Perkins Coie Welcomes Mark Watt to Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (June 23, 2008) – Perkins Coie is pleased to welcome attorney Mark Watt to its Anchorage office. He will be a member of the firm's national Environment, Energy & Resources practice.

Prior to joining the firm, Watt worked as an attorney in the Rocky Mountain Region of the Solicitor's Office for the U.S. Department of the Interior in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Prior to his position with the Department of the Interior, Watt worked at the U.S. Department of Justice as a trial attorney for the Environment & Natural Resources Division, and before that as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Air Force.

"We are excited that Mark has joined the Perkins Coie team in Alaska," stated Eric Fjelstad, Managing Partner of the Anchorage Office. "Mark has a wealth of knowledge and experience in federal permitting and litigation and will be a real asset to our project development and natural resources practices."

Watt joins a team of more than 40 attorneys focused on environmental and natural resource issues. The group has extensive experience, working with businesses, financial institutions, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and individuals to address environmental issues throughout the United States and abroad.

Watt received his law degree from the University of Colorado School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Colorado.