Seattle, Wash. (March 5, 2015) - Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has been named as one of the 2015 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies To Work For®.  This is the 13th year the firm has achieved this honor.  This year the firm was ranked 46.  This is our third consecutive year in the top 50 of the annual list, now in its 18th year.

“We are extremely pleased to once again be recognized as one of FORTUNE’s Best Companies to Work For,” said John Devaney, Firmwide Managing Partner.  “We know how important a positive and supportive workplace is to the success of our employees and our clients.  Our selection is the result of the hard work and dedication of many people, combined with a vigorous commitment to providing the best possible work environment for every member of the Perkins Coie family.  We’re also very pleased to be noted alongside so many of our highly valued clients who are on this year’s list.  It is an honor.”

Perkins Coie has been recognized for excellence and innovation in the legal industry and is frequently honored for its commitment to providing a workplace where all employees have the opportunity to grow and thrive.  Perkins Coie has received a Gold Standard Certification from The Women in Law Empowerment Forum for the past four years and has also been listed in Working Mother Media/Flex-Time Lawyers LLC’s “Best Law Firms for Women” six times.  The firm has also earned the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s top rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index for seven years in a row.

To identify the “100 Best Companies to Work For®,” FORTUNE partnered with Great Place to Work® to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America.  Two-thirds of a company’s score is based on the results of the Institute’s Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company.  The survey asks questions related to attitudes about management’s credibility, job satisfaction and camaraderie.  The remaining third of the scoring is based on the company’s responses to the Institute’s Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices, internal communications, training, recognition programs and diversity efforts.  Any company that is at least seven years old with more than 1,000 U.S. employees is eligible to participate.

The full list and any related stories appear in the March 15 issue of FORTUNE magazine on newsstands on March 9 and at http://fortune.com/best-companies/,  www.money.cnn.com and www.greatplacetowork.com.

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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