SEATTLE (February 26, 2020) - Perkins Coie is proud to announce that three firm attorneys, Sam Jo, Elizabeth Mendoza, and Roque Thuo, have been recognized by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) as part of the council’s Fellows and Pathfinder programs.

Sam Jo is a Seattle-based partner in Perkins Coie’s Technology Transactions & Privacy Law practice, Elizabeth Mendoza is a Seattle-based associate in the Technology Transactions & Privacy Law practice, and Roque Thuo is a Phoenix-based associate in the Intellectual Property Law practice. Sam has been recognized under the Fellows program, and Elizabeth and Roque were recognized under the Pathfinder program.

“We’d like to thank the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity for recognizing Sam, Elizabeth, and Roque and congratulate them for their induction into the Fellows and Pathfinder programs,” said Perkins Coie’s Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Genhi Givings Bailey. “Diversity and inclusion are core to our firm culture and the legal perspective we bring to global clients.”

The LCLD programs train high-performing attorneys in critical career development strategies, including leadership and the building of professional networks. Founded in 2009, LCLD is a growing organization of more than 320 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who are personally committed to creating a truly diverse legal profession.

Perkins Coie ranks as a Great Place to Work® and among Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Diversity™—an honor that focuses on the experiences of women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and workers who are baby boomers or older or who have disabilities. The firm has also been named one of the “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother magazine in collaboration with the ABA Journal and has been recognized as a leading law firm by Diversity Lab in a new industry standard that scores law firms and sets specific targets for diversity and inclusion.

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 21 offices in the United States, Asia, and Europe—and a network of law firms around the world—Perkins Coie assists clients anywhere and everywhere they do business.

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