08.17.2015
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SEATTLE, Wash. (August 17, 2015) - Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2016 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
According to Best Lawyers, “Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. Lawyers being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments we conduct with thousands of leading lawyers each year. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.”
The Perkins Coie attorneys named 2016 Lawyers of the Year include:
Attorney | Practicing In | Metropolitan Area |
Ronald L. Berenstain | Litigation - ERISA | Seattle |
Andrew Bor | Securities / Capital Markets Law | Seattle |
Brentley M. Bullock | Venture Capital Law | Portland-OR |
David J. Burman | Litigation - First Amendment | Seattle |
Howard Ross Cabot | Antitrust Law | Phoenix |
Thomas M. Daniel | Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment |
Anchorage |
Bruce E. Dick | Technology Law | Seattle |
Stephen F. English | Insurance Law | Portland-OR |
Nathaniel G. Ford | Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law | Denver |
James H. Gidley | Product Liability Litigation - Defendants | Portland-OR |
Marcelo Halpern | Technology Law | Chicago |
Stephen C. Hardesty | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Boise |
Valerie L. Hughes | Employment Law - Management | Seattle |
Jonathan M. James | Litigation - Intellectual Property | Phoenix |
Stephen L. Kostka | Land Use and Zoning Law | San Francisco |
Michael E. Kreger | Construction Law | Anchorage |
Stewart M. Landefeld | Corporate Governance Law | Seattle |
James R. Lisbakken | Biotechnology Law | Seattle |
Joseph E. Mais | Litigation - Securities | Phoenix |
David S. Matheson | Securities Regulation | Portland-OR |
Chun M. Ng | Patent Law | Seattle |
Joel W. Nomkin | Appellate Practice | Phoenix |
Kathleen M. O'Sullivan | Appellate Practice | Seattle |
Steven L. Pfeiffer | Litigation - Land Use and Zoning | Portland-OR |
Sean T. Prosser | Corporate Governance Law | San Diego |
Jerry A. Riedinger | Litigation - Intellectual Property | Seattle |
Heidi L. Sachs | Trade Secrets Law | Seattle |
Harry H. Schneider, Jr. | Bet-the-Company Litigation | Seattle |
Mark W. Schneider | Environmental Law | Seattle |
Evelyn Cruz Sroufe | Corporate Law | Seattle |
Roy W. Tucker | Corporate Law | Portland-OR |
Michael O. Warnecke | Litigation - Patent | Chicago |
Georges H. G. Yates | International Trade and Finance Law | Seattle |
Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high-value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. With more than 1,200 lawyers in offices across the United States and Asia, we provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world’s most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations.
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