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12.05.2023Perkins Coie Announces 2024 Counsel PromotionsPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that 46 lawyers have been promoted to the firm’s counsel position, effective January 1, 2024.
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09.28.2023Keith Miller Interviewed by CoinDesk TV—SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Financial ServicesGeneral NewsKeith Miller was interviewed by CoinDesk TV and took part in a studio conversation focused on SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Testimony to the House of Representives Committee on Financial Services. Keith discussed the SEC's public mission and the regulation of digital assets within the context of Chair Gensler's testimony and question and answer session with congressional lawmakers.
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08.31.2023James Q. Walker Quoted in Forbes—SEC Opens a New Can of Worms with NFT Enforcement ActionGeneral NewsJames Q. Walker was quoted in “SEC Opens a New Can of Worms with NFT Enforcement Action,” an article in Forbes, regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission taking its first enforcement action against non-fungible tokens.
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08.31.2023Keith Miller Interviewed on CoinDesk—SEC Regulators 'Running Around Frantically' Amid Grayscale's Court Win: Former SEC LawyerGeneral NewsKeith Miller was interviewed for CoinDesk and spoke about how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has 45 days to appeal a federal circuit court's decision, saying the agency must review Grayscale Investments' application to launch the first spot bitcoin ETF. He explains how this marks a "crack in the SEC's cryptocurrency foundation."
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08.17.2023Best Lawyers® 2024 Recognizes 388 Perkins Coie LawyersPress ReleasesPerkins 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.
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11.10.2022Perkins Coie Congratulates 22 New PartnersPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that 22 counsel have been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2023.
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08.18.2022Best Lawyers® 2023 Recognizes 403 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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.
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08.18.2022Thirty-One Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2023 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins 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®.
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06.01.2022Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2022 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins 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.
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08.26.2021Best Lawyers® 2022 Recognizes 367 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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.
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07.28.2021Margaret Meyers Quoted in Private Equity Law Report—Electronic Communications: Using Third Parties for Compliance, Mitigating Social Media Risks and Fulfilling Document Requests (Part Three of Three)General News
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Partner Margaret Meyers was quoted in the Private Equity Law Report article, “Electronic Communications: Using Third Parties for Compliance, Mitigating Social Media Risks and Fulfilling Document Requests (Part Three of Three),” which explains the ways that fund managers can work with service providers to capture, archive and surveil their employees’ electronic communications and social media practices. -
07.20.2021Margaret Meyers Quoted in Private Equity Law Report—Electronic Communications: Useful Training Techniques and Policies and Procedures to Adopt (Part Two of Three)General News
Private Equity Law Report
Partner Margaret Meyers was quoted in the Private Equity Law Report article, “Electronic Communications: Useful Training Techniques and Policies and Procedures to Adopt (Part Two of Three),” regarding the policies and procedures private equity firms should enact to curb harmful electronic communications practices by their employees, as well as how to train staff on those policies.
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07.13.2021Margaret Meyers Quoted in Private Equity Law Report—Electronic Communications: Current Technological Landscape and Relevant Regulatory Measures (Part One of Three)General News
Private Equity Law Report
Partner Margaret Meyers was quoted in the Private Equity Law Report* article, “Electronic Communications: Current Technological Landscape and Relevant Regulatory Measures (Part One of Three)” regarding concerns by the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) about electronic communications.
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05.20.2021Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2021 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins 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.
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01.28.2021Perkins Coie Attorneys Mentioned in The American Lawyer—A Hire Gear: Big Law's Top Laterals of 2020General News
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Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “A Hire Gear: Big Law's Top Laterals of 2020,” an article in The American Lawyer, regarding the move of 17 White Collar & Investigations and Financial Services Litigation attorneys from Richards Kibbe & Orbe to Perkins Coie. -
12.24.2020Perkins Coie Partners Mentioned in Law360—The Most-Read Securities Law360 Guests of 2020General News
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Partners Margaret Meyers, Daniel Zinman, and Lee S. Richards were mentioned in "The Most-Read Securities Law360 Guests of 2020," an article in Law360, regarding the top ten securities articles of 2020. -
12.16.2020Perkins Coie Bolsters National Practice With 17 White Collar and Financial Services Litigation Lawyers From Richards Kibbe & OrbePress ReleasesPerkins Coie announced today the addition of 17 white collar and financial services litigation attorneys from the prominent firm of Richards Kibbe & Orbe (RKO), marking the largest such practice expansion in the country in recent years.
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12.16.2020Perkins Coie Mentioned in Multiple Publications Regarding the Joining of 17 White Collar AttorneysGeneral NewsBill Malley, Keith Miller, and Marks Funk were quoted in multiple publications regarding the joining of 17 attorneys from New York boutique Richards Kibbe & Orbe, to join the firm’s White Collar & Investigations practice.
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11.30.2020Ed Baum Quoted in Agenda—Needed: Virus-Driven Securities Litigation Shield?General News
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Ed Baum was quoted in the Agenda article, “Needed: Virus-Driven Securities Litigation Shield?” regarding the U.S. Chamber of Commerce asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to curb a potential wave of securities class action suits spurred by COVID-19. -
08.20.2020Best Lawyers® 2021 Recognizes 358 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 358 of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021. A total of 290 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 68 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
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08.15.2019Best Lawyers® 2020 Recognizes 283 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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®.
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08.15.2019Thirty-Two Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 32 of its attorneys from nine offices have been named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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08.20.2018Best Lawyers® 2019 Recognizes 277 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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®.
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08.01.2018Perkins Coie Adds Two Commercial Litigation Partners in New YorkPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Edwin (Ed) M. Baum and Alan B. Howard have joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice as partners in the New York office. Ed and Alan will join the Securities Litigation and Business Litigation subgroups, respectively.
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08.15.201735 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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08.15.2017Best Lawyers® 2018 Recognizes 281 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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®.
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11.17.2016Perkins Coie’s Joseph E. Mais Admitted to American College of Trial LawyersPress ReleasesPerkins Coie partners Joseph E. Mais and Patrick M. Collins have been admitted as Fellows to the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). The induction took place at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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08.15.201627 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2017 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins 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.
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08.15.2016Best Lawyers® 2017 Recognizes 252 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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.
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07.27.2016Perkins Coie Ranked a Top Litigation PracticeGeneral NewsLaw360 published its first annual list of “Litigation Powerhouses”, identifying fifty top firms for litigation. Perkins Coie is proud to be ranked among fellow leading law firms.
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03.09.2016Keith Miller Named Managing Partner of Perkins Coie’s Expanding New York OfficePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Keith Miller has been named Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office. Keith succeeds Schuyler Carroll, who served in the role since the firm opened its New York office in 2011.
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11.10.2015Perkins Coie is Ranked Among Nation’s Top Law Firms by U.S. News - Best Lawyers® for 2016Press ReleasesPerkins 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.
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08.17.2015Best Lawyers® 2016 Recognizes 245 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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.
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01.06.2015Perkins Coie Announces 2015 Partner ClassPress ReleasesPerkins 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.