11.13.2018

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (November 13, 2018) – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce three of its attorneys have been recognized by The Recorder in this year’s Women Leaders in Tech Law list. Bobbie Wilson was named among 30 other established female leaders, and associates Valeria Bystrowicz-Liendo and Sarah Hody were named in the next generation of leaders category.

The list recognizes women working in tech law at the forefront of the industry’s biggest legal challenges, including high-stakes litigation, the formation of innovative companies and major market-moving deals. New this year, the next generation category honors up and coming female tech lawyers in the first 10 years of practice.

Bobbie Wilson is a partner in Perkins Coie’s Litigation practice in the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices. She focuses on intellectual property, class action defense, trade secrets and workplace investigations. A prominent figure in the Bay Area tech scene, Bobbie has been named among the Women Leaders in Tech Law by The Recorder five out of the past six years, including as a Top 10 "Power Player.”

Valeria Bystrowicz-Liendo is an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles and Palo Alto offices, and Sarah Hody is an associate in the firm’s Palo Alto office. As members of Perkins Coie’s Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency industry group, the two advise emerging and established technology companies and investors on a variety of matters including ICOs, financial services regulations, data security and privacy, financial transactions and banking laws.

Honorees will be recognized during an awards ceremony on November 14, 2018 in San Francisco.

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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