Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in Chambers USA 2012

SEATTLE (June 8, 2012) – Perkins Coie proudly announces that once again it has been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as a top law firm in the United States. 

Perkins Coie was recognized in the annual directory as a leader nationally and in ten key markets across the country, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. The firm increased its rankings from last year and was recognized in 37 practice areas and received Band 1 placement in 18 of those areas.

In addition, 106 Perkins Coie attorneys were individually recognized by Chambers as leaders in their field, with 31 attorneys earning the Band 1 ranking within their practice areas. Oregon partners Roy Tucker and Stephen English were recognized as "Star" individuals, which is considered above a Band 1 ranking, for the fourth and second consecutive years, respectively. Four Perkins Coie attorneys, John Aslin, Charles Blumenfeld, Richard Cantlin, and Nancy Williams, were ranked as "Senior Statesmen."

The Chambers rankings are the result of extensive surveys and interviews of in-house counsel and leading law firm partners. 

"We are pleased to see the number of our practice and attorney rankings increase from last year," said Robert Giles, Perkins Coie Managing Partner. "We credit our clients with giving us the means to grow so that we can service their goals at both the regional and national level."

The firm ranked #1 nationally for its Political Law, Retail and Transportation: Aviation Litigation practices.  Additionally, the firm's Environment, Investment Funds: Venture Capital, Leisure & Hospitality, Privacy & Data Security and Products Liability & Mass Torts practices also ranked nationally. Regionally, the following practices were ranked #1:

• Alaska: Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries and Labor & Employment
• Arizona:  Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Idaho: Labor & Employment and Natural Resources & Environment
• Oregon: Corporate/M&A, Commercial Litigation and Environment
• Washington: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/Commercial, Environment, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation and Real Estate

Chambers & Partners, based in London, publishes directories that assess and rank the world’s leading lawyers. Chambers USA was first introduced in 2003.