in the March 6 edition of BusinessWeek.

Perkins Coie announced today that Karl Ege has joined the firm as Senior Counsel in the firm's national Business group. He will practice from Perkins Coie's Seattle office.

Perkins Coie's Chicago office is proud to announce that it has been named by Crain's Chicago Business magazine as one of the top 20 "Best Places to Work" in Chicago.

Perkins Coie sponsored the Washington Technology Industry Association's inaugural 2008 Venture Capital Outlook survey.

In a recent article from Bloomberg News, Partner Bruce Bonjour was quoted on the impact of regulators actions on investor confidence.

Washington, D.C. Partner Michael Sussmann was quoted in a recent, front-page article in The New York Times concerning the impact of Senate agreement on broad amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).