SEATTLE (November 30, 2022)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 53 lawyers have been promoted to the firm’s counsel position, effective January 1, 2023.

This year, 68% of the counsel class is diverse, including women, lawyers of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

A counsel is a partnership-track position for lawyers with at least six years of experience who are recognized for their high-quality legal work, ability to supervise junior lawyers and business professionals, and collaborative efforts with partners on managing client matters.

Perkins Coie 2023 Counsel Class

	Anna C. Avendaño Construction & Real Estate Litigation Chicago		Michael C. Bleicher Privacy & Security Washington, D.C.
	Abby Bloetscher Business Litigation San Francisco		Alison R. Caditz Business Litigation Seattle
	Zachary Chalett White Collar & Investigations Seattle		Calvin Cohen Privacy & Security Chicago
	Sara W. Davey Labor & Employment Chicago		Bradley Dlatt Insurance Recovery Chicago
			Julian Feldbein-Vinderman Product Liability New York
	Julia M. Fox Government Contracts Washington, D.C.		Suzana Gadzo Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Palo Alto
	Daniel J. Glenn Trademark, Copyright, Internet& Advertising Seattle		Michael C. Herrera Technology Transactions & Privacy San Diego
	Megan (Meg) Houlihan Business Litigation Portland		Jingyuan (Jing) Huang Patent Prosecution Palo Alto
	Jamie Nicole Johnson Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Seattle		Bipasana Sakya Joshee Technology Transactions & Privacy Seattle
	Vijay S. Kumar Patent Prosecution Seattle		Tara Kurtis Patent Litigation Chicago
	Michelle L. Maley Product Liability Seattle		Christian W. Marcelo Trademark, Copyright, Internet& Advertising Seattle
			Megan McLean Environment & Natural Resources Washington, D.C.
	Amanda Mobrand Technology Transactions & Privacy Seattle		Nisha Nariya Personal Planning Seattle
	Kirsten (Kiry) Nelsen Real Estate & Land Use Seattle		Stephanie Olson Business Litigation Seattle
	Adrienne Paterson Labor & Employment Washington, D.C.		Logan S. Payne Technology Transactions & Privacy Washington, D.C.
	Sean D. Phelan Mergers & Acquisitions Chicago		W. Matthew Pierce Patent Litigation Denver
	Justin Potesta Privacy & Security Austin		Rebecca Salk White Collar & Investigations New York
	Blake B. Schell Mergers & Acquisitions Denver		Courtney J. Shirr Product Liability Seattle
	Rachel Shapiro Mergers & Acquisitions Denver		Danielle Sivalingam Political Law San Francisco
	Jacob L. Speckhard Product Liability San Diego		Divya Taneja Technology Transactions & Privacy Seattle
	Anna Mouw Thompson Privacy & Security Seattle
	Tomer Vandsburger Tax, Benefits & Compensation Seattle		David Watnick Business Litigation Portland
	Adam Weiner Labor & Employment Chicago		Christopher Wieman Technology Transactions & Privacy Chicago
	Jacqueline (Jackie) Wilcox Mergers & Acquisitions Chicago		Matthew Stephen Williams Patent Prosecution 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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