LOS ANGELES (November 13, 2020) - Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Partner Michael Wise, the firmwide chair of the Life Sciences & Healthcare industry group, has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).

The ABF is a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their profession and service to society. Membership is limited to 1% of attorneys admitted to practice across the United States and a limited number of attorneys in international jurisdictions. Fellows are elected by the ABF Board through peer nomination.

An independent, nonprofit organization for nearly 70 years, the ABF seeks to advance the understanding and improvement of law through research on the most pressing issues facing the legal system in the United States and the world.

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