SEATTLE, Wash. (May 3, 2018) – 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 2018, the firm is recognized in 51 practice areas and 130 individual attorneys were also recognized.

Highlights from the firm’s 2018 Chambers rankings include:

• 130 Perkins Coie attorneys were individually recognized by Chambers as leaders in their field, with 32 attorneys earning the Band 1 ranking within their practice areas.
• Of the 51 practice areas recognized, 20 were ranked Band 1.
• Ten Perkins Coie attorneys were recognized for the first time: Eric A. DeJong, Craig S. Gilbert, Matthew S. Gray, Julie Jones, Eliot L. Kaplan, Seth J. King, J. David Larsen, Devin P. McComb, Kathleen M. O’Sullivan, and Michelle M. Umberger.
• Alaska partner Eric B. Fjelstad (for the fifth time) and Oregon partners Stephen F. English (for the eighth consecutive year) and Roy W. Tucker (for the ninth consecutive year) were recognized as “Star Individuals” (considered above a Band 1 ranking).
• Ten Perkins Coie attorneys were ranked as “Senior Statesmen”: Michael A. Barrett, Charles Blumenfeld, Bruce Michael Cross, Thomas M. Daniel, Paul F. Eckstein, Carl Frischling, James Gidley, Jordan Green, Tom Lindley, and Michael O. Warnecke.
• Two Perkins Coie attorneys were recognized as “Up and Coming”: Devin P. McComb (for the first time) and Douglas L. Sawyer (for the second time).

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

Individual Attorney Rankings

Among the 130 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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