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The Best Lawyers in America Names Perkins Coie Attorneys to Its 2008 List
Press Release
SEATTLE (September 10, 2007) – Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 117 of its attorneys from all of its U.S. offices were selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
The lawyers were selected based on a confidential peer-review survey of the top attorneys in the country. In Washington state, where the firm is headquartered, Perkins Coie secured #1 rankings in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Labor & Employment Law, and Trusts & Estates law. The firm was also recognized as #1 specifically in Seattle for Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Labor & Employment Law, and Trusts & Estates.
"It is always an honor to be named as being among the best by one's peers," said Robert E. Giles, managing partner. "We have always prided ourselves on providing outstanding service to our exceptional clients and are deeply appreciative of this recognition."
Several of the Perkins Coie attorneys listed below have been recognized by Best Lawyers now for 10 or 20 consecutive years.
The Best Lawyers in America is published by Woodward White, Inc.
Perkins Coie attorneys named as 2008 Best Lawyers include:
| Anchorage |
Thomas Daniel (10), Labor & Employment Law;
Eric Fjelstad, Environmental Law;
James Leik, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation;
Gordon Tans, Land Use & Zoning Law, Municipal Law. |
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Bellevue
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Thomas Gores (20),Trusts & Estates;
Lawrence Hannah, Labor & Employment Law;
Donald Kari (10), Energy Law;
Steven Pope, Information Technology Law;
Markham Quehrn, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law;
Craig Shrontz, Real Estate Law. |
Boise |
Richard Boardman, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law;
Robert Maynard, Environmental Law, Timber Law. |
Chicago |
William Cahill (*), Commercial Litigation;
Demetrius Carney, Government Relations Law;
Alexandra Cole, Construction Law;
William Corbin, Public Finance Law;
Kenneth Crane, Venture Capital Law;
James Cruger (*),Corporate Law;
Susan Daley (10), Employee Benefits Law;
Jill Sugar Factor, Corporate Law;
Norman Gold (20), Corporate Law;
Phillip Gordon, Corporate Law;
Michael Warnecke, Intellectual Property Law;
Daniel Zazove, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. |
Denver |
Kimberlee McCullough, Franchise Law;
Robert Miller (*), White-Collar Criminal Defense;
John Ruppert, Tax Law;
Bruce Stocks, Corporate Law. |
Los Angeles |
Mark Birnbaum (*), Structured Finance Law. |
Menlo Park |
Edward Wes, Jr., Securities Law. |
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Phoenix |
Daniel Barr, Labor & Employment Law;
Charles Blanchard, Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Law;
Howard Cabot, Commercial Litigation;
Chad Campbell, Intellectual Property Law;
H. Michael Clyde, Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation;
Paul Eckstein (20), Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Law, Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property Law, Native American Law;
Jordan Green (20), White-Collar Criminal Defense;
Kyle Hettinger (*), Real Estate Law;
Jonathan James (*), Intellectual Property Law;
Ronald Lowe (10), Real Estate Law;
Joseph Mais, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation;
Joel Nomkin, Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation;
Lee Stein, White-Collar Criminal Defense;
Shane Swindle, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law. |
Portland |
David Bledsoe, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law;
Richard Cantlin (10), Real Estate Law;
Austin Crowe, Jr., Commercial Litigation;
Paul Fortino (10), Commercial Litigation;
James Gidley, Commercial Litigation;
Calvin Keith, Labor & Employment Law;
Tom Lindley (10), Environmental Law;
Steven Pfeiffer, Land Use & Zoning Law;
Michael Robinson, Land Use & Zoning Law;
Michael Simon (10), Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law;
Patrick Simpson, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law;
John Thomas, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law;
Roy Tucker, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law;
James Van Nostrand (10), Communications Law, Energy Law. |
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San Francisco
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Geraldine Alexis, Antitrust Law |
Seattle |
Ramsey Al-Salam (10), Intellectual Property Law;
John Aslin (20), Labor & Employment Law;
Michael Barrett, Real Estate Law;
Gregg Barton, Tax Law;
Thomas Bell, Information Technology Law;
Ronald Berenstain, Commercial Litigation;
Thomas Boeder, Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation;
Andrew Bor, Corporate Law;
Dori Brewer, Corporate Law;
Barry Briggs, Banking Law;
David Burman (10), Antitrust Law, Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law;
David Clarke, Venture Capital Law;
J. Thomas Cristy, Employee Benefits Law;
Bruce Michael Cross (20), Labor & Employment Law;
Carl Crow, Tax Law;
Janis Cunningham (10), Trusts & Estates;
Ellen Conedera Dial, Real Estate Law;
Lorri Dunsmore, Non-Profit/Charities Law;
Bruce Flynn (20), Trusts & Estates;
Keith Gerrard (10), Commercial Litigation, Equipment Finance Law, Product Liability Litigation;
Albert Gidari, Jr. (*), Technology Law;
Robert Edward Giles (10), Corporate Law;
James Gradel (*), Banking Law;
William Green, Real Estate Law;
Kevin Hamilton, Labor & Employment Law;
James Hilton (20), Corporate Law, Tax Law;
Jeffrey Hollingsworth, Labor & Employment Law;
Valerie Hughes, Labor & Employment Law;
Reginald Koehler III (20), Trusts & Estates;
Stewart Landefeld (10), Corporate Law;
Kurt Linsenmayer, Employee Benefits Law;
James Lisbakken, Biotechnology Law, Technology Law;
Douglas MacBain, Corporate Law;
Alexander Mackie, Environmental Law;
Richard McCann (10), Real Estate Law;
David McShea, Corporate Law, Securities Law, Venture Capital Law;
Robert Mucklestone (20), Trusts & Estates;
J. Shan Mullin (10), Corporate Law, International Trade & Finance Law;
Russell Perisho (10), Labor & Employment Law;
Maurice J. Pirio, Intellectual Property Law;
Thomas Platt, Labor & Employment Law;
Richard Prentke, Construction Law;
Michael Reynvaan, Labor & Employment Law;
Jerry Riedinger (*), Intellectual Property Law;
Richard Rohde (10), Information Technology Law;
Heidi Lynne Sachs, Intellectual Property Law;
Harry Schneider, Jr., Commercial Litigation;
Mark Schneider, Commercial Litigation;
Carrie Simchuk, Trusts & Estates;
Evelyn Cruz Sroufe, Corporate Law, Securities Law;
Michael Stansbury (10), Corporate Law;
Nancy Williams (10), Labor & Employment Law;
V.L. Woolston, Mass Tort Litigation, Product Liability Litigation;
D. Michael Young, Tax Law. |
Washington, D.C. |
Robert Bauer, Corporate Law, Government Relations Law, White-Collar Criminal Defense;
Donald Baur (*), Natural Resources Law;
Marc Elias (*), White-Collar Criminal Defense;
Guy Martin, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law. |
(*) Denotes a lawyer listed for the first time
(10) Denotes a lawyer listed for at least 10 Years
(20) Denotes a lawyer listed for at least 20 Years
About Perkins Coie: Founded in 1912 in Seattle, Perkins Coie has more than 850 lawyers in
19 offices across the United States and Asia. The firm is celebrating its 100th anniversary of
representing great companies ranging in size from start-ups to FORTUNE 100 corporations.
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