CHICAGO (November 15, 2021)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that its Chicago office will relocate on November 15, 2021, to a new state-of-the-art office space at 110 North Wacker Drive. The firm’s more than 250 Chicago-based attorneys and professional staff will occupy three full floors of the landmark skyscraper.

Perkins Coie has rapidly grown to become one of Chicago’s largest law firms. Headquartered in Seattle and known for its strong base of technology clients, including global brands and entrepreneurs, the firm first entered the Chicago market in 2002 with just three attorneys.

The firm’s Chicago lawyers offer full-service capabilities that include: Bankruptcy, Construction, Corporate, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patent Litigation, Privacy & Security, Real Estate & Land Use, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Technology Transactions & Privacy, Trust & Estate Planning, and White Collar & Investigations.

“Our new, highly collaborative office space will enable us to better serve our expanding roster of technology, finance, fintech, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, and startup and emerging company clients in one of the world’s most dynamic cities,” said Richard Sevcik, Chicago office managing partner. “It also highlights a significant new investment in a major business center that is a priority market in Perkins Coie’s long-term national growth strategy.”

The new Chicago office features:

• Three full floors equipped with state-of-the-art technology and collaborative meeting spaces including a conference and event center, as well as a cafe and community lounge with sweeping views of the Chicago River and city skyline.
• An extensive art collection featuring work from diverse Chicago artists representing local communities and reflecting the importance of the firm’s diversity and inclusion.
• Dedicated private spaces that underline the firm’s values and commitment to its people and their wellness, including a meditation and wellness room and mother’s rooms.

“Perkins Coie’s Chicago office is the firm’s second largest and represents many of our leading practices,” said Bill Malley, Perkins Coie’s firmwide managing partner. “The results we deliver for our clients have been the significant factor that continues to drive our growth in the Chicago market.”

The firm has long been recognized for excellence in the legal industry and for its commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work culture. Perkins Coie ranked as the #1 U.S. employer among the 2021 “Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services” by Great Place to Work®, and was named as a top workplace for 2021 by the Chicago Tribune, ranking #22 in the mid-sized category out of 75 companies. The firm was also recently awarded Mansfield 4.0 Certification Plus from Diversity Lab and named one of the 2021 “Best Law Firms for Women” by Seramount, which was formerly Working Mother Media. The firm also has received the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s top rating of 100% in the Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, for 13 years.

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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