SEATTLE (December 5, 2023)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 46 lawyers have been promoted to the firm’s counsel position, effective January 1, 2024. 

This year, 56 percent of the counsel class is diverse, including women and nonbinary lawyers, lawyers of color, veterans, lawyers with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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

Perkins Coie 2024 Counsel Class

	Katie Allare Bankruptcy & Restructuring Phoenix		Cyrus E. Ansari Technology Transactions & Privacy Seattle
	Griffin Barnett Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising Washington, D.C.		Suzanne B. Boehm Government Contracts Washington, D.C.
	Michael Caine Technology Transactions & Privacy Dallas		Kathryn Campbell Securities Litigation Chicago
	Margo R. Casselman White Collar & Investigations Phoenix		Trey Chenier Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Seattle
	Kyle Cole Product Liability Seattle		Katie Cramer Technology Transactions & Privacy Denver
	Carolyn Gilbert Business Litigation Seattle		Ariel B. Glickman Privacy & Security Washington, D.C.
	Spencer Gottlieb White Collar & Investigations Chicago		Aaron Haberman Privacy & Security Washington, D.C.
	Marcus A. Haggard White Collar & Investigations Denver		Arsha Hasan Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising New York
	Peter Hegel Privacy & Security Chicago		Adam G. Hester Patent Litigation Madison
	Shanna Holako Privacy & Security Los Angeles		Chris Hopkins Trust & Estate Planning Chicago
	Janet M. Howe Environmental Litigation Phoenix		Sarah A. Hugues Environment & Natural Resources Boise
	Vikram Iyengar Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Counseling Austin		Daniel L. Jackstadt Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Counseling Seattle
	Brandon Kaster Corporate & Securities Chicago		R. Tyler Kendrick Patent Litigation Seattle
	Sam M. Kim Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Palo Alto		Matt Klomparens Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Chicago
	Patrick Koncel Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising Seattle		Matthew A. Lembo Patent Litigation New York
	Briana Loughlin Trust & Estate Planning Austin		James Miller Patent Litigation Seattle
	Irene Motles Product Liability Seattle		Mallory Petroli Technology Transactions & Privacy Chicago
	Nick Potter Trust & Estate Planning Bellevue		Alex Pratt Labor & Employment Dallas
	Tyler Roberts Business Litigation Seattle		Kaycee May Royer Environment & Natural Resources Boise
	Christian Termyn Environment & Natural Resources San Francisco		Tommy Tobin Consumer Products & Services Litigation Seattle
	Caroline Tunca Antitrust & Unfair Competition Chicago		Neva Wagner Real Estate & Land Use Chicago
	Christopher Wassman Corporate & Securities Seattle		Minkeun Woo Federal Tax Seattle
	Wei Yuan Patent Litigation San Diego

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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