Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been ranked as the number one national law firm on Seramount’s 2023 “Best Law Firms for Women and Diversity” list.

Genhi Givings Bailey, Troy Foster, and George Colindres were quoted in "Perkins Coie Program To Support Black, Latino Entrepreneurs," an article in Law360, regarding one of the firm’s program initiatives to help Black and Latino entrepreneurs build their businesses.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the launch of PC Edge, a new initiative expressly established to help Black and Latinx founders and entrepreneurs build and scale their businesses. 

Genhi Givings Bailey was quoted in "Slow Going: Despite Diversity Gains, Some Law Firm Leaders Bemoan Lack of Progress," an article in Law360 regarding the slow progress of diversity in law firms.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has achieved Mansfield 5.0 Certification Plus from Diversity Lab, which measures how leading law firms have affirmatively considered women, lawyers of color, LGBTQ+ lawyers, and lawyers with disabilities for recruitment, equity partner promotions, and management positions, among other significant benchmarks.  

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by Fortune and Great Place to Work® as one of the 2022 Best Workplaces for Women™. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the nine recipients of the firm’s 2022 Racial Equality Grant Program, which provides financial support to organizations focused on advancing racial equality through legal representation, policy advocacy, and community-based activities. The grants allocated by the firm to the nine recipients total $500,000.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named as a 2022 Inclusion Blueprint Champion by Diversity Lab, which recognizes law firm leadership and practice groups that are proactively taking action on meaningful diversity and inclusion policies and initiatives.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the 2022 “50 Best Law Firms for Women” by Seramount.

Bill Malley and Genhi Givings Bailey were quoted in “Perkins Coie's IP and Corporate Tech Clients Pushed the Firm to Double-Digit Growth,” an article in Law.com, regarding Perkins Coie’s growth last year despite the departure of political practice group attorneys.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has received the top rating of 100% in the 2022 Corporate Equality Index survey by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBTQ+ equality.

Genhi Givings Bailey was quoted in the press release “New “UCSF Rosenman RISE” Program Connects Underrepresented Healthtech Entrepreneurs With Mentors,” on PRNewswire, regarding UCSF Rosenman RISE, a program that matches underrepresented CEO with mentors in the health technology field.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named as a 2021 Inclusion Blueprint Champion by Diversity Lab, which recognizes law firm leadership and practice groups that are proactively taking action on meaningful diversity and inclusion practices.

Perkins Coie is honored to be recognized by the Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands, as the recipient of its inaugural Law Department Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the launch of the firm’s racial equality grant program, which will provide at least $2.5 million over the next five years to organizations focused on advancing racial equality through legal representation, policy advocacy, and community-based activities.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has received the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s (MCCA) Thomas L. Sager Award for 2021 in recognition of the firm’s work to champion a more diverse and inclusive workplace, and to promote change within the legal industry.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has achieved Mansfield 4.0 Certification Plus from Diversity Lab, which measures how leading law firms have affirmatively considered women, attorneys of color, LGBTQ+ attorneys, and attorneys with disabilities for recruitment, equity partner promotions, and management positions, among other significant benchmarks.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the 2021 “Best Law Firms for Women” by Seramount, which was formerly Working Mother Media.

Perkins Coie LLP stands against hate, racism, xenophobia, and discrimination in any form and against any person or group.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that three firm attorneys, Alisha Burgin, Anna Smith-Sandy, and Sopen Shah have been selected by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) as part of the council’s 2021 Fellows and Pathfinder programs.

Genhi Givings Bailey was quoted in “Legal Industry News: Law Firm Awards, Lawyer Moves Across the Industry and Legal Marketing Updates and Opportunities,” an article in The National Law Review, regarding the firm’s work in diversity and inclusion.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has received the top rating of 100% in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index survey and has been designated as one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality” for the 13th consecutive year.

Genhi Givings Bailey was featured in “Meet 7 Diversity Leaders Who Are Fighting for Equity and Inclusion in Big Law and the Advice They Have for Firms,” an article in Business Insider, regarding her work on recruiting and retaining diversity at all levels at the firm.

Perkins Coie is honored to be recognized by Microsoft Corporation as the global technology company’s top performing diverse law firm of 2020 as part of Microsoft’s Law Firm Diversity Program (LFDP). The program, which was initiated by Microsoft in 2008, seeks to address and advance diversity in the legal industry.

Genhi Givings Bailey was quoted in multiple publications regarding Microsoft recognizing Perkins Coie for standing out among the other 12 to 15 firms that participate in its Law Firm Diversity Program.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has achieved Mansfield 3.0 Certification Plus from Diversity Lab which measures how leading law firms have affirmatively considered women, attorneys of color, LGBTQ+ attorneys, and attorneys with disabilities for recruitment, equity partner promotions, and management positions among other benchmarks.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the 2020 “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother magazine.

Genhi Givings Bailey was quoted in the Law360 article, "Why 2020 Could Be a Pivotal Year for Diversity at Firms," regarding systemic changes diversity and inclusion officers are tasked with implementing.

Perkins Coie announced today that it will donate $500,000 annually over the next five years to groups that promote racial equality through legal representation, policy advocacy, and community-based activities.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as a leading law firm for flexible work options by Yale Law Women (YLW) in its 2020 Top Firms for Gender Equity and Family Friendliness Report. YLW works to advance the careers of women and traditionally underrepresented gender identities at Yale Law School and across the wider legal community.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that five of the firm’s partners, Steve Koh, Julia Markley, Pravin Rao, Bruce Spiva, and Bobbie Wilson, have been named to the Lawyers of Color 2020 Power List. Lawyers of Color is a nonprofit focused on promoting diversity in the legal profession and advancing democracy and equality in marginalized communities. Its annual list recognizes the most influential minority and non-minority attorneys from across the country.

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.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has received the top rating of 100 percent in the 2020 Corporate Equality Index survey and been designated as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality for a 12th year. The survey is run by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBTQ equality.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as a leading U.S. 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 pleased to announce that it has been ranked among the 2019 Best Workplaces for Diversity™ by Great Place to Work® and Fortune.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the “Top 100 Law Firms for Women” by WomenInc. magazine.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has become a signatory to the Mansfield Rule, which aims to diversify the leadership of large law firms by broadening the candidate pool for senior management positions.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the 2019 “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother magazine in collaboration with the ABA Journal.

Genhi Givings Bailey was quoted in the Law360 article, "Diversity Efforts at Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys," regarding the fact that Perkins Coie has the highest representation of attorneys with disabilities and has been collecting disability diversity data for a full decade.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has received the top rating of 100 percent in the 2019 Corporate Equality Index and Best Places to Work survey for an eleventh year. This is the 17th annual edition of the national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workplace equality, which is administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBTQ equality.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Genhi Givings Bailey has joined the firm as Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer. Genhi previously led the diversity and inclusion department at DLA Piper for eight years.