Perkins Coie lawyers, John R. Hardin, Will M. Conley, Emily B. Cooper and Hellen Park, were mentioned in “Crypto Promoter's Wallets Frozen After Suit Service By NFT,” an article in Law360, regarding an order for a cryptocurrency promoter not to move digital investor assets.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Jim Snell, a veteran privacy and data security partner, has been appointed as the managing partner of the firm’s Palo Alto office.

Perkins Coie is pleased to be ranked as a leading fintech law firm in the United States in the Chambers FinTech 2022 guide. In addition, Perkins Coie Partners Dax Hansen, Lowell Ness, and Joseph Cutler are ranked as Band 1, Band 2, and Band 3 Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies attorneys, respectively.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Valeria Bystrowicz-Liendo, a business development director in the firm’s Blockchain, Digital Assets & Custody industry group, will serve as a board member and as the Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County Chapter lead for Crypto Connect.

Valeria Bystrowicz-Liendo was mentioned in multiple publications regarding her appointment to Crypto Connect’s board.

Partner Keith Miller was quoted in “Gensler Is Ready to Make SEC the Crypto Cop. But How?” an article in Law360, regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler’s message that the agency will play a big role in policing the cryptocurrency market.

Partner Keith Miller was quoted in “The Brewing Turf War in Crypto Regulation Shows Congress Must Step in, Experts Say,” an article in MarketWatch, regarding U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler asking Congress to give the SEC explicit authority to regulate crypto exchanges.

Counsel Sarah Shtylman was featured in the Law360 article, "Rising Star: Perkins Coie's Sarah Shtylman," earning herself a spot among the fintech law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

Sarah Shtylman was quoted in “What Is a Bitcoin Wallet?” an article in Forbes, regarding how Bitcoin wallet works.

Sarah Shtylman was quoted in “What Is Blockchain?" an article in Forbes, regarding how blockchain operates.

Partner Joseph Cutler discusses how cryptocurrency is redefining the future of finance, and why it is so popular among younger generations on ABC57’s segment “Cryptocurrency Craze: What's Driving the Rise?”

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Dax Hansen, Keith Miller, and Adam Schuman were mentioned in a Business Insider titled “19 Crypto and Blockchain-Focused Lawyers Who Are Inking Deals, Fighting Lawsuits, and Navigating Fast-Evolving Regulations” regarding their extensive knowledge involving blockchains and digital assets.

Perkins Coie is pleased to be ranked as a leading fintech law firm in the United States in the Chambers FinTech 2021 guide.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has obtained no-action relief from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff that clears the way for its client, IMVU Inc., to sell VCOIN, a blockchain-based digital asset, as a transferable non-security to its users worldwide.

Partner Dax Hansen was mentioned in "Top 25 Crypto Lawyers in 2020," an article in American Crypto Association, regarding the ranking of the Top 25 crypto lawyers in 2020.

Sarah Shtylman was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article, "There’s One Place Where Women Lead in Blockchain: Big Law," regarding women blockchain and cryptocurrency lawyers stepping into practice leadership roles.

Keith Miller was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article, "N.Y. to Ease Coin Listings for Licensed Virtual Currency Firms," regarding a proposed guidance by New York Department of Financial Services that would make it easier for licensed virtual currency firms to list newly created coins.

J. Dax Hansen was quoted in the Payment Eye article, "Calibra Welcomes G7 Attention," regarding a G7 working group report for the Libra Association.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been ranked among America’s “Top Corporate Law Firms” for 2019 by Forbes.

Keith Miller was quoted in multiple publications regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission their settlement  with Bitqyck, amid a broader SEC crackdown on token offerings.

Partner Lowell Ness was mentioned in the Medium article, "Meet the 50+ Mentors of IDEO CoLab’s Blockchain Startup Studio," as one of the mentors for IDEO CoLab's new Startup Studio program.

Partner Keith Miller was quoted in The American Lawyer article, "Perkins Coie, Charting a Different Course, Grows in NY," regarding the blockchain industry as it relates to the strategic growth of the New York office. Partner Lois Tilton was also mentioned as recently being added to the NY office's Trust & Estate Planning practice.

Keith Miller was quoted in the Bloomberg Law Big Law Business article, "Building on Blockchain, Perkins Coie Moves to New NYC Office," regarding the New York offices' move and plan to build on the success of fintech and blockchain.

Perkins Coie is pleased to be ranked as a leading fintech law firm in the United States in the Chambers FinTech 2019 guide. In addition, Perkins Coie partners J. Dax Hansen and Lowell Ness are ranked as Band 1 and Band 2 Blockchain & Cryptocurrency lawyers, respectively.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce three of its attorneys have been recognized by The Recorder in this year’s Women Leaders in Tech Law list. Bobbie Wilson was named among 30 other established female leaders, and associates Valeria Bystrowicz-Liendo and Sarah Hody were named in the next generation of leaders category.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce its partnership with the Accord Project, a consortium dedicated to the development of smart legal contracts using blockchain technology.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce its inclusion in the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC), comprised of more than 80 large companies, law firms, software companies and universities focused on developing standards and compliance guidelines for blockchain and smart contract technologies in the business of law.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Adrian Rich has joined the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice as a partner in the firm’s Palo Alto office.

Perkins Coie attorneys Dax Hansen and Kyle Wood were included in a list of some of the top lawyers to work on your security token structure as identified by Medium in their article, "4 Security Token Structures and the Lawyers to Help You Execute Them."

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm’s Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency practice and Washington, D.C. Partner Marc Martin were recognized with 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards from JD Supra.

Dax Hansen and Laurie Rosini were quoted in the Freight Waves article, "Talking it Out: How Will Tokens and Smart Contracts Bring Blockchain to Supply Chains?" regarding the legality of smart contracts.

Dax Hansen was quoted in "Here’s How The U.S. And The World Are Regulating Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency," an article in MarketWatch, regarding the challenges presented by virtual currencies that bypass regulated banks, financial firms exchanges and central clearinghouses.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm’s Patent Prosecution Platform, “P4,” was recognized as the most innovative initiative in the Business of Law: Technology category as part of the 2017 Financial Times North American Innovative Lawyers Report.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named a Founding Steward by the Sovrin Foundation, the first law firm to be selected.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce its inclusion in the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) Legal Industry Working Group. The Legal Industry Working Group—one of eight Working Groups within the EEA, each driven by blockchain or industry thought leaders—focuses on educating the legal industry about the benefits of blockchain technology and the development and standardization of core Ethereum-enabled technology.

Perkins Coie was recognized in the Crowdfund Insider article, "Law Firm Perkins Coie Joins the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Legal Industry Working Group," for joining the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) Legal Industry Working Group which focuses on the benefits of blockchain technology and the development and standardization of core Ethereum enabled technology. Dax Hansen and Rick Howell were also quoted regarding the firm's Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency industry group.

Dax Hansen was featured in the Bitcoin Magazine article, “Making the Case for Bitcoin as Legal Property” regarding the recent white paper “Treatment of Bitcoin Under U.S. Property Law.”

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 252 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Dax Hansen and Keith Miller were quoted in "Courts Wade Into Virtual Currencies: Will Legislation or Case Law Determine the Future of Virtual Currencies?" an article in Markets Media, regarding the FL Espinoza decision.

Partner Dax Hansen was quoted in Puget Sound Business Journal in an article titled, "Blockchain? Fintech? Firms on Cutting Edge Cash In," regarding the blockchain industry.

Partner Brian Svoboda was quoted in an article in The National Journal titled, "Why It’s So Hard to Make a Campaign Donation With Bitcoin," regarding Bitcoin and a political campaign.

Perkins Coie's Decentralized Virtual Currencies practice was mentioned in a Coin Desk article titled, "Research Examines Blockchain Securities Under US Commercial Law," regarding the research that was done on bitcoin.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 245 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession; a more than 10 percent increase over the 221 firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2015 edition.

Perkins Coie’s Decentralized Virtual Currencies practice was noted in the Law360 article, “The (Private) Key To Unlocking Bitcoin Legal Issues,” regarding recent guidance released by the IRS and a proposal released by the New York Department of Financial Services that address taxation of bitcoins.

Perkins Coie was featured in Bitcoin Foundation regarding its contribution to supporting bitcoin core development through a membership at the Bitcoin Foundation.

Perkins Coie announced that 21 associates, counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner. “The members of Perkins Coie's 2015 partner class are talented, hard-working attorneys who embody the national strength and forward-looking growth of our firm,” said John Devaney, Perkins Coie's Firmwide Managing Partner.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been recognized by the Financial Times for the third year in a row as a top 40 innovative law firm.  In the Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers Report 2014, Perkins Coie is ranked 26 out of the 40 top firms for innovation, recognized for developing a program that benefits clients in the “Business of Law” category and its commitment to community in the “Social Responsibility” category of the report.

Partner J Cabou was quoted in Operational Risk & Regulation in "Proposed Bitcoin Regulations 'Unworkable' in Current Form," regarding the bitcoin regulations.

Partner J Cabou was quoted in a Wired article, "New York’s New Bitcoin Rules Are Going to Kill Its Startups," regarding how the New York requirements will make things very tough for bitcoin startups.

Partner Dax Hansen was quoted in a California Lawyer article "Bitcoin challenges the regulators: Is it a currency, a security, a medium of exchange, or all three?" regarding a federal court's definition of Bitcoin as a security and the Treasury Department's definition as both a currency and a property.

Partner Keith Miller appeared in a France 24 interview "Bitcoin in the US: A monetary revolution?" (Interview begins at 3:18)

Perkins Coie Counsel Joseph Cutler was quoted in an article titled "Experts Seek the Right Regulatory Box for Bitcoin."  The article discusses a series of multimillion-dollar thefts and losses and how those have caused federal regulators to re-evaluate their current oversight of virtual currency bitcoin.

Partner Keith Miller was quoted in a CNBC article "Bitcoin Having Trouble Shedding its Dark Side."

Partner John Penn was quoted in The Deal in an article titled, "Sorting through a lot of bitcoin bitterness," regarding the Chapter 15 proceeding of MtGox Co. Ltd.

Partner J Cabou was quoted in a Wired article that also ran in Wired.co.uk, "Why Bitcoin Doesn’t Want a Real Satoshi Nakamoto," regarding the nature of bitcoin and the possibility that there is one leader controlling the currency.

Perkins Coie Partner Dax Hansen was quoted in an article in CoinDesk titled, "Bitcoin Faces Regulatory Push in Senate Banking Committee Hearing."  The article discussed a recent Senate hearing about virtual currencies and the response to what was covered in the hearing. Most of the discussion in the hearing focused on the risks around bitcoin and how to best regulate it to mitigate those risks. But a lot of the reddit feedback centered on the need to let it breathe. There’s just one problem, said Dax, "It’s not a very rational discussion right now."

The first congressional hearing on how to regulate virtual currencies will take place on Monday afternoon before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Though the session promises to look at all virtual currencies, it will primarily focus on bitcoin, the cryptocurrency used by the Silk Web, according to advance testimony given to TIME.