Perkins Coie is pleased to have advised Viavi Solutions Inc., a global leader in communications test and measurement and optical technologies, on its successful grant application to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and an award of $21.7 million to advance 5G and Open Radio Access Network networks.

Allison Handy was quoted in the Los Angeles Times in an article highlighting the Securities and Exchange Commission's climate-related agenda that is focused on requiring public companies to disclose their environmental footprints in registration statements, annual reports or other documents. Under the plans, some companies would also have to disclose emissions from companies in their supply chain.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented TRACT Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company, in its strategic collaboration deal to advance cellular therapy with Taiwan Bio, a one-stop, total solution cell therapy contract development and manufacturing organization.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Microsoft Corporation in negotiating the global technology company’s first U.S. co-branded credit card for the popular Xbox gaming brand.

Marc Martin was interviewed by Law360 and quoted in "Supporters Scramble To Save Key Broadband Subsidy," an article highlighting the Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14 billion government fund to subsidize internet service discounts that was established by Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program's funding is running out and congressional lawmakers are looking at ways to maintain the program. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Partner Stewart Landefeld is to receive a 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award and recognition as a Director of the Year from the Puget Sound Business Journal for his service as director and board chair of many nonprofit corporations and for his work as a co-founder of the Black Boardroom Initiative and the OnBoarding Women program.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 388 of its lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024. A total of 275 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 113 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 30 of its lawyers from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2024 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Luminus Management LLC, an investment management firm focused on value-oriented strategies that target opportunities within the energy, chemicals, and industrial sectors, in its acquisition of Jaguar Transportation Inc. and its affiliates in an all-cash stock purchase transaction.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented client Amcor PLC and its subsidiaries in the issuance of $500 million 5.625% senior notes due 2033. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that partners Jill Louis, Dean Harvey, and John Hardin have all been recognized as 2023 Best Lawyers in the Dallas metro area by D Magazine. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Cascadia Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in its business combination agreement with RealWear, Inc., a leading industrial wearable technology solution company. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Fungible, Inc., a provider of composable infrastructure aimed at accelerating performance in datacenters with high-efficiency, low-power data processing units. 

Partner Brian Eiting, co-chair of the firm's Corporate practice, was mentioned in various publications regarding the expansion of Perkins Coie's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Law practice on the East Coast with the acquisition of Kluk Farber Law.

Perkins Coie today announced the acquisition of the team at Kluk Farber Law PLLC, a New York-based emerging companies and venture capital (ECVC) boutique firm.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Cascadia Capital in a definitive agreement to secure a strategic growth equity investment from an investment fund affiliated with Atlas Merchant Capital LLC.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 403 of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2023. A total of 279 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 124 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 31 of its attorneys from 10 metropolitan areas have been named 2023 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Endeavour, a private equity firm that is a source of capital to private businesses and management teams, in its partnership with Point B, an employee-owned global consulting firm.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Crocs, Inc., a world leader in innovative casual footwear for women, men, and children, in its definitive agreement to acquire HEYDUDE™, a privately owned casual footwear brand, for $2.5 billion.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 367 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2022 Best Lawyers®. A total of 278 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 89 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Partner James Zimmerman was quoted in “China’s New Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law Sends a Chill Through the Business Community,” an article published by NPR regarding the possible ramifications of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law passed in China on June 10.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie client, Auth0, a leading identity platform for application teams, announced that it has closed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Okta, a leading independent identity provider, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion. Together, Okta and Auth0 address a broad set of identity use cases in the $55 billion identity market.

Perkins Coie client Auth0, a leading identity platform for application teams, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Okta, a leading independent identity provider, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Jason Day has been named chair of the firm’s national Corporate practice, and Brian Eiting has been named vice chair of the practice.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 28 of its attorneys from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2021 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

James Brenner was featured in the Daily Journal regarding his recognition on the "Top 40 Under 40" list.

Jill Louis was quoted in “For Laterals, Integration Means Getting Familiar With New Colleagues' 'Natural Habitats',” an article in The American Lawyer, regarding her joining the firm during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Perkins Coie LLP is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2020, the firm is recognized for 55 practice areas and 141 individual attorneys, marking an increase from the 52 practices areas and 139 recognized attorneys a year ago.

Perkins Coie served as legal advisor to Costco in a deal where the company agreed to buy logistics and delivery services provider Innovel for $1 billion. 

Michael Carr, William K. Miller, Bruce Pinegar, and Molly Mitchell of the Boise office were mentioned in Idaho Business Review regarding their moves at Perkins Coie.

Partner John Schreiner was recently interviewed by the Illinois Technology Association (ITA) for the ITA Spotlight blog.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Linc Finkenberg has joined the firm’s Financial Transactions practice and Fintech industry group as a partner in the New York office.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 282 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 32 of its attorneys from nine offices have been named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Melanie G. Rubocki has been named Office Managing Partner in Boise. She succeeds Kelly Cameron, who served in the position since August 2016.

Partner Evelyn Cruz Sroufe was quoted in The Verge article, "After the SEC settlement, who will review Elon Musk’s tweets?" regarding the liability issues of Elon Musk's tweets and their potential review process.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 277 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 23 of its attorneys from six offices have been named 2019 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Adrian Rich has joined the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice as a partner in the firm’s Palo Alto office.

Perkins Coie’s represented Zillow Group, Inc., which houses a portfolio of the largest real estate and home-related brands on mobile and the web, in concurrent underwritten public offerings of 6,557,017 shares of its Class C capital stock at a price to the public of $57 per share and $373.5 million aggregate principal amount of its 1.50% convertible senior notes due 2023.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that lawyers James M. Zimmerman and Scott J. Palmer have joined the firm’s Beijing office as partners. Jim will join the firm’s Business practice, and Scott will join the Intellectual Property (IP) practice.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2018, the firm is recognized in 51 practice areas and 130 individual attorneys were also recognized.

Perkins Coie represented Oberto Sausage Company in its definitive agreement to be acquired by Premium Brands Holdings Corporation. The transaction is expected to close within the next four to six weeks, subject to customary closing conditions.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Wendy Moore has joined the firm’s Corporate practice and Tax subgroup as a partner in the Palo Alto office.

Perkins Coie represented InfoSonics Corporation, a manufacturer and provider of wireless handsets, tablets and related products to carriers, distributors and retailers, in the completion of its merger transaction with Cooltech Holding Corp., an Apple licensed partner and reseller that operates as a vertically integrated company combining a diverse distribution business with a growing retail footprint under its OneClick branded stores. The transaction was originally announced on July 26, 2017.

Perkins Coie represented Moeller Manufacturing & Supply, Inc., a leader in aerospace / aircraft OEM and custom washers, spacers and shims, in its acquisition by Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC, a group of high quality manufacturers of fittings, hardware and fastening solutions for the aircraft and aerospace industries.

Perkins Coie represented Panjiva, Inc., a privately-held machine learning and data analytics company that provides intelligence on global supply chains, in its acquisition by S&P Global, a leading provider of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide.

Perkins Coie represented California Natural Products, a packager of dairy-based and dairy alternative beverages, soups, broths, teas, nutritional drinks, and wine and spirits, in its acquisition by Gehl Foods LLC, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, a manufacturer of ready-to-serve, real dairy products in the sauce and nutritional beverage segments.

Perkins Coie represented Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. in its $120 million public offering of 8.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units.

Perkins Coie represented Teekay Corporation in its concurrent $97.5 million public offering of common stock and Rule 144A offering of $125 million aggregate principal amount of 5.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023.

Perkins Coie represented Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space and security systems, and service provider of aftermarket support, in its acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms and autonomous systems.

Perkins Coie represented Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) in a public offering of 5.6 million common shares by Ardmore’s largest shareholder, GA Holdings LLC, and Ardmore’s concurrent purchases of over 1.4 million shares from the underwriters and GA Holdings LLC.

Perkins Coie represented Onvia, the leading provider of sales intelligence and acceleration technologies for businesses selling to the public sector, in its acquisition by Deltek, the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for government contractors, professional services firms and other project-based businesses.

Perkins Coie represented Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (NYSE:TGP) in its $172.5 million public offering of 8.5% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units.

Perkins Coie represented Potlatch Corporation (NASDAQ:PCH), real estate investment trust with approximately 1.4 million acres of timberland in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota and Mississippi, in its all-stock definitive merger agreement with Deltic Timber Corporation (NYSE:DEL), a natural resources company focused on the efficient and environmentally responsible management of its land holdings, to create a leading domestic timberland owner and top-tier lumber manufacturer.

Perkins Coie represented Seaspan Corporation in its $80 million public offering of 7.125% senior unsecured notes due 2027. Seaspan is the world’s leading independent containership owner and manager, providing many of the major shipping lines with creative outsourcing alternatives to vessel ownership by offering long-term leases on large, modern containerships combined with industry-leading ship management services.

Perkins Coie represented Attune Medical, the developer of EnsoETM, the only patient temperature management system approved for use in the esophageal environment for whole-body temperature modulation, in the close of a $10 million Series C financing with participation from existing investors, several associates, and new investors.

Perkins Coie represented Hark Capital in the final close of its second fund, Hark II, with $203 million of commitments.

Perkins Coie represented Teekay Corporation, a leader in the oil and gas marine midstream space, in its comprehensive strategic transaction with affiliates of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. relating to Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., an international provider of marine transportation, oil production, storage and other offshore services to the oil industry.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Christopher J. Hagan has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office with a focus on private equity matters and mergers and acquisitions.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 281 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®.

Perkins Coie represented InfoSonics Corporation in its definitive merger agreement to acquire CoolTech Holding Corp.

Perkins Coie is representing Donuts Inc., a leading domain name registry for new top-level Internet domain extensions, in its $213 million acquisition of Rightside Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ: NAME), also a leading provider of domain name services.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2017, the firm is recognized in 40 practice areas and 131 individual attorneys were recognized.

Perkins Coie served as bond counsel to the Illinois Finance Authority for an additional $130 million tranche of tax-exempt bonds issued to finance further expansion and improvement of the Joliet, Illinois Intermodal Park being developed by CenterPoint Properties Trust, a leader in the development, acquisition and management of industrial property and transportation infrastructure that enhances business and government supply chain efficiency.

Perkins Coie represented Molson Coors Brewing Company in the public offering of $2.6 billion of shares of its Class B Common Stock which was named 2016 Deal of the Year by The International Financing Review.

Perkins Coie LLP represented PitchBook Data in its acquisition by Morningstar, Inc.

Perkins Coie LLP acted as outside counsel for Outerwall Inc. (NYSE: OUTR), in the completion of its acquisition by affiliates of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo") (NYSE: APO), a leading global alternative investment manager.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the expansion of its Investment Management practice in New York with the addition of partners Carl Frischling, Alexandra Kambouris Alberstadt and Aviva L. Grossman.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 27 of its attorneys have been named 2016 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 252 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Perkins Coie's San Diego office was chosen by Our City San Diego as one of the "Most-Recommended Law Firms" for our Intellectual Property, Patent Law and Corporate Governance & Securities practices.

Perkins Coie acted as outside counsel to Outerwall Inc., which delivers kiosk experiences for consumers that generate revenue for retailers, in its definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo"), a leading global alternative investment manager, pursuant to which the Apollo Funds will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Outerwall common stock for $52.00 per share in cash.

Perkins Coie teamed with law firm Osborne Clarke LLP in representing Wirecard AG, a leading global payment company, in its definitive agreement to acquire Citi Prepaid Card Services.

Perkins Coie represented Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., a North American mining company, in its acquisition by Centerra Gold Inc., a Canadian-based gold mining company, for approximately $1.1 billion.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2016, the firm is recognized in 37 practice areas and 127 individual attorneys were recognized.

Perkins Coie served as technology counsel to Medidata in its acquisition of Intelemage, a global pioneer in medical image sharing and workflow management.

Perkins Coie served as general counsel to Community Reinvestment Fund, USA, a national non-profit community development financial institution and a leader in bringing capital to underserved areas, in the development of Detroit Home Mortgage, an innovative new program introduced today to make Detroit home buying easier.

Perkins Coie represented Magic Leap, Inc. in securing $793.5 million in new funding. The funding round was led by the Alibaba Group.

Perkins Coie represented Molson Coors Brewing Company, a leading global brewer delivering extraordinary brands that delight the world's beer drinkers, in its public offering of $2.5 billion of shares of its Class B Common Stock.

Perkins Coie represented TalentWise, a leading cloud solutions provider for the Human Capital Management industry for background screening, in its merger with SterlingBackcheck, one of the world’s largest background screening companies.

Perkins Coie represented ViaWest Group in its joint venture with Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C. in their $52 million acquisition of Raintree Corporate Center Phases I and II, a multi-tenant Class A building located in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Perkins Coie served as bond counsel to the Illinois Finance Authority for an additional $100 million tranche of tax-exempt bonds issued to finance further expansion of the Joliet, Illinois Intermodal Park being developed by CenterPoint Properties Trust, a leader in the development, acquisition and management of industrial property and transportation infrastructure that enhances business and government supply chain efficiency.

Perkins Coie represented Nimes Capital, the private investment arm of Nazarian Enterprises led by David Nazarian, in its acquisition of Togo’s Holdings, LLC, the franchisor of Togo’s “West Coast Original” sandwich shops, known for their Big, Fresh, Meaty, made to order sandwiches.

Perkins Coie represented the Daughters of Charity Health System as finance counsel in a $260 million deal with BlueMountain Capital Management/Integrity Healthcare creating Verity Health System.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been listed in the 2016 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” with first-tier rankings in 34 practice areas nationally and first-tier rankings in 56 practice areas in 15 major markets including Alaska, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Idaho, Los Angeles, Madison, New York, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

Perkins Coie represented client Rentrak Corporation, the entertainment and marketing industries' premier provider of worldwide consumer viewership information, in its merger agreement with comScore, Inc., a global media measurement and analytics company that makes audiences and advertising more valuable.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2016 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 245 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession; a more than 10 percent increase over the 221 firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2015 edition.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Eliot L. Kaplan has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as partner in the Phoenix office, where he will help lead the business and tax practice.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie announces with sadness the death of Portland colleague and friend Carrie Murray on May 3, 2015, age 34.

Perkins Coie represented RootMetrics, a leading mobile networks analytics firm that offers insights into the mobile user experience, in its acquisition by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of insight, analytics and expertise in critical areas that shape today’s business landscape.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Craig Boggs, David Clarke and Chuck Samel were named among the 354 attorneys named by BTI Consulting to its list of Client Service All Stars 2015 as “the individuals clients think of - and turn to - first” because “they service clients better than anyone and everyone.”

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that LaDale K. George has joined the Chicago office as a partner in the firm’s Healthcare industry group.  LaDale was previously a partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg.

Perkins Coie announced that 21 associates, counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner. “The members of Perkins Coie's 2015 partner class are talented, hard-working attorneys who embody the national strength and forward-looking growth of our firm,” said John Devaney, Perkins Coie's Firmwide Managing Partner.

Perkins Coie represented a joint venture managed by Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. in the closing of a $225 million limited recourse loan secured by the JW Marriott Essex House Hotel in New York City.

Perkins Coie represented Scene, LLC dba Ookla, a leading provider of broadband and mobile speed testing, in its acquisition by Ziff Davis, LLC, a leading digital media company in the technology, gaming and men’s lifestyle categories.

Perkins Coie represented Snapshot Mobile, a developer of mobile solutions to support automobile sales, in the sale of its auto dealership texting business, CarcodeSMS, to Edmunds.com, Inc., a car-shopping website serving nearly 18 million visitors each month.

Perkins Coie represented Penford Corporation (Nasdaq: PENX), a leader in ingredient systems for food and industrial markets, as counsel in its $340 million acquisition by Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR), a leading global ingredients solutions provider specializing in nature-based sweeteners, starches and nutrition ingredients.

Perkins Coie represented Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT), the entertainment and marketing industries’ premier provider of worldwide consumer viewership information, in connection with its $98 million acquisition of the U.S. television measurement business of WPP’s Kantar business unit and related $56 million private placement of Rentrak’s common stock.

Perkins Coie closed a $200 million US Treasury guaranteed bond issue on September 25, 2014 for the Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc. (CRF), a Minneapolis-based non-profit that improves the lives of disadvantaged people and strengthens distressed communities through innovative financing.

Perkins Coie represents Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq “MSFT”) as U.S. counsel and primary intellectual property counsel in connection with its $2.5 billion acquisition of the Stockholm-based game developer Mojang, the creator of the “Minecraft” video game franchise.

Perkins Coie represented client Key Tronic Corporation (Nasdaq: KTCC), a provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), in its acquisition of CDR Manufacturing, Inc. (dba Ayrshire Electronics), a provider of printed circuit board assembly and other EMS services, for $46.9 million in cash.

Bruce Bonjour, a partner and chair of Perkins Coie’s Public Finance practice, has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel. Bruce will be inducted at the College’s annual meeting in Chicago on September 16, 2014.

Perkins Coie represented client Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. in the closing of a $115 million limited recourse loan secured by the Miami InterContinental Hotel replacing the $85 million financing previously encumbering the property.

Perkins Coie closed a $125 million US Treasury guaranteed bond issue on August 7, 2014 for the Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc. (CRF), a Minneapolis-based non-profit that improves the lives of disadvantaged people and strengthens distressed communities through innovative financing, and Community Development Trust, the country’s only private real estate investment trust with a public purpose. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Arman Pahlavan has joined the firm’s Palo Alto office as a partner in the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital and Private Equity practice groups.

Perkins Coie represented client Pacific Crest Securities, the premier investment bank for technology, in its sale to KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Richard L. Sevcik has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Tax, Benefits & Compensation group.

Perkins Coie represented client Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:BEE), a real estate investment trust (REIT) which owns and provides value enhancing asset management of high-end hotels and resorts in the United States and Europe, in the closing of a $120 million limited recourse loan secured by the Four Seasons Washington, DC Hotel replacing the $130 million financing previously encumbering the property.

Perkins Coie represented client Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: BEE), a real estate investment trust (REIT) which owns and provides value enhancing asset management of high-end hotels and resorts in the United States and Europe, in its purchase of the remaining 63.6 percent ownership interest in the Hotel del Coronado from The Blackstone Group, L.P., one of the world’s leading investment and advisory firms, for $210 million in cash.

Perkins Coie represented client Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:BEE), a real estate investment trust (REIT) which owns and provides value enhancing asset management of high-end hotels and resorts in the United States and Europe, in the closing of a $120 million limited recourse loan secured by the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel replacing the $110 million financing previously encumbering the property.

Perkins Coie advised the government of India on the creation and initial public offering of its first central public sector enterprise (CPSE) exchange traded fund (ETF) on the National Stock Exchange.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Dean W. Harvey has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice.  Before joining Perkins Coie, Harvey was a partner with Andrews Kurth in Dallas.  Harvey is the sixth partner and tenth attorney to join the Dallas office in the last 12 months.

Perkins Coie represented client Penford Corporation (NASDAQ: PENX), a leader in ingredient systems for food and industrial applications, in its approximately $10 million acquisition of Gum Technology, a privately held gum and hydrocolloids distribution, blending and services company.

Perkins Coie provided U.S. securities advice to  Tanker Investments Ltd. (TIL) for its $175 million Norwegian initial public offering, which included equity private placements and a concurrent listing of TIL’s common shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Perkins Coie represented client Bully Dog Technologies, a developer of full-featured automotive calibration solutions for the truck aftermarket, in its merger with SCT Holdings, the leading software company focused on improving fuel efficiency and increasing vehicles performance.

Perkins Coie represented client Outerwall Inc. (Nasdaq: OUTR), the company behind Redbox ®, Coinstar ® and ecoATM ® kiosks, in its purchase of $370 million of the company's common stock through a modified “Dutch auction” tender offer.

Perkins Coie represented client Cloudant, Inc., a privately held database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider that enables developers to create next generation mobile and web applications, in its acquisition by IBM (NYSE:IBM).

Perkins Coie represented client Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT"), in its acquisition of the "Gears of War" game franchise, a military science fiction video game, from Epic Games, Inc., a developer of games and cross-platform game engine technology.

Perkins Coie represented client Palomar Capital Advisors Ltd., an independent financial advisory firm based in Zurich, Switzerland, in connection with its initial $15 million investment in Mantacor Energy LLC, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on the D-J (Denver-Julesburg) Basin of Colorado and the San Juan Basin in New Mexico.