CHICAGO, Ill. (March 20, 2014) - Perkins Coie is proud to announce the launch of White Collar Briefly, a new blog offering news and analysis on legal developments relating to White Collar defense issues.

Perkins Coie’s White Collar Briefly offers practical insights into white collar defense issues based upon the evolving regulatory environment and developments in the law.  Drawing from breaking news, government agency priorities, and judicial decisions, White Collar Briefly highlights key considerations and issues for inside and outside counsel as they navigate the complex state and federal laws related to investigations and white collar defense.

White Collar Briefly will feature insight from attorneys in Perkins Coie’s White Collar & Investigations group and will include news and perspectives on topics such as:

• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Healthcare Fraud
• Insider Trading
• Public Corruption
• Securities Enforcement

The team of Perkins Coie attorneys writing for White Collar Briefly is led by editors Jon Buck, Bridget Minder and Caryn Trombino, and includes regular contributions from Amy Chang, Carrie Hobbs, Thomas Ryerson, and Mik Shin-Li.

Perkins Coie's White Collar & Investigations practice successfully represents companies and individuals in a wide range of complex matters at the federal, state, and local levels, and advises clients on all aspects of corporate compliance programs. The firm’s team includes high-profile attorneys with years of experience conducting and evaluating complex investigations and representing clients in high-stakes litigation.  Their ranks include former U.S. Attorneys and Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement counsel, a U.S. State Department attorney, state prosecutors, and other former government regulators.  The National Law Journal recently named Perkins Coie its White Collar Department of the Year in Chicago.

To read the White Collar Briefly blog report or to sign up for a customized RSS feed from the blog, please visit www.whitecollarbriefly.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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