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David C. Clarke Partner

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.8612

    F +1.206.359.9612

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.8612

    DClarke@perkinscoie.com

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  • 06.01.2022
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2022 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 12.29.2021
    Perkins Coie Represents Xenon Arc in Acquisition by Peak Rock Capital
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Xenon arc in its agreement to be acquired by Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm.
  • 09.20.2021
    Perkins Coie Attorneys Mentioned in Global Legal Chronicle—The HAVI Group’s Acquisition of Pacific Market International
    General News
    Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “The HAVI Group’s Acquisition of Pacific Market International,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding their client, PMI Worldwide being acquired by The HAVI Group, LP.
  • 09.10.2021
    Perkins Coie Represents PMI Worldwide in Acquisition by HAVI Group
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Pacific Market International, LLC (PMI Worldwide) in its acquisition by The HAVI Group, LP, a global, privately owned company that operates businesses providing services in supply chain, sourcing, and consumer engagement to leading global brands.
  • 08.26.2021
    Best Lawyers® 2022 Recognizes 367 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 05.20.2021
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2021 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 05.03.2021
    Perkins Coie Represented Auth0 in $6.5 Billion Acquisition by Okta
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 03.04.2021
    Perkins Coie Represents Auth0 in $6.5 Billion Acquisition by Okta
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 08.20.2020
    Best Lawyers® 2021 Recognizes 358 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins 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.
  • 04.27.2020
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2020 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 08.15.2019
    Best Lawyers® 2020 Recognizes 283 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    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®.
  • 08.15.2019
    Thirty-Two Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®
    Press Releases
    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®.
  • 05.01.2019
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2019 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    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 2019, the firm is recognized in 52 practice areas and 139 individual attorneys.
  • 08.20.2018
    Best Lawyers® 2019 Recognizes 277 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    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®.
  • 05.03.2018
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2018 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 08.15.2017
    35 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
  • 08.15.2017
    Best Lawyers® 2018 Recognizes 281 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    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®.
  • 05.26.2017
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms In 2017 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 05.27.2016
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2016 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 08.17.2015
    Best Lawyers® 2016 Recognizes 245 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 05.19.2015
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2015 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 04.22.2015
    Perkins Coie Represents RootMetrics In Its Acquisition By IHS
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 03.11.2015
    Perkins Coie Represents Z2Live in Acquisition by King Digital
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie represented Z2Live, Inc., a mobile game development company backed by Madrona Venture Group and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, in its acquisition by King Digital Entertainment plc (NYSE: KING), a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world.
  • 02.11.2015
    Three Perkins Coie Partners Named Among The BTI Client Service All Stars 2015
    Press Releases
    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.”
  • 08.27.2014
    30 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2015 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 30 of its attorneys have been named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
  • 06.13.2014
    23 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named Lawyers of The Year By Best Lawyers®
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 23 of its attorneys have been named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

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Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1991, Notes Editor, George Washington Law Review
  • Williams College, B.A., 1987