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02.26.2024Perkins Coie Partners and Practice Groups Ranked in the 2024 Chambers Global GuidePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that eleven partners and eight practice areas have been ranked by Chambers and Partners, publishers of the 2024 Chambers Global Guide, for exceptional work in the United States and China.
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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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06.01.2023Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2023 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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04.25.2023Partner T. Markus Funk Receives Alumni Achievement Award from The University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Denver commercial litigation & white collar partner T. Markus Funk is the recipient of The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts & Sciences' 2023 LAS Alumni Achievement Award.
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03.30.2023Markus Funk and Daniel Graham Mentioned in Law360—UPS Worker Says Interstate Work Frees Him From ArbitrationGeneral News
Law360
Markus Funk and Daniel Graham were mentioned in "UPS Worker Says Interstate Work Frees Him From Arbitration," an article in Law360, regarding the Colorado federal case and the question of whether a proposed class action plaintiff can be required to arbitrate his individual claims in accord with the arbitration agreement the plaintiff signed.
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03.02.2023Partner Markus Funk Featured in Super Lawyers Colorado—The Multifaceted Dr. FunkGeneral NewsMarkus Funk was featured in “The Multifaceted Dr. Funk,” an article and cover of Super Lawyers Colorado, regarding his career and quotes from a number of General Counsel and peers.
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02.24.2023Markus Funk Ranked in 2023 Chambers Global Guide and Band 1 in ColoradoGeneral NewsMarkus Funk is the first and only white collar attorney in the Rocky Mountain Region to be ranked in the Chambers Global Guide (and also continues his Band 1 ranking in white collar in Colorado).
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02.24.2023Perkins Coie Partners and Practice Groups Ranked in the 2023 Chambers Global GuidePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that eleven partners and five practice areas have been ranked by Chambers and Partners, publishers of the 2023 Chambers Global Guide, for exceptional work in the United States and China.
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01.10.2023Markus Funk Quoted in Multiple Publications Regarding a Texas Intruder Shooting CaseGeneral News
Partner T. Markus Funk was quoted in multiple publications regarding a contentious self-defense case.
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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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08.10.2022Markus Funk Interviewed for ABA’s Young Lawyer Division Magazine ProfilesGeneral News
ABA Young Lawyers Division Magazine
Partner Markus Funk was interviewed by the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division Magazine regarding his vast career as an attorney, pro bono work, and insights into the rule of law.
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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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05.04.2022Markus Funk Interviewed for ABC News Segment on Organized Crime CaseGeneral NewsPartner T. Markus Funk was interviewed by ABC’s Chuck Goudie on his work prosecuting the landmark “Operation Family Secrets” organized crime case.
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02.24.2022Perkins Coie Partners and Practice Groups Ranked in the 2022 Chambers Global GuidePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that seven partners and four practices have been ranked by Chambers and Partners, publishers of the 2022 Chambers Global Guide, for exceptional work in the United States and China.
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01.29.2022Markus Funk’s Mob Prosecution Work Featured on “Deadly Associates” DocumentaryGeneral NewsOn September 27, 1974, businessman and mob associate Danny Seifert was gunned down in broad daylight. Partner Markus Funk discusses, in the documentary, “Deadly Associates,” his part of Operation Family Secrets prosecution, which has been dubbed the nation’s most extensive mob-murder case, and which included the killings featured in the 1995 Martin Scorsese movie “Casino.”
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01.26.2022Perkins Coie Attorneys Mentioned in Law360—University of Colorado Avoids Virus Coverage SuitGeneral News
Law360
Norton Cutler, Markus Funk, Jessica Frenkel, James Davis, and Bradley Dlatt were mentioned in “University of Colorado Avoids Virus Coverage Suit,” an article in Law360, regarding their representation of University Of Colorado. -
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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07.06.2021Global Investigations Review Quotes Markus Funk on FCPA Enforcement TrendsGeneral News
Global Investigations Review
Global Investigations Review interviewed Partner Markus Funk on the impact COVID-19 has had on SEC and DOJ FCPA investigations, as well as his assessment of go-forward enforcement trends. -
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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2021Markus Funk Publishes Article in Volume 58 of Georgetown Law’s American Criminal Law Review—Understanding the Role Values Play (and Should Play) in Self-Defense LawGeneral NewsPartner Markus Funk published “Understanding the Role Values Play (and Should Play) in Self-Defense Law,” an article in Georgetown Law’s American Criminal Law Review. The article’s goal is to help provide a better understanding of self-defense law and encourage the development of a comprehensive, value-based dialogue that applies to self-defense.
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01.13.2021Perkins Coie’s Markus Funk Authors New Book, "Rethinking Self-Defence: ‘The Ancient Right’s’ Rationale Disentangled"Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that T. Markus Funk, firmwide chair of the White Collar & Investigations practice, has authored a new book, “Rethinking Self-Defence: ‘The Ancient Right’s’ Rationale Disentangled,” published by Hart/Bloomsbury.
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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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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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06.23.2020Perkins Coie Launches New White Collar & Investigations PodcastPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce the launch of its White Collar & Investigations Podcast, co-sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Global Anti-Corruption Committee that discusses the high-stakes world of white-collar defense, investigations, compliance and litigation.
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04.27.2020Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2020 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins 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.
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03.31.2020Financial Management Magazine Quotes Funk on Safeguarding Against Slave Labor in Company Supply ChainsGeneral NewsClick here to read the full article.
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12.13.2019Chicago Sun Times Cover Story Features Markus Funk’s Cross-Examination Pedophile PriestGeneral NewsThe Chicago Sun Times cover story features Partner T. Markus Funk’s cross-examination of pedophile and former Catholic priest, Vincent McCaffrey, who was recently released from prison after 17 years under a new law allowing early release for “good conduct” behind bars.
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05.01.2019Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2019 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. For 2019, the firm is recognized in 52 practice areas and 139 individual attorneys.
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04.26.2019Markus Funk Quoted in 14East—Bombs, Ghosts, and Bus Tours: The Dying Gasps of the Chicago MafiaGeneral NewsPartner T. Markus Funk was quoted in "Bombs, Ghosts, and Bus Tours: The Dying Gasps of the Chicago Mafia," an article in 14East, regarding Markus' insight into the Chicago mob trial.
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04.15.2019Perkins Coie’s Markus Funk Co-Editor of New Oxford University Press Guidebook on Fighting Global CorruptionPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that a new guidebook on the fight against global corruption and graft, edited by firm partner T. Markus Funk, has been published by Oxford University Press. Markus’ co-editor is Andrew S. Boutros.
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05.03.2018Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2018 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. For 2018, the firm is recognized in 51 practice areas and 130 individual attorneys were also recognized.
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04.16.2018Markus Funk Noted as Recipient of Writing Award by The Denver Business JournalGeneral News
The Denver Business Journal
Markus Funk was noted as the recipient of the 2018 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing.
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03.06.2018Perkins Coie Partner Markus Funk Receives Prestigious Burton Award for Distinguished Legal WritingPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that T. Markus Funk, Perkins Coie partner and Chair of its White Collar & Investigations practice, and Co-Chair of the firm’s Supply Chain Compliance practice, has been selected by the Burton Awards as a recipient of the 2018 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award - Law Firm.
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01.01.2018Markus Funk's Book Reviewed By ABA Criminal Justice Magazine Article - "Three Important Books Worthy Of Your Time"General NewsMarkus Funk’s book, "THE ABA COMPLIANCE OFFICER’S DESKBOOK," written alongside co-authors Andrew Boutros and James T. O’Reilly, was reviewed in the Winter issue of the ABA Criminal Justice Magazine, "Three Important Books Worthy of Your Time." The review states, "If you are a compliance officer or know someone who is, this is the one book to own or give them. It is a complete guide on how to conquer the day-to-day challenges in the compliance world.
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12.01.2017Markus Funk's Article Listed in Law360 - In Case You Missed ItGeneral News
Law360
Markus Funk's article, "How To Protect Search Terms In Internal Investigations" is listed in Law360 "In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories on Law360." -
10.01.2017ABC 7 Features Markus Funk and Federal Judge Virginia Kendall on Human TraffickingGeneral NewsMarkus Funk was featured alongside Federal Judge Virginia Kendall in the ABC 7 feature, “I-Team Investigates: Daughter Trade,” regarding the epidemic of human trafficking that is sweeping the nation.
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07.31.201710th Circuit Rules in Favor of Perkins Client U.S. District Judge John R. KaneGeneral NewsIn a July 31, 2017, Order, and following full briefing on the matter, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Judge Kane’s ruling concerning CJA funds for capital prisoner Nathan Dunlap was proper and denied Dunlap’s mandamus petition.
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06.26.2017Markus Funk Quoted in Supply Chain Brain - Eliminating Forced Labor Is a Tough Task. But That's No Reason Not to ActGeneral News
Supply Chain Brain
Markus Funk was quoted in the Supply Chain Brain article “Eliminating Forced Labor Is a Tough Task. But That's No Reason Not to Act,” regarding the spread of laws against child labor, human trafficking and forced labor in the supply chain. -
06.26.2017SupplyChainBrain Blog Quotes Funk in “Think Tank” Article “Eliminating Forced Labor is a Tough Task. But That’s No Reason Not to Act”General News
SupplyChainBrain - "Think Tank"
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05.26.2017Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms In 2017 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. For 2017, the firm is recognized in 40 practice areas and 131 individual attorneys were recognized.
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05.22.2017Partner Markus Funk Quoted in Forbes Article - Botswana Clash With Billionaires Could Tarnish Its Reputation As Resource Investor's ParadiseGeneral NewsMarkus Funk was quoted in the Forbes article, "Botswana Clash With Billionaires Could Tarnish Its Reputation As Resource Investor's Paradise," commenting on the trustworthiness of doing business in African countries, particularly Botswana.
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05.03.2017Perkins Coie Partner’s “The ABA Compliance Officer’s Deskbook” Offers Comprehensive Guidance For Understanding and Managing RiskPress ReleasesCompliance is one of the most crucial functions within the modern company. At their core, compliance professionals assess and ensure that a company or organization’s internal codes of conduct, policies, procedures, and actual conduct conform with the externally imposed legal obligations and best practices applicable to the particular business.
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04.03.2017Partner Markus Funk Featured in Law Week Colorado - Perkins Coie Names Markus Funk Firmwide White Collar Practice ChairGeneral News
Partner Markus Funk was featured in Law Week Colorado regarding him becoming the chair of the White Collar & Investigations practice in the article, "Perkins Coie Names Markus Funk Firmwide White Collar Practice Chair."
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01.27.2017Article Covers Launch of Second Edition of Judge Kendall/Markus Funk Book Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining Global Enforcement and Supply Chain Challenges and U.S. ResponsesGeneral News
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
The article covers the book launch, which focused on the latest supply chain compliance challenges, took place at Northwestern University School of Law and was co-sponsored by the University of Chicago, Northwestern, the American Bar Association, and Perkins Coie. -
01.23.2017T. Markus Funk Featured in Law Week Colorado Article - Book Highlights Supply Chain Issues in Human TraffickingGeneral NewsT. Markus Funk was featured in the Law Week Colorado article, “Book Highlights Supply Chain Issues in Human Trafficking” regarding release of the critically acclaimed book Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining Global Enforcement and Supply Chain Challenges and U.S. Responses.
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01.17.2017Updated and Expanded Second Edition of Highly-Acclaimed Book “Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining Global Enforcement and Supply Chain Challenges and U.S. Responses”Press Releases
Sheds New Light on Business and Enforcement Community’s Fight Against Global Victimization of Children
Each year, more than 20 million children around the world fall victim to commercial sexual and labor exploitation. This growing epidemic of child exploitation demands a coordinated response.
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09.28.2016Bloomberg BNA Quotes Funk on Supreme Court Honest Services/Public Corruption RulingGeneral News
T. Markus Funk was extensively quoted in an article on the US Department of Justice’s decision to drop its case against former Virginia Governor McDonnell following an adverse US Supreme Court decision.
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06.06.2016T. Markus Funk Quoted in Bloomberg BNA Article, "Executive Orders Questions Remain for Contractors About Human Trafficking Order"General News
Bloomberg BNA
Partner T. Markus Funk was quoted in Bloomberg BNA article, "Questions Remain for Contractors About Human Trafficking Order," regarding business responsibility, child labor and human trafficking. -
05.27.2016Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2016 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. For 2016, the firm is recognized in 37 practice areas and 127 individual attorneys were recognized.
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05.18.2016International Criminal Court Adds Markus Funk to List of CounselGeneral NewsFollowing a lengthy vetting process, the Registrar of the ICC concluded that Perkins Coie Partner Markus Funk qualified under Rule 22 and Regulation 67, and added him to the List of Counsel. Markus is now pre-qualified to represent the interests of victims of atrocity crimes at the ICC.
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03.28.2016Funk Comments on Blago Cert DenialGeneral News
Chicago’s legal publication of record quoted Denver Partner T. Markus Funk on the likely impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to deny convicted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s petition for review.
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03.28.2016Partner T. Markus Funk Invited by Vatican to Address Supply Chain ChallengesGeneral News
Partner T. Markus Funk was featured in a Law Week Colorado article, "Perkins Coie Partner Discusses Forced Labor at the Vatican."
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03.18.2016Partner T. Markus Funk Addresses Global Sustainability Network ForumGeneral NewsDenver partner T. Markus Funk addressed the members of the Global Sustainability Network Forum.
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11.27.2015Bloomberg-BNA Quotes Funk in Piece on Yates MemoGeneral News
Denver Partner T. Markus Funk is quoted on likely impact of Yates memo in "How the Yates Memo Will Play Out Depends on What Attorney You Ask," in Bloomberg-BNA White Collar Crime Report.
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09.11.2015Funk Quoted in The Wall Street Journal Morning Risk Report on Impact of “Yates Memo”General News
The Wall Street Journal
“[Funk] said . . . [i]ndividuals who believe they may be exposed could try to beat the company to the courthouse and get some cooperation credit themselves, he said. ‘Their likely motivation is to avoid the inevitable…even if these individuals are now on notice that there is a greater push for the prosecutor to prosecute them, rather than giving them a pass, because they cooperated early,’ he said.” -
09.01.2015Funk Quoted in The Daily Journal Article “Complaints Targeting Companies For Slave Labor Use May Be Start of a Trend”General News
The Daily Journal
“T. Markus Funk . . . has been forecasting such litigation for three years. During a 2013 American Bar Association conference, Funk identified trafficking as an emerging ‘hot topic’ in compliance, and warned of plaintiffs' attorneys possibly modeling future litigation after the ‘cruelty free’ class action against cosmetics companies including Avon, Estee Lauder and Mary Kay Cosmetics.” -
08.11.2015Main Justice Quotes Partner T. Markus FunkGeneral News
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Main Justice quotes Partner T. Markus Funk on DOJ’s hiring of compliance counsel. -
06.10.2015Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Quotes Partner T. Markus Funk on Judicial Disqualification (Dennis Hastert case)
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05.19.2015Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2015 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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03.16.2015The Wall Street Journal/Prof Rotunda Quotes Funk’s Work on Obstruction of JusticeGeneral News
The Wall Street Journal
Professor Rotunda quotes Partner T. Markus Funk’s article on anticipatory obstruction of justice.
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03.02.2015Funk Quoted in LexisNexis Corporate Law Advisory’s International Corporate Accountability RoundtableGeneral News
Partner T. Markus Funk is quoted in article titled “Human Trafficking—Is Your Supply Chain Due Diligence Diligent Enough?”
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02.17.2015Engineering News-Record Quotes Funk on Supply Chain ChallengesGeneral News
This Engineering News-Record, which examines new labor laws impacting companies’ supply chains, extensively quotes T. Markus Funk.
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01.23.2015Guardian UK Quotes Funk on International Judicial Assistance ArticleGeneral NewsThe Guardian UK quotes Denver Partner T. Markus Funk on international judicial assistance procedures and practicalities. (Funk in 2014 wrote the Federal Judicial Center book on Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties and Letters Rogatory provided to all federal judges.)
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01.09.2015National Law Journal Quotes Partner T. Markus Funk on Foreign Evidence GatheringGeneral NewsNLJ, in article titled “Brazil Stakes Claim to Massive Gem: Government intervenes in Los Angeles court battle over $400M Bahia Emerald,” quotes Partner T. Markus Funk on international evidence-gathering through Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties.
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11.20.2014Wall Street Journal Quotes Partner T. Markus Funk on FCPAGeneral News
Wall Street Journal
In an article titled Foreign Official Designation Challenged Again in Bribe Case, the WSJ quoted Partner T. Markus Funk on the challenge of defining and “instrumentality” of a foreign government.
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11.10.201413-Year Benlate Suit Nets $6 Million for Costa Rican GrowerGeneral News
Daily Business Review
Denver Partner T. Markus Funk and his team, representing a Swiss-based conglomerate that owns Costa Rica’s larges citrus producer (the “Personna” farm), prevailed against DuPont in a lawsuit concerning the fungicide “Benlate.” Following a month-long trial in Miami state court, the jury awarded plaintiffs $6 million. DuPont was represented by three law firms, namely, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, Boies Schiller & Flexner, and Shook, Hardy & Bacon. The trial of the twenty-two remaining Costa Rican plaintiff-farms under the caption have yet to be scheduled. Read the full article. -
10.06.2014Wall Street Journal, Law360, and Others Quote Funk on Supreme Court & the Landmark Esquenazi FCPA CaseGeneral News
Wall Street Journal; Law360
From the publications: “Legal experts, including former top U.S. Department of Justice officials, have called the Esquenazi case the most important in the history of the FCPA. . . . T. Markus Funk, a partner at Perkins Coie who represents Mr. Esquenazi, said . . . the confusion of the appellate court’s ruling…justified observers’ guarded optimism that the Court might weigh in on this issue of ongoing and significant concern to the global business community.”
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08.14.2014Funk and Sink File Cert Petition to U.S. Supreme Court in Historic FCPA CaseGeneral News
Perkins Coie Partners T. Markus Funk and Michael Sink, representing Joel Esquenazi, filed a joint Petition to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the ruling in the first-ever federal appellate challenge to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act’s constitutionality. (Funk and Sink are representing Mr. Esquenazi pro bono in his appeal; they were not, however, involved in his trial.)
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08.11.2014Markus Funk Featured in Law Week Colorado - Markus Funk Earns ABA HonorGeneral NewsPartner Markus Funk was featured in a Law Week Colorado article, "Markus Funk Earns ABA Honor," recognizing his Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award presented at the ABA annual meeting on August 7.
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08.11.2014Perkins Coie’s T. Markus Funk Receives 2014 “Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award” From The American Bar AssociationPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is honored to announce that T. Markus Funk, a partner in the firm’s Denver office, has received the 2014 Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award.
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08.08.2014Wall Street Journal Quotes FunkGeneral NewsThe Wall Street Journal’s Risk & Compliance Blog quoted Partner T. Markus Funk with regard to his involvement in the landmark Esquenazi case (the first appellate challenge to the FCPA’s constitutionality): “What is an instrumentality of a foreign government? At what point does a civilian turn into a foreign official? The current state of play leaves numerous legal issues inadequately addressed,” said Mr. Funk. “Defining these key terms continues to leave most compliance experts scratching their heads. We trust the Supreme Court will give the business and legal communities the guidance that they, for the past decade or so, have been asking for.”
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06.09.2014Funk's Book Publishing ProfiledGeneral NewsT. Markus Funk was quoted in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin regarding tips about writing a book in an article titled, "Lawyer-Authors Offer Tips on Book Publishing Process."
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05.24.2014Funk Featured in Three Profiles/Q&As Relating to Recent Federal Judicial Center Publication of Guide on Obtaining Overseas EvidenceGeneral NewsThese interviews – in the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog (“Interview with T. Markus Funk – From Oxford to the FCPA”); FCPA Professor Blog (“Navigating The Arcane World of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties, Letters Rogatory and Evidence-Gathering From Abroad”); and the FCPA Report – occurred in the wake of the Federal Judicial Center’s publication of Markus Funk’s “Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties and Letters Rogatory: A Guide for Judges.”
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05.16.2014Court of Appeals Rules on Esquenazi CaseGeneral NewsJoel Esquenazi and Carlos Rodriguez appeal their convictions and sentences imposed after a jury convicted them of conspiracy, violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and money-laundering.
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05.12.2014“Interview with T. Markus Funk – From Oxford to the FCPA”General NewsInterview/Profile, FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog (featured on April 12, 2014, in the Wall Street Journal’s “Corruption Currents”)
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05.10.2014Wall Street Journal Quotes Funk on FCPA EnforcementGeneral NewsThe Wall Street Journal quoted Partner T. Markus Funk on the use of proactive investigative techniques in the PetroTiger case.
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03.22.2014Wall Street Journal Quotes Funk on Transparency International CPI RankingsGeneral NewsPerkins Coie Partner T. Markus Funk was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article “Transparency International Rankings Still FCPA Workhorse”
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03.03.2014Securities and Exchange Commission Files Unopposed Motion to Settle High-Profile Insider Trading Case Against Prominent Rocky Mountains BusinessmanPress ReleasesAccepting the prominent Rocky Mountains businessman's long-held position that he did not engage in legally cognizable tipping of others, that his conduct was more limited in time and extent than initially alleged, and that he should only be held responsible for the narrow actions he personally took in 2007, the SEC late last week filed its “Unopposed Motion for Entry of Proposed Final Judgments Against Defendant Rocky Mountains Businessman and relief Defendant Stephen Diltz,” as well as its Second Amended Complaint, in federal District Court in Denver.
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09.19.2013Businessweek Quotes Funk on “Honey Laundering” CaseGeneral News"The Honey Launderers: Uncovering the Largest Food Fraud in U.S. History"
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02.25.2013Crain’s Features Funk’s FCPA PracticeGeneral NewsThe article, under the “In-Demand Firms” header, features Markus Funk’s representation of Joel Esquenazi in his appeal from the longest-ever FCPA sentence.
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01.20.2012T. Markus Funk and Co-Author Federal Judge Virginia Kendall, Joined by Judge Richard A. Posner, Discuss their Recently-Released Book on Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation at the University of Chicago, and the Northwestern University School of LawGeneral NewsUniversity of Chicago; Northwestern University School of Law
Judge Posner, author of nearly 40 books and widely considered one of the world's most distinguished scholars, described Funk and Kendall's Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining the Global Challenges and U.S. Responses as “a milestone on the road to improved policy in this difficult and important area, this book will be an invaluable resource to judges, prosecutors, police, policymakers, criminologists, and the defense bar.” -
01.18.2011ABA appoints Markus Funk as ABA Advisor to the Uniform Law Commission's Study Committee on the Prevention and Remedies for Human TraffickingGeneral NewsPerkins Coie Partner Markus Funk was appointed be the American Bar Association (ABA) as ABA Advisor to the Uniform Law Commission's Study Committee on the Prevention and Remedies for Human Trafficking.
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01.12.2011Markus's Bloomberg FCPA Year-In-Review article listed as recommended reading by the "FCPA Professor" (Mike Koehler)General NewsFCPA Professor is a forum devoted to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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10.01.2010Former Chicago Prosecutor Starts at Perkins CoieGeneral NewsAn article on Main Justice titled "Former Chicago Prosecutor Starts at Perkins Coie" regarding Markus joining the firm.