Todd M. Hinnen Partner

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Kevin Hamilton and Todd Hinnen were named by BTI Consulting to its Client Service All-Stars 2019 list. The annual BTI report ranks attorneys across the country for delivering “incomparable levels of client service excellence.”

Patner Todd Hinnen was quoted in "Spying, Encryption Fights Inch Closer To Breaking Points ," an article in Law360, regarding the terrorist attack in New York City and the expiration of Section 702 at the end of 2017.

Todd Hinnen was quoted in the CNN article, “Senate Intel Advances Bill to Reauthorize Spying Program with Minimal Reform,” regarding the Senate intelligence committee advancing legislation that renews the overseas internet surveillance program through 2025.

Partner Todd Hinnen was quoted in the Law360 article, “Feds Rip Google's $10K-A-Day Offer For Contempt Sanctions,” regarding Google’s offer to pay $10,000 per day if the appeal to the Ninth Circuit fails.

Todd Hinnen was quoted in the SC Magazine article, “Floodwaters, Phishing Scams Rise as Hurricane Harvey Hammers South Texas,” regarding the increase in scams around Hurricane Harvey’s impact on South Texas.

Partner Todd Hinnen was quoted in “One Year Until EU Privacy Regime Change: Prep Time is Now,” an article in Bloomberg BNA, regarding companies preparations for the European Union’s new privacy regime, General Data Protection Regulation.

Todd Hinnen was quoted in the Morning Consult article, "Security Expert: Government Should Look to Silicon Valley on Cyber," regarding the recent global ransomware attack and highlighting opportunities for the private sector to provide expertise to government, simultaneously advancing data security and protecting privacy.

Todd Hinnen was quoted in The Recorder article, “Google Lawyer Says New Laws Needed to Govern Cloud Data” regarding privacy and security with data stored in the cloud.

Partner Todd Hinnen was interviewed in "National Security: A Matter for Public Companies," an article in Forbes, regarding privacy and security.

Perkins Coie teamed with law firm Osborne Clarke LLP in representing Wirecard AG, a leading global payment company, in its definitive agreement to acquire Citi Prepaid Card Services.

Perkins Coie acted as outside counsel to Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY), one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, in its agreement to sell its liquid packaging board business to Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., a Japanese paper manufacturing company, for $285 million in cash.

Perkins Coie represented Planar Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLNR), a global leader in display and digital signage technology, in its acquisition by Leyard American Corporation, a subsidiary of Leyard Optoelectronic Co., Ltd., which designs, produces, and distributes a range of LED display products and its ancillary systems.

Perkins Coie represented client Rentrak Corporation, the entertainment and marketing industries' premier provider of worldwide consumer viewership information, in its merger agreement with comScore, Inc., a global media measurement and analytics company that makes audiences and advertising more valuable.

Law360 extensively quoted Seattle partner Todd Hinnen in its coverage of the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in two cases involving government searches of cell phones incident to arrest, including the article’s concluding observation: “This case will provide another data point based upon which citizens, law enforcement, and lower courts can begin to perceive the contours of what may be a new jurisprudence of privacy for the personal technology age.”

The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal quoted Seattle partner Todd Hinnen following Friday’s speech by the President regarding U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance reforms.  Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Hinnen oversaw many U.S. surveillance programs in his role as head of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division.

Perkins Coie Partners Al Gidari and Todd Hinnen were quoted in the Chicago Tribune in an article titled, "U.S. companies allowed to delay disclosure of data breaches."  The article discusses the differing laws relating to when companies in different states have to disclose that they have experienced a security breach.

Seattle Partner Todd Hinnen authored a chapter in the book National Security Law in the News: A Guide for Journalists, Scholars, and Policymakers, published by the American Bar Association.  The book features contributions from experts in constitutional and international law, covert action, targeted killings and the law, foreign intelligence surveillance and homeland security issues.  Todd wrote a chapter on national security investigations.  Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Todd led the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.