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Perkins Coie has maintained its streak as one of the most family-friendly law firms in the nation, according to Yale Law Women, a student organization that promotes the interests of women in law school as well as the profession.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Edgar (“Ned”) B. Washburn has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a Senior Counsel in the Environment, Energy & Resources practice.  Washburn was most recently Senior Counsel at Morrison Foerster LLP. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that James W. McTarnaghan has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a Partner in the Environment, Energy & Resources Practice Group.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that David J. Tsai, a counsel in the firm’s San Francisco office and a member of the firm’s Litigation practice, has been recognized by the Daily Journal as one of the top “Five Associates to Watch” in California.

Perkins Coie has announced that 17 Associates and Of Counsel have been promoted to partner.  The new partner class of 2013 includes Brian A. Audette (Chicago), Eric G. Barber (Madison), Jeff J. Bowen (Madison), Adam M. Docks (Chicago), Albert M. Ferlo (Washington, D.C.), Andrew L. Greene (Seattle), Jeff Hanson (Seattle), Brian Hennessy (Palo Alto), Erika E. Malmen (Boise), Ezra Reese (Washington, D.C.), Danielle M. Ryman (Anchorage), Andrew H. Solomon (Portland), Amanda Tessar (Denver), Jeanette L. Thomas (Portland), Teresa Poulsen Tate (San Francisco), Amy Tucker (Seattle), and Brandon White (Washington, D.C.).

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Arthur L. Haubenstock has joined the firm’s San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices as a Senior Counsel in the Environment, Energy & Resources (EER) practice.

Understanding the many SEC, NYSE, Nasdaq and state law issues that affect their companies can be a bewildering task for directors and officers. To help with this is the just released fourth edition of The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives, a "plain English" guide for directors and executives seeking to familiarize themselves with legal matters facing public companies

For businesses and dealmakers, possible changes to the 17-year-old Horizontal Merger Guidelines may align them with current agency practice and provide greater clarity for evaluating future transactions.

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