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Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2023 Chambers USA
SEATTLE and NEW YORK (June 1, 2023)—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. For 2023, the firm is recognized for 77 practice and industry areas and 194 individual lawyers, its highest rankings ever, and an increase from last year's 72 practice and industry areas and 177 recognized lawyers.
Highlights From the Firm's 2023 Chambers Rankings
- Of the 77 practice and industry areas recognized, 26 are ranked Band 1.
- 5 practice and industry areas are recognized for the first time and 4 practice and industry areas achieved higher band rankings.
- 194 lawyers are individually recognized by Chambers as leaders in their fields, with 55 lawyers earning a Band 1 ranking within their practice areas.
- 30 lawyers are recognized for the first time.
- Firmwide Managing Partner William G. Malley is recognized as an "Eminent Practitioner" for the second year.
- 2 partners recognized as "Star Individuals": Alaska Partner Eric B. Fjelstad and Oregon Partner Stephen F. English are recognized (for the 10th and 13th years, respectively) as "Star Individuals" (considered above a Band 1 ranking).
- 12 lawyers are recognized as "Senior Statespeople": Roy W. Tucker (for the first time), Richard Ottesen Prentke, Donald G. Kari, Michael O. Warnecke, Bruce Michael Cross, Paul F. Eckstein, Harry H. Schneider Jr., Jordan Green, Carl Frischling, Steve Bell, and John Dillow.
- 14 lawyers are recognized as "Up and Coming": Amir Gamliel, Allison C. Handy, Nicholas E. Ferrer, H. Vicky, Matthew P. Gordon, Elena M. Romerdahl, and Kira E. Loehr (for the first time); Robin Brewer, Michelle W. Chan, Alexis E. Danneman, and Mica D. Klein (for the second time); Garrett Colli (for the third time); and Thomas D. Ryerson (for the fourth time).
National Practice Rankings
Nationally, the following practices were recognized:
- Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
- Environment
- Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
- Government Contracts: The Elite
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property: Appellate*
- International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)*
- Labor & Employment
- Leisure & Hospitality
- Native American Law: Non-Tribal Counsel
- Offshore Energy*
- Political Law
- Privacy & Data Security: Litigation
- Privacy & Data Security: The Elite
- Product Liability & Mass Torts: Highly Regarded
- Registered Funds
- Retail
- Startups & Emerging Companies
- Technology
- Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
The firm is also recognized in Chambers' FinTech, High Net Worth, Global, and Greater China Region guides.
Regional Practice Rankings
Regionally, the following practices were recognized:
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*Indicates newly ranked category
Individual Lawyer Rankings
The following Perkins Coie lawyers were individually recognized:
| Jason S. Howell | Nationwide | Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory |
| Barak Cohen | Nationwide | Cannabis Law: Eastern United States |
| *Jane Rueger | Nationwide | Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) |
| T. Markus Funk | Nationwide | FCPA |
| David T. Biderman | Nationwide | Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation |
| Kelley P. Doran | Nationwide | Government Contracts |
| Seth Locke | Nationwide | Government Contracts |
| Veronica Ascarrunz | Nationwide | International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) |
| Robin Brewer | Nationwide | International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) |
| Stefani Shanberg | Nationwide | International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) |
| *Dan L. Bagatell | Nationwide | Intellectual Property: Appellate |
| *Nathan Kelley | Nationwide | Intellectual Property: Appellate |
| Daniel G.M. Marre | Nationwide | Leisure & Hospitality |
| David M. Neff | Nationwide | Leisure & Hospitality |
| Phillip Gordon | Nationwide | Leisure & Hospitality |
| Charles G. Curtis Jr. | Nationwide | Native American Law: Non-Tribal Counsel |
| Jena A. MacLean | Nationwide | Native American Law: Non-Tribal Counsel |
| *Edward (Ted) Boling | Nationwide | Offshore Energy |
| *Laura G. Zagar | Nationwide | Offshore Energy |
| Rebecca H. Gordon | Nationwide | Political Law |
| Janis Claire Kestenbaum | Nationwide | Privacy & Data Security |
| Meredith B. Halama | Nationwide | Privacy & Data Security |
| Meredith B. Halama | Nationwide | Privacy & Data Security: Adtech |
| James G. Snell | Nationwide | Privacy & Data Security: Litigation |
| Carl Frischling | Nationwide | Registered Funds |
| Lee S. Richards III | Nationwide | Securities: Regulation: Enforcement |
| Fiona Brophy | Nationwide | Startups & Emerging Companies |
| John F. Delaney | Nationwide | Technology |
| Marcelo Halpern | Nationwide | Technology |
| John Dillow | Nationwide | Transportation: Aviation: Litigation |
| Mack H. Shultz Jr. | Nationwide | Transportation: Aviation: Litigation |
| Steve Koh | Nationwide | Transportation: Aviation: Litigation |
| Steve Bell | Nationwide | Transportation: Aviation: Litigation |
| V. L. Woolston | Nationwide | Transportation: Aviation: Litigation |
| Domingo P. Such III | USA | Family Offices & Funds Structuring HNW 2022 |
| J. Dax Hansen | USA (FinTech 2023) | FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies |
| Joseph P. Cutler | USA (FinTech 2023) | FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies |
| Lowell D. Ness | USA (FinTech 2023) | FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies |
| Stephanie Loomis-Price | USA | Private Wealth Law: Central Region |
| Michael E. Kreger | Alaska | Construction |
| James N. Leik | Alaska | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Kevin R. Feldis | Alaska | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Cameron M. Leonard | Alaska | Natural Resources & Environment |
| *Elena M. Romerdahl | Alaska | Natural Resources & Environment |
| Eric B. Fjelstad | Alaska | Natural Resources & Environment |
| Christopher D. Thomas | Arizona | Environment |
| Shane R. Swindle | Arizona | Environment |
| Karin Scherner Aldama | Arizona | Insurance |
| Joel W. Nomkin | Arizona | Litigation: Appellate |
| Jessica L. Everett-Garcia | Arizona | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Joseph E. Mais | Arizona | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Paul F. Eckstein | Arizona | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Alexis E. Danneman | Arizona | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Jean-Jacques (J) Cabou | Arizona | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Jordan Green | Arizona | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Thomas D. Ryerson | Arizona | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| *Jennifer J. Understahl | Arizona | Real Estate |
| Ronald E. Lowe | Arizona | Real Estate |
| *Jennifer J. Understahl | Arizona | Real Estate: Finance |
| *Amir Gamliel | California | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Sara L. Chenetz | California | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Meredith Jones-McKeown | California | Construction |
| Barbara J. Schussman | California | Environment |
| Julie Jones | California | Environment |
| Laura G. Zagar | California | Environment |
| Marc R. Bruner | California | Environment |
| Sarah E. Piepmeier | California | Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation |
| Stefani Shanberg | California | Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation |
| Bing Ai | California | Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution |
| Michael J. Wise | California | Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation |
| Viola T. Kung | California | Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation |
| *Bobbie Wilson | California | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Cecily T. Barclay | California | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
| Garrett Colli | California | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
| Matthew S. Gray | California | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
| Michelle W. Chan | California | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
| Caitlin Carey | California: Northern | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| Paula Leibovitz Goodwin | California: Northern | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| Camarin E.B. Madigan | California: Northern | Real Estate |
| Jason Day | Colorado | Corporate/M&A |
| Nathaniel Ford | Colorado | Corporate/M&A |
| Amanda Tessar | Colorado | Intellectual Property |
| David St. John-Larkin | Colorado | Intellectual Property |
| Peter J. Kinsella | Colorado | Intellectual Property |
| T. Markus Funk | Colorado | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Wendy L. Moore | District of Columbia | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation |
| Alexandra Magill Bromer | District of Columbia | Environment |
| LeAnn Johnson Koch | District of Columbia | Environment |
| William G. Malley | District of Columbia | Environment |
| *Selena J. Linde | District of Columbia | Insurance: Policyholder |
| Vivek Chopra | District of Columbia | Insurance: Policyholder |
| Brandon M. White | District of Columbia | Intellectual Property: Litigation |
| Shannon M. Bloodworth | District of Columbia | Intellectual Property: Litigation |
| Barak Cohen | District of Columbia | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Marc S. Martin | District of Columbia | Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite |
| Melanie G. Rubocki | Idaho | Corporate/Commercial |
| Erika Eaton Malmen | Idaho | Natural Resources & Environment |
| David M. Neff | Illinois | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Alexandra Cole | Illinois | Construction |
| Kevin Kolton | Illinois | Construction |
| Michael Hanahan | Illinois | Construction |
| James Cruger | Illinois | Corporate/M&A: Private Equity |
| Teri A. Lindquist | Illinois | Corporate/M&A: Private Equity |
| Susan J. Daley | Illinois | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation |
| Domingo P. Such III | Illinois | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| Lucy K. Park | Illinois | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| Sandra K. Newman | Illinois | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| James M. Davis | Illinois | Insurance: Dispute Resolution |
| David B. Fournier | Illinois | Intellectual Property |
| Michael O. Warnecke | Illinois | Intellectual Property |
| Pravin Rao | Illinois | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Alexandra Cole | Illinois | Real Estate |
| Marcelo Halpern | Illinois | Technology & Outsourcing |
| David B. Massey | New York | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Lee S. Richards III | New York | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Shari Brandt | New York | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| John F. Delaney | New York | Outsourcing |
| John F. Delaney | New York | Technology |
| Douglas R. Pahl | Oregon | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Brentley Bullock | Oregon | Corporate/M&A |
| Christopher Hall | Oregon | Corporate/M&A |
| David S. Matheson | Oregon | Corporate/M&A |
| Gina K. Eiben | Oregon | Corporate/M&A |
| John R. Thomas | Oregon | Corporate/M&A |
| Roy W. Tucker | Oregon | Corporate/M&A |
| Christopher W. Rich | Oregon | Environment |
| Jeffrey L. Hunter | Oregon | Environment |
| Priscilla (Polly) E. Hampton | Oregon | Environment |
| Julia E. Markley | Oregon | Intellectual Property |
| *Renée E. Rothauge | Oregon | Intellectual Property |
| Stephen Feldman | Oregon | Intellectual Property |
| Calvin Keith | Oregon | Labor & Employment |
| *Julia E. Markley | Oregon | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Renée E. Rothauge | Oregon | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Sarah Crooks | Oregon | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Stephen F. English | Oregon | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Steven L. Pfeiffer | Oregon | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
| John D. Penn | Texas | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Ann Marie Painter | Texas | Labor & Employment |
| Lauren M. Kulpa | Texas | Labor & Employment |
| Richard Hankins | Texas | Labor & Employment |
| Stephanie Loomis-Price | Texas | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| *Dean W. Harvey | Texas | Technology: Corporate & Commercial |
| Dean W. Harvey | Texas | Technology: Outsourcing |
| Shylah R. Alfonso | Washington | Antitrust |
| Susan E. Foster | Washington | Antitrust |
| James D. Gradel | Washington | Banking & Finance |
| *Scott J. Borth | Washington | Banking & Finance |
| Alan D. Smith | Washington | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Andrew L. Greene | Washington | Construction |
| Brendan J. Peters | Washington | Construction |
| Graehm C. Wallace | Washington | Construction |
| Mica D. Klein | Washington | Construction |
| Richard Ottesen Prentke | Washington | Construction |
| *Allison C. Handy | Washington | Corporate/M&A |
| Andrew Bor | Washington | Corporate/M&A |
| Andrew B. Moore | Washington | Corporate/M&A |
| David C. Clarke | Washington | Corporate/M&A |
| Eric A. DeJong | Washington | Corporate/M&A |
| *Nicholas E. Ferrer | Washington | Corporate/M&A |
| Stewart M. Landefeld | Washington | Corporate/M&A |
| *H. Vicky Chen | Washington | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation |
| Kurt E. Linsenmayer | Washington | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation |
| Donald G. Kari | Washington | Energy & Natural Resources |
| *Donna L. Barnett | Washington | Energy & Natural Resources |
| *Markham A. Quehrn | Washington | Energy & Natural Resources |
| Pamela J. Anderson | Washington | Energy & Natural Resources |
| Sheree Strom Carson | Washington | Energy & Natural Resources |
| L. John Iani | Washington | Environment |
| Karen M. McGaffey | Washington | Environment |
| *Katie Page | Washington | Environment |
| Meredith Weinberg | Washington | Environment |
| Michael Dunning | Washington | Environment |
| Anne M. Redman | Washington | Healthcare |
| David B. Robbins | Washington | Healthcare |
| *Matthew P. Gordon | Washington | Healthcare |
| Akane Suzuki | Washington | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| Bruce P. Flynn | Washington | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| Colonel F. Betz | Washington | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| Janis A. Cunningham | Washington | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| Scott H. Wallace | Washington | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| Steven Schindler | Washington | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| Thomas C. Gores | Washington | Private Wealth Law HNW 2022 |
| KoKo Huang | Washington | Immigration |
| Paul T. Parker | Washington | Intellectual Property |
| Ramsey M. Al-Salam | Washington | Intellectual Property |
| Bruce Michael Cross | Washington | Labor & Employment |
| James Sanders | Washington | Labor & Employment |
| Jeffrey Hollingsworth | Washington | Labor & Employment |
| Julie S. Lucht | Washington | Labor & Employment |
| Kevin J. Hamilton | Washington | Labor & Employment |
| David J. Burman | Washington | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Harry H. Schneider Jr. | Washington | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Kathleen M. O'Sullivan | Washington | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Ronald L. Berenstain | Washington | Litigation: General Commercial |
| *Sean C. Knowles | Washington | Litigation: General Commercial |
| *Susan Fahringer | Washington | Litigation: General Commercial |
| *Angela R. Jones | Washington | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| David F. Taylor | Washington | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Craig S. Gilbert | Washington | Real Estate |
| Devin P. McComb | Washington | Real Estate |
| *Nathan F. Fahrer | Washington | Real Estate |
| Serena S. Carlsen | Washington | Real Estate |
| Kristine R. Wilson | Washington | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
| Bryan S. Smith | Washington | Tax |
| Carl T. Crow | Washington | Tax |
| *Robert L. Mahon | Washington | Tax |
| Christopher G. Hanewicz | Wisconsin | Intellectual Property |
| Christopher G. Hanewicz | Wisconsin | Intellectual Property: Litigation |
| David L. Anstaett | Wisconsin | Intellectual Property: Litigation |
| *Michelle M. Kemp | Wisconsin | Intellectual Property: Litigation |
| Charles G. Curtis Jr. | Wisconsin | Litigation: General Commercial |
| *Kira E. Loehr | Wisconsin | Natural Resources & Environment |
*Indicates newly ranked in this category
London-based Chambers & Partners publishes directories that assess and rank the world's leading lawyers. Chambers USA was first introduced in 2003. The Chambers rankings result from extensive surveys and interviews of in-house counsel and leading law firm partners.
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