Jason S. Howell Partner

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 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 proud to represent client Nuun, a leading provider of healthy sports hydration that has built a loyal following of athletes and fitness enthusiasts over the past 16 years, in an agreement to be acquired by Nestle Health Science.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Barak Cohen, the firmwide chair of Perkins Coie’s Cannabis Law industry group, and Associate Michael Bleicher have edited the first American Bar Association treatise on cannabis law.

Consumer Protection Review Blog was featured in "Perkins Coie Announces Consumer Protection Review Blog," an article in General Counsel News, regarding the launch of the blog.

Blog offers practical legal content for the latest in advertising, marketing, privacy, promotions, products liability, unfair competition and consumer protection law.

Partner Jason Howell was quoted in "What Coca-Cola Can and Cannot Say," an article in Corporate Counsel, saying that the case is a good reminder for in-house counsel to be careful when vetting advertising and marketing materials.

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.

Partner Jason Howell was quoted in The New York Law Journal article, "Retailers Face a Surge of Lawsuits Over Deceptive Pricing," regarding the fact that he expects the pace will depend in part on how courts rule on the pending cases, and how transparent advertisers are in setting prices.  He also expects more settlements, but defendants may choose to fight back if they “feel good about their legal arguments, pricing rationale and litigation budget, and want to set defendant-favorable precedent, at least in part to dissuade copycat lawsuits.”

Perkins Coie is proud to announce the launch of Food Litigation News, a new blog focused on food and beverage labeling and nutritional content law.  Food Litigation News shares timely insights into litigation developments, emerging arguments and legal challenges facing food and beverage manufacturers and related industries.