Perkins Coie’s Denver Office Receives Top Rankings in Chambers USA

DENVER (June 10, 2011) – Perkins Coie proudly announces that six attorneys in its Denver office were ranked as top lawyers in their fields in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The firm was also recognized in the annual directory as a leader in its Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions practice area in Colorado.

Nationwide, Chambers once again ranked Perkins Coie as a top law firm in the United States with 100 attorneys individually recognized as top lawyers and the firm ranked in 34 practice areas. The rankings are the result of extensive surveys of in-house counsel and leading law firm partners.

Denver partner Leonard MacPhee was recognized nationally for his Franchising practice. Regionally, Nathaniel Ford and Sonny Allison were ranked for their Corporate/M&A practices, Bob Miller for Commercial Litigation, Peter Kinsella for Intellectual Property, and Karen Samuels Jones for Real Estate.

“We are delighted to be rated as leaders in our core practice areas,” said Bob Miller, Denver managing partner.  “We have great clients who expect exceptional legal service from us, and we challenge ourselves each day to provide that service."

Perkins Coie was also recognized with top practice area rankings in other key markets across the country, including:  Alaska, Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin.  In addition to its regional rankings, Perkins Coie ranked #1 nationally for its Political Law, Retail and Transportation: Aviation Litigation practices.  The firm was also ranked nationally in the areas of Environment, Investment Funds: Venture Capital, Leisure & Hospitality, Privacy & Data Security and Products Liability & Mass Torts.

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