SEATTLE, Wash. (May 27, 2016) – Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2016, the firm is recognized in 37 practice areas and 127 individual attorneys were recognized.

Highlights from the firm’s 2016 Chambers rankings include:

• 127 Perkins Coie attorneys were individually recognized by Chambers as leaders in their field, with 36 attorneys earning the Band 1 ranking within their practice areas.
• Of the 37 practice areas recognized, 21 were ranked Band 1.
• Wisconsin partner Christopher G Hanewicz (for the first time), District of Columbia partner Lee Curtis (for the second time) were included in the “Spotlight Table.”
• Alaska partner Eric Fjelstad (for the third time) and Oregon partners Roy Tucker (for the seventh consecutive year) and Stephen English (for the sixth consecutive year) were recognized as “Star Individuals” (considered above a Band 1 ranking).
• Six Perkins Coie attorneys were ranked as “Senior Statesmen”: John Aslin, Charles Blumenfeld, Bruce Michael Cross, Paul Eckstein, Jordan Green and Nancy Williams.
• Four Perkins Coie attorneys were recognized as “Up and Coming”: Ryan McBrayer (for the second time) and (each for the first time) Jason Day, Priscilla Hampton and Sarah Jane Shine.

National Practice Rankings

The firm ranked nationally in:

• Environment
• Government: Government Contracts
• Government: Political Law
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
• Intellectual Property
• Leisure & Hospitality
• Native American Law
• Privacy & Data Security
• Product Liability & Mass Torts
• Retail
• Startups & Emerging Companies
• Transportation: Aviation : Litigation

Regional Practice Rankings

Regionally, the following practices were recognized:

• Alaska
  • Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation: General Commercial
• Arizona
  • Corporate/M&A
  • Litigation: General Commercial
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
  • Real Estate
• California
  • Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital
  • Environment
  • Life Sciences
  • Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
• Colorado
  • Corporate/M&A
  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• District of Columbia
  • Environment
  • Insurance: Policyholder
• Idaho
  • Corporate/Commercial
  • Litigation: General Commercial
  • Natural Resources & Environment
• Illinois
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Oregon
  • Corporate/M&A
  • Environment
  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation: General Commercial
  • Real Estate
• Washington
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • Corporate/Commercial
  • Environment
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation: General Commercial
  • Real Estate
• Wisconsin
  • Intellectual Property

Individual Attorney Rankings

Among the 127 Perkins Coie attorneys individually recognized are:

London-based Chambers & Partners publishes directories that assess and rank the world’s leading lawyers. Chambers USA was first introduced in 2003. The Chambers rankings are the result of extensive surveys and interviews of in-house counsel and leading law firm partners.

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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