SEATTLE, Wash. (April 6, 2018) - Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm’s Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency practice and Washington, D.C. Partner Marc Martin were recognized with 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards from JD Supra. Marc was selected as an author in the “Emerging Topics” category for his articles about net neutrality, and the firm was recognized for its blog posts on Digital Currencies: International Actions and Regulations. The Readers’ Choice Awards recognize top authors and firms who were read by C-suite executives, in-house counsel, media, and other professionals across the JD Supra platform during 2017.

Marc, chair of the firm’s Communications industry practice, was recognized for a series of articles tracking the rise and fall of net neutrality and broadband privacy. Perkins Coie’s Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency practice was recognized for its Digital Currencies: International Actions and Regulations post as one of the most popular posts in the areas of both international law and finance & banking.

The JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards reflect a deep dive into their 2017 reader data, in which they studied total visibility and engagement among readers across many industries interested in certain defining topics of the day. JD Supra editors chose the 26 main topics covered in this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards for their timeliness as well as their proven, ongoing importance. In each category, ten authors and one firm were recognized for consistently highest readership and engagement within that category for all of 2017. In total, across all 34 categories, JD Supra recognized 242 authors selected from nearly 50,000 who publish on that platform.

JD Supra delivers need-to-know legal and business content to professionals in all industries in daily email digests, via more than 100 proprietary social feeds, on mobile platforms, to partner websites, and as news across the web. JD Supra provides firms with competitive insights and market intelligence derived from the thousands of articles being read daily across its platform.

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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