SEATTLE, Wash. (February 16, 2017) - Perkins Coie represented Skyward, the leading operations management solution for commercial drone businesses, in its acquisition by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), provider of communications and entertainment services over mobile broadband. Skyward brings drone operations management to the Verizon IoT portfolio, simplifying drone operations and management for organizations of any size.

Led by Seattle partner Lee Schindler, the Perkins Coie team included Seattle partners Tom Cristy, Patchen Haggerty, Julie Lucht, David McShea and Bryan Smith, Denver partner Peter Kinsella, Seattle senior attorney Neal Hudders, Seattle associates Jenn Hu, Jamie Johnson, Emily Klick and Max Schwartz.

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