04.27.2020
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SEATTLE (April 27, 2020) – Perkins Coie LLP 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 2020, the firm is recognized for 55 practice areas and 141 individual attorneys, marking an increase from the 52 practices areas and 139 recognized attorneys a year ago.
Highlights from the firm’s 2020 Chambers rankings include:
- Of the 55 practice areas recognized, 23 were ranked Band 1
- 4 practice areas were recognized for the first time: District of Columbia: Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite, Washington: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Washington: Tax, and Wisconsin: Natural Resources & Environment
- 5 practice areas moved up in band rankings: Nationwide: Intellectual Property, Nationwide: Startups & Emerging Companies, Arizona: Environment, California: Labor & Employment, and Illinois: Intellectual Property
- 141 Perkins Coie attorneys were individually recognized by Chambers as leaders in their fields, with 41 attorneys earning the Band 1 ranking within their practice areas
- 9 Perkins Coie attorneys were recognized for the first time: Caryn L. Trombino, David B. Robbins, Joel W. Nomkin, Jessica L. Everett-Garcia, Thomas D. Ryerson, Mack H. Shultz, Steve Koh, and Meredith Weinberg
- Alaska partner Eric B. Fjelstad (for the seventh time) and Oregon partners Stephen F. English (for the 10th consecutive year) and Roy W. Tucker (for the 11th consecutive year) were recognized as "Star Individuals" (considered above a Band 1 ranking)
- 8 Perkins Coie attorneys were ranked as "Senior Statespeople": Charles Blumenfeld, Bruce Michael Cross, John Dillow, Paul F. Eckstein, Carl Frischling, Jordan Green, Tom Lindley and Michael O. Warnecke
- 7 Perkins Coie attorneys were recognized as "Up and Coming": Seth Locke (for the second time), Devin P. McComb (for the third time), Matthew L. Rojas (for the second time), Thomas Ryerson (for the first time), Caryn Trombino (for the first time), and Meredith Weinberg (for the first time)
National Practice Rankings
Nationally, the following practices were recognized:
- Environment
- Government Contracts
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
- Intellectual Property
- Leisure & Hospitality
- Native American Law: Non-Tribal Representation
- Political Law
- Privacy & Data Security
- Product Liability & Mass Torts
- Retail
- Startups & Emerging Companies
- Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
- USA: FinTech Legal
Regional Practice Rankings
Regionally, the following practices were recognized:
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Individual Attorney Rankings
Among the 141 Perkins Coie attorneys individually recognized are:
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Lee P. Curtis |
Nationwide |
Government Contracts |
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Seth Locke |
Nationwide |
Government Contracts |
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Lee P. Curtis |
Nationwide |
Government Contracts: Bid Protests |
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Carl Frischling |
Nationwide |
Investment Funds: Registered Funds |
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Alexandra Cole |
Nationwide |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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Phillip Gordon |
Nationwide |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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Daniel G.M. Marre |
Nationwide |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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David M. Neff |
Nationwide |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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Donald Baur |
Nationwide |
Native American Law |
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Charles G. Curtis, Jr. |
Nationwide |
Native American Law |
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Jena A. MacLean |
Nationwide |
Native American Law |
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John F. Delaney |
Nationwide |
Outsourcing |
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Marc E. Elias |
Nationwide |
Political Law |
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Rebecca H. Gordon |
Nationwide |
Political Law |
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Ezra W. Reese |
Nationwide |
Political Law |
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Janis Claire Kestenbaum |
Nationwide |
Privacy & Data Security |
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Ralph L. Arnheim |
Nationwide |
Startups & Emerging Companies |
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Michael Glaser |
Nationwide |
Startups & Emerging Companies |
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Steven Bell |
Nationwide |
Transportation: Aviation: Litigation |
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John Dillow |
Nationwide |
Transportation: Aviation: Litigation |
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Mack H. Shultz |
Nationwide |
Transportation: Aviation: Litigation |
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Steve Koh |
Nationwide |
Transportation: Aviation: Litigation |
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V. Woolston |
Nationwide |
Transportation: Aviation: Litigation |
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Dax Hansen |
USA (FinTech) |
Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies |
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Lowell D. Ness |
USA (FinTech) |
Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies |
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Eric B. Fjelstad |
Alaska |
Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries |
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Cameron Leonard |
Alaska |
Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries |
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Michael E. Kreger |
Alaska |
Litigation: Construction |
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James N. Leik |
Alaska |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Raj N. Gangadean |
Arizona |
Corporate/M&A |
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Shane R. Swindle |
Arizona |
Environment |
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Christopher D. Thomas |
Arizona |
Environment |
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Matthew L. Rojas |
Arizona |
Environment: Water Rights |
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Joel W. Nomkin |
Arizona |
Litigation: Appellate |
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Paul F. Eckstein |
Arizona |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Jessica L. Everett-Garcia |
Arizona |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Joseph E. Mais |
Arizona |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Jean-Jacques Cabou |
Arizona |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Jordan Green |
Arizona |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Alexis E. Danneman |
Arizona |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Thomas D. Ryerson |
Arizona |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Ronald E. Lowe |
Arizona |
Real Estate |
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Eliot L. Kaplan |
Arizona |
Tax |
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Sara L. Chenetz |
California |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Julie Jones |
California |
Environment |
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Barbara J. Schussman |
California |
Environment |
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Wendy L. Moore |
California |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation |
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Viola T. Kung |
California |
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation |
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Michael J. Wise |
California |
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation |
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Cecily T. Barclay |
California |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
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Ralph L. Arnheim |
California |
Venture Capital |
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Michael Glaser |
California |
Venture Capital |
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Paula Leibovitz Goodwin |
California (HNW) |
Private Wealth Law |
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Sonny Allison |
Colorado |
Corporate/M&A |
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Jason Day |
Colorado |
Corporate/M&A |
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Nathaniel Ford |
Colorado |
Corporate/M&A |
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Peter J. Kinsella |
Colorado |
Intellectual Property |
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Amanda Tessar |
Colorado |
Intellectual Property |
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T. Markus Funk |
Colorado |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Donald Baur |
District of Columbia |
Environment |
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Albert M. Ferlo |
District of Columbia |
Environment |
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LeAnn Johnson Koch |
District of Columbia |
Environment |
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William G. Malley |
District of Columbia |
Environment |
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Robert P. Jacobs |
District of Columbia |
Insurance: Policyholder |
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Koorosh Talieh |
District of Columbia |
Insurance: Policyholder |
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Shannon M. Bloodworth |
District of Columbia |
Intellectual Property: Litigation |
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Eric Dodson Greenberg |
District of Columbia |
Media & Entertainment |
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Eric Dodson Greenberg |
District of Columbia |
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite |
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Marc S. Martin |
District of Columbia |
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite |
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Stephen Hardesty |
Idaho |
Corporate/Commercial |
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Melanie G. Rubocki |
Idaho |
Corporate/Commercial |
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Christine M. Salmi |
Idaho |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Erika Eaton Malmen |
Idaho |
Natural Resources & Environment |
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David M. Neff |
Illinois |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Daniel Zazove |
Illinois |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Alexandra Cole |
Illinois |
Construction |
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James Cruger |
Illinois |
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity |
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Teri A. Lindquist |
Illinois |
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity |
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James M. Davis |
Illinois |
Insurance: Dispute Resolution |
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Michael O. Warnecke |
Illinois |
Intellectual Property |
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Susan J. Daley |
Illinois |
Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation |
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Pravin Rao |
Illinois |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Caryn L. Trombino |
Illinois |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Alexandra Cole |
Illinois |
Real Estate |
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Marcelo Halpern |
Illinois |
Technology & Outsourcing |
| Sandra Newman | Illinois (HNW) | Private Wealth Law |
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Domingo Such |
Illinois (HNW) |
Private Wealth Law |
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John F. Delaney |
New York |
Technology & Outsourcing |
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Brentley Bullock |
Oregon |
Corporate/M&A |
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Christopher Hall |
Oregon |
Corporate/M&A |
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David S. Matheson |
Oregon |
Corporate/M&A |
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John R. Thomas |
Oregon |
Corporate/M&A |
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Roy W. Tucker |
Oregon |
Corporate/M&A |
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David Bledsoe |
Oregon |
Environment |
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Jeffrey L. Hunter |
Oregon |
Environment |
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Tom Lindley |
Oregon |
Environment |
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Christopher W. Rich |
Oregon |
Environment |
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Stephen Feldman |
Oregon |
Intellectual Property |
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Julia E. Markley |
Oregon |
Intellectual Property |
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Calvin Keith |
Oregon |
Labor & Employment |
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Robert L. Aldisert |
Oregon |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Sarah Crooks |
Oregon |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Stephen F. English |
Oregon |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Thomas Johnson |
Oregon |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Renee Rothauge |
Oregon |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Cody M. Weston |
Oregon |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Seth J. King |
Oregon |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
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Steven L. Pfeiffer |
Oregon |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
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John D. Penn |
Texas |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Richard Hankins |
Texas |
Labor & Employment |
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Ann Marie Painter |
Texas |
Labor & Employment |
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Dean W. Harvey |
Texas |
Technology: Outsourcing |
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Alan D. Smith |
Washington |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Andrew L. Greene |
Washington |
Construction |
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Richard Prentke |
Washington |
Construction |
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Graehm C. Wallace |
Washington |
Construction |
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Andrew Bor |
Washington |
Corporate/Commercial |
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David C. Clarke |
Washington |
Corporate/Commercial |
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Eric A. DeJong |
Washington |
Corporate/Commercial |
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Stewart M. Landefeld |
Washington |
Corporate/Commercial |
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David F. McShea |
Washington |
Corporate/Commercial |
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Andrew B. Moore |
Washington |
Corporate/Commercial |
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Charles Blumenfeld |
Washington |
Environment |
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L. John Iani |
Washington |
Environment |
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Karen M. McGaffey |
Washington |
Environment |
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Mark W. Schneider |
Washington |
Environment |
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Meredith Weinberg |
Washington |
Environment |
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David B. Robbins |
Washington |
Healthcare |
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Ramsey M. Al-Salam |
Washington |
Intellectual Property |
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Paul T. Parker |
Washington |
Intellectual Property |
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Jerry A. Riedinger |
Washington |
Intellectual Property |
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Bruce Michael Cross |
Washington |
Labor & Employment |
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Kevin J. Hamilton |
Washington |
Labor & Employment |
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Jeffrey Hollingsworth |
Washington |
Labor & Employment |
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Kurt E. Linsenmayer |
Washington |
Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation |
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Ronald L. Berenstain |
Washington |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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David J. Burman |
Washington |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Kathleen M. O'Sullivan |
Washington |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Harry H. Schneider, Jr. |
Washington |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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David F. Taylor |
Washington |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Serena S. Carlsen |
Washington |
Real Estate |
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Craig S. Gilbert |
Washington |
Real Estate |
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Devin P. McComb |
Washington |
Real Estate |
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Carl T. Crow |
Washington |
Tax |
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Bryan S. Smith |
Washington |
Tax |
| Colonel Betz | Washington (HNW) | Private Wealth Law |
| Janis Cunningham | Washington (HNW) | Private Wealth Law |
| Bruce Flynn | Washington (HNW) | Private Wealth Law |
| Tom Gores | Washington (HNW) | Private Wealth Law |
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Steven Schindler |
Washington (HNW) |
Private Wealth Law |
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Akane Suzuki |
Washington (HNW) |
Private Wealth Law |
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Christopher G. Hanewicz |
Wisconsin |
Intellectual Property |
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Christopher G. Hanewicz |
Wisconsin |
Intellectual Property: Litigation |
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Charles G. Curtis, Jr. |
Wisconsin |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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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