SEATTLE, Wash. (August 15, 2016) – 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.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as an important guide to legal excellence. The 23rd edition of The Best Lawyers In America (2017) includes attorneys in practice areas covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey and attorneys are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Perkins Coie attorneys named as 2017 Best Lawyers are:

Anchorage

• Thomas M. Daniel (1995) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Eric B. Fjelstad (2007) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Michael E. Kreger (2011) - Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• James N. Leik (2007) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environmental; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Bellevue

• Pamela J. Anderson (2013) - CleanTech Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Oil & Gas Law
• Bruce E. Dick (2010) - Corporate Law; Technology Law
• Charles N. Eberhardt (2009) - Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Craig S. Gilbert (2009) - Real Estate Law
• Thomas C. Gores (1987) - Trusts and Estates
• Lawrence B. Hannah (2003) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Donald G. Kari (1993) - Energy Law
• R. Gerard Lutz - Real Estate Law
• Markham A. Quehrn (2003) - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
• Craig H. Shrontz (2003) - Real Estate Law

Boise

• Stephen C. Hardesty (2013) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Chicago

• Debra R. Bernard (2015) - Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
• Craig T. Boggs (2012) - Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management
• Bruce A. Bonjour (2013) - Public Finance Law
• Alexandra R. Cole (2006) - Construction Law; Real Estate Law
• Patrick M. Collins (2010) - Commercial Litigation
• Kenneth M. Crane (2007) - Venture Capital Law
• James R. Cruger (2008) - Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
• Susan J. Daley (1995) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Matthew Gehringer (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Judith A. Gold (2012) - Government Relations Practice
• Norman Gold (1987) - Corporate Law
• Phillip Gordon (2007) - Corporate Law
• Deborah M. Gutfeld (2016) - Corporate Law
• Marcelo Halpern (2006) - Technology Law
• Daniel G. M. Marre (2016) - Real Estate Law
• David Neff (2013) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Right / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Douglas L. Sawyer (2015) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Richard L. Sevcik (2007) - Non-Profit / Charities Law
• Domingo P. Such III (2012) - Trusts & Estates
• Michael O. Warnecke (2006) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Edward E. Wicks (2009) - Real Estate Law
• Christopher B. Wilson (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Daniel A. Zazove (2007) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Right / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy

Dallas

• Dean William Harvey (2005) - Information Technology Law
• Kelly D. Hine (2016) - Commercial Litigation
• Ann Marie Painter (2015) - Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• John D. Penn (2003) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Right / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy

Denver

• Garland W. Allison (2013) - Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Michael L. Bender (2016) - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jason Day (2014) - Corporate Governance Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Nathaniel G. Ford (2013) - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisition Law
• Peter J. Kinsella (2007) - Information Technology Law; Technology Law
• Robert N. Miller (2008) - Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Securities

Los Angeles

• David T. Biderman (2012) - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Mark Birnbaum (2008) - Real Estate Law; Securitization and Structure Finance Law
• William H. Emer (2011) - Employment Law - Management
• Thomas M. McMahon (2017) - Insurance Law
• Ken H. Ohriner (2012) - Patent Law
• Charles H. Samel (2007) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• Michael J. Wise (2016) - Biotechnology Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property

Madison

• Timothy W. Burns (2007) - Insurance Law
• Christopher G. Hanewicz (2014) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• David J. Harth (2001) - Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Michelle M. Umberger (2013) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent

Palo Alto

• Ralph L. Arnheim (2016) - Corporate Law
• Christopher P. Berka (2009) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Viola T. Kung (2016) - Patent Law
• Edward J. Wes, Jr. (2007) - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Technology Law

Phoenix

• Dan L. Bagatell (2013) - Appellate Practice; Copyright Law
• Daniel C. Barr (2007) - Employment Law - Management; First Amendment Law; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Michael Berman (2013) - Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Howard Ross Cabot (2006) - Antitrust Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Securities; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Jean-Jacques Cabou (2011) - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Chad S. Campbell (2007) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• H. Michael Clyde (2007) - Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Securities; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Paul F. Eckstein (1983) - Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Gaming Law; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Media Law; Mediation; Native American Law
• Jodi K. Feuerhelm (2016) - Commercial Litigation
• Raj N. Gangadean (2014) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jessica L. Everett Garcia (2016) - Commercial Litigation
• Jordan L. Green (1983) - Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Kyle B. Hettinger (2008) - Real Estate Law
• Jonathan M. James (2008) - Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• C. Mark Kittredge (2014) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Jordan A. Kroop (2009) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Right / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ronald E. Lowe (1995) - Real Estate Law
• Joseph E. Mais (2001) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
• Joel W. Nomkin (2007) - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Shane R. Swindle (2003) - Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law
• Judith K. Weiss (2016) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Portland

• Allan R. Abravanel (2016) - Corporate Law; Project Finance Law
• David A. Bledsoe (2007) - Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Environmental; Mining Law
• Danielle Benderly (2016) - Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Brentley M. Bullock (2012) - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Christopher Criglow (2016) - Real Estate Law
• Sarah Crooks (2011) - Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation - Antitrust
• Stephen F. English (2006) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Banking & Finance; Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions; Litigation - Securities; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• George K. Fogg (2016) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• James H. Gidley (2003) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Ivan Gold (2011) - Energy Law
• Christopher Hall (2013) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Jeffrey L. Hunter (2013) - Environmental Law
• Thomas R. Johnson (2012) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
• Calvin L. Keith (2006) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Tom E. Lindley (1995) - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Native American Law
• Julia E. Markley (2013) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• David Matheson (2012) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Neil Nathanson (2007) - Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
• Douglas R. Pahl (2013) - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Steven L. Pfeiffer (2003) - Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Christopher W. Rich (2010) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Michael C. Robinson (2006) - Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Patrick J. Simpson (2007) - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Mutual Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Andrew Solomon (2013) - Land Use & Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• John R. Thomas (2007) - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Roy W. Tucker (2006) - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
• Cody M. Weston (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Mark D. Whitlow (2009) - Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use & Zoning

San Diego

• Bing Ai (2016) - Patent Law
• Matthew Bernstein (2015) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Sean T. Prosser (2010) - Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Litigation - Securities
• Mark R. Wicker (2008) - Biotechnology Law; Patent Law
• Laura Godfrey Zagar (2016) - CleanTech Law

San Francisco

• Cecily Talbert Barclay (2007) - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Land Use & Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Marc R. Bruner (2013) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Marie A. Cooper (2017) - Land Use and Zoning Law
• Nora L. Gibson (2013) - Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Matthew S. Gray (2013) - Environmental Law
• Julie Jones (2014) - Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
• Stephen L. Kostka (2007) - Appellate Practice; Environmental Law; Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation- Environmental; Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Geoffrey L. Robinson (2007) - Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Barbara J. Schussman (2010) - Environmental Law; Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use & Zoning

Seattle

• Ramsey M. Al-Salam (1995) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Stephen E. Arnett (2016) - Patent Law
• John F. Aslin (1983) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• J. Christopher Baird (2015) - Environmental Law
• Michael A. Barrett (2001) - Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Gregg D. Barton (2007) - Litigation & Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• George M. Beal II (2010) - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Thomas C. Bell (2001) - Information Technology Law
• Ronald L. Berenstain (2003) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities
• Susan Betcher (2015) - CleanTech Law; Patent Law
• Colonel F. Betz (2009) - Trusts and Estates
• Stephen C. Bishop (2013) - Patent Law
• Charles Blumenfeld (1995) - Environmental Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law
• Thomas L. Boeder (2003) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Marc A. Boman (2014) - Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Andrew Bor (2003) - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Scott J. Borth (2010) - Banking and Finance Law
• Dori E. Brewer (2001) - Corporate Law
• David J. Burman (1993) - Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Technology Law
• Serena S. Carlsen (2013) - Real Estate Law
• David C. Clarke (2007) - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• J. Thomas Cristy (2005) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Bruce Michael Cross (1983) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Carl T. Crow (2007) - Tax Law
• Janis A. Cunningham (1989) - Trusts and Estates
• Christopher J. Daley-Watson (2010) - Patent Law
• Eric A. DeJong (2009) - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Michael Dunning (2015) - Environmental Law
• Lorri A. Dunsmore (2007) - Non-Profit / Charities Law; Tax Law
• Karl J. Ege (2016) - Corporate Law
• Susan D. Fahringer (2010) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Bruce P. Flynn (1987) - Trusts and Estates
• Susan E. Foster (2012) - Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Robert Edward Giles (1989) - Corporate Law
• James D. Gradel (2008) - Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law
• Lynne E. Graybeal (2012) - Copyright Law; Trademark Law
• William L. Green (2001) - Real Estate Law
• Andrew L. Greene (2016) - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• Patchen M. Haggerty (2016) - Trademark Law
• Michael Hall (2014) - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kevin J. Hamilton (2007) - Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Troy J. Hickman (2016)- Corporate Law
• Jeffrey A. Hollingsworth (2007) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Renee M. Howard (2013) - Healthcare Law
• Valerie L. Hughes (2007) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Lynn E. Hvalsoe (2016) - Technology Law
• L. John Iani (2009) - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Mining Law
• Sean C. Knowles (2016) - Litigation - Securities
• Reginald S. Koehler III (1987) - Trusts and Estates
• Steve Y. Koh (2009) - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Stewart M. Landefeld (1993) - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Steven Lawrenz (2016) - Patent Law
• Kurt E. Linsenmayer (2006) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• James R. Lisbakken (2007) - Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Technology Law
• Douglas S. MacBain (2006) - Corporate Law; Equipment Finance Law
• Robert L. Mahon (2012) - Tax Law
• Ryan J. McBrayer (2017) - Litigation - Patent
• Gregory K. McCall (2011) - Immigration Law
• James McCullagh (2015) - Commercial Litigation
• Karen McGaffey (2010) - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• David F. McShea (2007) - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Andrew B. Moore (2012) - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Cori Gordon Moore (2015) - Commercial Litigation
• J. Sue Morgan (2010) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• J. Shan Mullin (1993) - Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law
• Laura Neebling (2013) - Land Use & Zoning Law
• Chun M. Ng (2010) - Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Kathleen M. O'Sullivan (2009) - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Paul T. Parker (2009) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Brendan J. Peters (2016) - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• Maurice J. Pirio (2005) - Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Thomas E. Platt (2003) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Richard O. Prentke (2003) - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• William Cheever Rava (2014) - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Michael T. Reynvaan (2003) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• Jerry A. Riedinger (2007) - Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Frederick B. Rivera (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• David B. Robbins (2007) - Healthcare Law
• Richard R. Rohde (1993) - Information Technology Law; Technology Law
• Heidi L. Sachs (2003) - Copyright Law; Trade Secrets Law; Trademark Law
• James Sanders (2016) - Employment Law - Management
• Rajiv P. Sarathy (2017) - Patent Law
• Harry H. Schneider, Jr. (2001) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Mark W. Schneider (2003) - Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Natural Resources Law
• Alan D. Smith (2013) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Right / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bryan S. Smith (2013) - Tax Law
• Evelyn Cruz Sroufe (2005) - Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Grace Han Stanton (2013) - Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
• Benjamin Straughan (2017) - Corporate Law
• David F. Taylor (2010) - Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Rodney Tullett (2013) - Patent Law
• Graehm C. Wallace (2013) - Construction Law
• Linda Walton (2012) - Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• Meredith Weinberg (2017) - Environmental Law
• James F. Williams (2010) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Nancy Williams (1995) - Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• V. L. Woolston (2007) - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Georges H. G. Yates (2011) - International Trade and Finance Law

Washington, D.C.

• Allan R. Abravanel (2016) - Corporate Law; Project Finance Law
• Robert F. Bauer (2003) - Government Relations Practice
• Donald C. Baur (2008) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Natural Resources Law
• David S. Christy, Jr. (2016) - International Trade and Finance Law
• Charles G. Curtis Jr. (2001) - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation Environmental; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Marc E. Elias (2008) - Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Government Relations Practice
• Albert M. Ferlo (2016) - Environmental Law
• Michael P. House (2012) - Government Relations Law; International Trade and Finance Law
• John P. Isacson (2017) - Litigation - Patent
• Martin E. Lybecker (2005) - Financial Services Regulation Law; Mutual Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Guy R. Martin (2007) - Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
• Marc S. Martin (2017) - Communications Law
• Lorelie Masters (2008) - Insurance Law
• William F. Pedersen (1989) - Litigation - Environmental
• Kimberly Reindl (2016) - Communications Law
• Barry Reingold (2015) - Advertising Law
• Colin G. Sandercock (2007) - Biotechnology Law; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Michael Sharkey (2015) - Insurance Law
• Benjamin S. Sharp (2009) - Antitrust Law; Litigation - Environmental

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.

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