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Michael Dunning Partner

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.3464

    F +1.206.359.4464

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.3464

    MDunning@perkinscoie.com

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News

  • 12.12.2023
    Michael Dunning Quoted in Law360—Wash. Affordable Housing Developers Dig Into 'Dirty Dirt'
    General News
    Michael Dunning was quoted in the Law 360 article "Wash. Affordable Housing Developers Dig Into 'Dirty Dirt'." Michael is quoted in the article discussing brownfields and a specific project he worked on in Washington where a developer was building an affordable housing development on a brownsite. 
  • 10.03.2023
    Perkins Coie Represents Boise Cascade Company in Its Acquisition of Brockway-Smith Company
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Boise Cascade Company in connection with its acquisition of Brockway-Smith Company (BROSCO), a leading wholesale distributor specializing in doors and millwork, in a transaction valued at $172 million.
  • 08.17.2023
    Best Lawyers® 2024 Recognizes 388 Perkins Coie Lawyers
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 06.01.2023
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2023 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.
  • 08.18.2022
    Best Lawyers® 2023 Recognizes 403 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 07.29.2022
    Perkins Coie Lawyers in Global Legal Chronicle—Represented Boise Cascade Company in Acquisition of Coastal Plywood Company
    General News

    Global Legal Chronicle

    Perkins Coie lawyers and the firm were highlighted in “Boise Cascade Company’s Acquisition of Coastal Plywood Company” in the Global Legal Chronicle. The article focused on Perkins Coie’s representation of Boise Cascade in the closing of its acquisition of Coastal Plywood Company from Coastal Forest Resources Company. The transaction was valued at approximately $517 million.
  • 07.27.2022
    Perkins Coie Represents Boise Cascade Company in Its Acquisition of Coastal Plywood Company
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Boise Cascade Company in the closing of its acquisition of the Coastal Plywood Company from Coastal Forest Resources Company in a transaction valued at approximately $517 million, inclusive of estimated working capital.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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®.
  • 08.20.2018
    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®.
  • 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®.
  • 08.15.2016
    Best Lawyers® 2017 Recognizes 252 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    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.
  • 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.
  • 07.09.2015
    Perkins Coie Receives Recommendations In 2015 Legal 500 United States
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been recommended in the 2015 edition of The Legal 500 United States as a Top-Tier Firm in two national; Litigation: Product Liability and mass tort - aerospace/aviation, and Real Estate and construction: Land use/zoning.
  • 01.06.2015
    Perkins Coie Announces 2015 Partner Class
    Press Releases
    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.

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  • Washington
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Education

  • The University of Iowa, J.D., cum laude, 1999
  • University of Texas at San Antonio, B.A., Political Science, German, 1995