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06.06.2024Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2024 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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04.29.2024Partner T. Markus Funk Authors Second Revised and Expanded Edition of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties and Letters Rogatory GuidebookPress ReleasesPerkins Coie partner T. Markus Funk has authored the second revised and expanded edition of his international litigation guidebook on Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties and Letters Rogatory: Obtaining Evidence and Assistance from Foreign Jurisdictions.
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04.09.2024Markus Funk Joins The Compliance and Ethics Blog Podcast—Markus Funk on FCPA Enforcement and ComplianceGeneral NewsMarkus Funk spoke on The Compliance and Ethics Blog's podcast regarding enforcement and compliance issues relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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03.13.2024Jamie Schafer Quoted in Anti-Corruption Report - 'New Russia Restrictions: Agency Cooperation and Industry Focus'Jamie Schafer was quoted in an Anti-Corruption Report article - 'New Russia Restrictions: Agency Cooperation and Industry Focus' - that highlights and assesses the latest Russian sanctions measures and colloboration between the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and other U.S. government agencies.
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03.12.2024Jamie Schafer Quoted in Bloomberg Tax—Justice Department Appeals Corporate Transparency Act RulingJamie Schafer was quoted in a Bloomberg Tax article, "Justice Department Appeals Corporate Transparency Act Ruling," regarding the U.S. government's appeal of a district court ruling that the anti-money laundering Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional.
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03.04.2024David Aaron Quoted in The Washington Post - Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking intelligence documents on DiscordDavid Aaron was quoted in an article for The Washington Post - Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking intelligence documents on Discord - addressing Teixeira's guilty plea before a federal district court to leaking U.S. intelligence documents on the online chat platform Discord.
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02.13.2024Perkins Coie Creates Cross-Disciplinary Task Force to Advise on Corporate Transparency Act CompliancePress Releases
Perkins Coie has established a cross-disciplinary task force of 34 veteran lawyers - with experience counseling companies and financial institutions on a wide array of compliance and corporate administration matters - to advise global companies on programs for compliance with the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
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12.05.2023Perkins Coie Announces 2024 Counsel PromotionsPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that 46 lawyers have been promoted to the firm’s counsel position, effective January 1, 2024.
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11.15.2023Perkins Coie Will Move to Iconic Seattle Office Building in 2025Press Releases
The decision by Seattle’s largest law firm, a trusted advisor to leading technology companies and entrepreneurs, will see over 800 lawyers and business professionals relocate to the Russell Investments Center at 1301 Second Ave.
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09.28.2023Keith Miller Interviewed by CoinDesk TV—SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Financial ServicesGeneral NewsKeith Miller was interviewed by CoinDesk TV and took part in a studio conversation focused on SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Testimony to the House of Representives Committee on Financial Services. Keith discussed the SEC's public mission and the regulation of digital assets within the context of Chair Gensler's testimony and question and answer session with congressional lawmakers.
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09.25.2023Jim Vivenzio Interviewed by ACAMS moneylaundering.com—Export Controls Pose Growing Compliance Challenge for US BanksGeneral NewsJim Vivenzio was interviewed by ACAMS moneylaudering.com for "Export Controls Pose Growing Compliance Challenge for US Banks," an article highlighting how western nations' efforts to deprive Russia of weapons and other technologies with military applications amid the ongoing war in Ukraine have applied significant pressure on U.S. banks' compliance departments to monitor transactions for evasion of commercial export controls.
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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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08.17.2023Thirty Perkins Coie Lawyers of the Year Named by Best Lawyers® for 2024Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 30 of its lawyers from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2024 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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06.13.2023Jim Vivenzio Quoted by MoneyLaundering.com—US Lenders Brace for Reckoning Over Fraudulent COVID-19 LoansGeneral NewsJim Vivenzio was interviewed by MoneyLaundering.com and quoted in an article regarding how U.S. financial institutions that administered COVID-19 pandemic-related aid on behalf of the federal government in 2020 and 2021 may face penalties for having failed to report potentially fraudulent loan applications in a timely manner.
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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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05.19.2023David Aaron Interviewed by CBS News—Pentagon Leak Suspect Set To Appear in CourtGeneral NewsDavid Aaron was interviewed by CBS News, in a segment titled “Pentagon Leak Suspect Set To Appear in Court,” regarding the prosecution of Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of posting secret government documents online.
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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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09.12.2022Perkins Coie Partner Lucy Park Named to Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Women in Law 2022 ListPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that partner Lucy Park has been named by Crain’s Chicago Business as Notable Women in Law 2022.
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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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06.08.2022Keith Miller Quoted in New York Law Journal—Pardoned Private Equity Manager Argues 2020 US Supreme Court Ruling in 'Liu' Should Bar DisgorgementGeneral News
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Partner Keith Miller was quoted in “Pardoned Private Equity Manager Argues 2020 US Supreme Court Ruling in 'Liu' Should Bar Disgorgement,” an article in New York Law Journal, regarding his representation of the investment entities founded by Lawrence Penn, referred to collectively as the Camelot defendants. -
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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10.15.2021Kevin Feldis Quoted in Cointelegraph—How Will DOJ’s New Crypto Enforcement Team Change the Game for Industry Players, Good and Bad?General News
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Kevin Feldis was quoted in the Cointelegraph* article, "How Will DOJ’s New Crypto Enforcement Team Change the Game for Industry Players, Good and Bad?" regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s focus on ramping up criminal investigations. -
09.07.2021Jamie Schafer Quoted in Hedge Fund Law Report—FinCEN Issues First AML/CFT PrioritiesGeneral News
Hedge Fund Law Report
Partner Jamie Schafer was quoted in the Hedge Fund Law Report article, “FinCEN Issues First AML/CFT Priorities,” which addresses the implications of the first-ever set of priorities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) regarding anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). -
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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08.26.2021Eighteen Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2022 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 18 of its attorneys from nine metropolitan areas have been named 2022 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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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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02.15.2021David Massey Highlighted in Corporate Crime Reporter—David Massey on the Move to Perkins Coie and Corporate Crime Enforcement in the Age of BidenGeneral NewsDavid Massey was highlighted in “David Massey on the Move to Perkins Coie and Corporate Crime Enforcement in the Age of Biden,” an article in Corporate Crime Reporter, regarding his move with other Kibbe & Orbe (formally Richards Kibbe & Orbe) attorneys to the firm and the potential uptick in white collar and corporate crime enforcement under the Biden administration.
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01.28.2021Perkins Coie Attorneys Mentioned in The American Lawyer—A Hire Gear: Big Law's Top Laterals of 2020General News
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Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “A Hire Gear: Big Law's Top Laterals of 2020,” an article in The American Lawyer, regarding the move of 17 White Collar & Investigations and Financial Services Litigation attorneys from Richards Kibbe & Orbe to Perkins Coie. -
12.24.2020Perkins Coie Partners Mentioned in Law360—The Most-Read Securities Law360 Guests of 2020General News
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Partners Margaret Meyers, Daniel Zinman, and Lee S. Richards were mentioned in "The Most-Read Securities Law360 Guests of 2020," an article in Law360, regarding the top ten securities articles of 2020. -
12.16.2020Perkins Coie Bolsters National Practice With 17 White Collar and Financial Services Litigation Lawyers From Richards Kibbe & OrbePress ReleasesPerkins Coie announced today the addition of 17 white collar and financial services litigation attorneys from the prominent firm of Richards Kibbe & Orbe (RKO), marking the largest such practice expansion in the country in recent years.
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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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08.20.2020Twenty-Eight Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2021 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 28 of its attorneys from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2021 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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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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04.23.2020Barak Cohen Quoted in Fortune - Blind Trusts, Inside Information, and the ‘Mosaic Theory’: Why Charging Members of Congress With Insider Trading Is so FraughtGeneral NewsBarak Cohen was quoted in the Fortune article, "Blind Trusts, Inside Information, and the ‘Mosaic Theory’: Why Charging Members of Congress With Insider Trading Is so Fraught," on insider trading cases against members of Congress.
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01.10.2020Barak Cohen Quoted in Associated Press - Stakes High as US Supreme Court Weighs 'Bridgegate' CaseGeneral NewsBarak Cohen was quoted in the Associated Press article, "Stakes High as US Supreme Court Weighs 'Bridgegate' Case," regarding the tension between giving government the tools to fight corruption while preserving individual rights.
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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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08.03.2019Perkins Coie Attorneys Mentioned in Law360 - Ex-Fitness VP Gets 2 Months For Tipping Go-Private DealGeneral News
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Jean-Jacques J. Cabou was mentioned as representing Shane Fleming in the Law360 article, “Ex-Fitness VP Gets 2 Months For Tipping Go-Private Deal,” regarding the sentence of Shane Fleming's insider trading. -
08.15.2019Best Lawyers® 2020 Recognizes 283 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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®.
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06.18.2019Partner Barak Cohen Quoted in Global Investigations Review - Trade Secret Theft: Approach US Prosecutors With CautionGeneral NewsBarak Cohen was quoted in the Global Investigations Review article, "Trade Secret Theft: Approach US Prosecutors With Caution," regarding the risk of a client's proprietary information to be leaked by prosecutors.
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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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04.15.2019Perkins 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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01.04.2019J Cabou Interviewed on KJZZ - Arpaio Case Will Not Go To Supreme CourtGeneral NewsJ Cabou was interviewed on KJZZ regarding former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s pardon litigation. Click here to listen to the show.
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10.31.2018Barak Cohen Quoted by The Pink Sheet - Three-Decades Tenure but No Loyalty: Genentech Scientist Charged with Biosimilar Trade Secrets TheftGeneral News
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Barak Cohen was quoted in The Pink Sheet article, “Three-Decades Tenure but No Loyalty: Genentech Scientist Charged with Biosimilar Trade Secrets Theft,” regarding the unusual trade secrets theft case. -
08.20.2018Best Lawyers® 2019 Recognizes 277 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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®.
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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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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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11.09.2017Perkins Coie Presents Seminar on Patent Law Issues Affecting Chinese CompaniesPress ReleasesOn November 9, 2017, Perkins Coie LLP hosted a patent law seminar program at the Senmao Conference Center in Shanghai. The seminar addressed a variety of pressing intellectual property (IP) issues facing Chinese companies with business interests in the United States.
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11.08.2017Perkins Coie Partners with CCOIC and Zhonglun W&D to Present Key Sino-U.S. Trade and Investment IssuesPress ReleasesOn November 8, 2017, Perkins Coie LLP, along with the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) and the Zhonglun W&D Law Firm, hosted a program titled “Sino-U.S. Trade and Investment: New Regulations, Policies and Practices” at the Beijing Capital Club. Chinese and U.S. attorneys, senior officers and executives came together to explore the current state of some of the key regulatory, legal and practical issues of Sino-U.S. trade and investment.
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11.07.2017Perkins Coie Presents Seminar on Key U.S. IP Legal Issues Affecting Chinese CompaniesPress ReleasesOn November 7, 2017, Perkins Coie LLP hosted a patent law seminar at the Oriental Bay International Hotel in Beijing. The seminar addressed current intellectual property (IP) legal issues facing Chinese companies and enterprises whose products are sold in the United States.
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11.02.2017Perkins Coie Partners with SZPA on Manufacturing Law Seminar for Chinese CompaniesPress ReleasesOn November 2, 2017, Perkins Coie LLP, along with the Shenzhen Patent Association (SZPA), presented a seminar on timely and critical legal issues impacting international manufacturers who export or sell products and do business in the United States.
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10.31.2017Perkins Coie Partners with CNFI on Manufacturing Law Seminar for Taiwanese CompaniesPress ReleasesOn October 31, 2017, Perkins Coie LLP, along with the Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI), presented a thoughtful and timely discussion of key legal issues impacting international manufacturers who sell products and do business in the United States.
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10.03.2017Perkins Coie Adds Experienced DOJ Attorney in AnchoragePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Kevin R. Feldis has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice as a partner in the Anchorage and Washington D.C. offices with an emphasis on complex litigation, white collar investigations, cybersecurity and corporate compliance.
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08.15.2017Best Lawyers® 2018 Recognizes 281 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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®.
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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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01.17.2017Updated 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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11.17.2016Perkins Coie’s Joseph E. Mais Admitted to American College of Trial LawyersPress ReleasesPerkins Coie partners Joseph E. Mais and Patrick M. Collins have been admitted as Fellows to the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). The induction took place at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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08.19.2016Barak Cohen Interviewed in The Philly Voice - Bridgegate Attorneys Weigh Whether to Subpoena Christie
Barak Cohen is quoted in The Philly Voice article, “Bridgegate Attorneys Weigh Whether to Subpoena Christie," if Governor Chris Christie is called to take the witness stand over the closing of traffic lanes on the Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York City.
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08.15.2016Best Lawyers® 2017 Recognizes 252 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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.
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08.04.2016Partner Barak Cohen Featured in Global Investigations ReviewPartner Barak Cohen featured in a Global Investigations Review article regarding working on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters in Washington D.C.
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07.06.2016Perkins Coie’s Jean-Jacques (J) Cabou Elected to The American Law InstitutePress ReleasesJean-Jacques (J) Cabou, a partner in Perkins Coie’s White Collar & Investigations practice, has been elected as a member of The American Law Institute (ALI). J joins 15 other Perkins Coie attorneys who are members of ALI.
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03.09.2016Keith Miller Named Managing Partner of Perkins Coie’s Expanding New York OfficePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Keith Miller has been named Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office. Keith succeeds Schuyler Carroll, who served in the role since the firm opened its New York office in 2011.
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02.29.2016Partner Pravin Rao Included in Law360’s 2016 White Collar Editorial Advisory Board
Law360
Perkins Coie Partner Pravin Rao has been named to Law360’s 2016 White Collar Editorial Advisory Board. The purpose of the editorial advisory board is to get feedback on Law360's coverage and to gain insight from experts in the field on how best to shape future coverage. -
08.17.2015Best Lawyers® 2016 Recognizes 245 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins 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.
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01.06.2015Perkins Coie Announces 2015 Partner ClassPress ReleasesPerkins 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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11.25.2014Perkins Coie White Collar & Investigations Group Ranked Was #35General News
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Perkins Coie White Collar & Investigations group was ranked #35 in the Law360 “100 Firms With The Most Securities & White Collar Partners.” -
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. -
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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03.20.2014Perkins Coie Launches New White Collar BlogPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce the launch of White Collar Briefly, a new blog offering news and analysis on legal developments relating to White Collar defense issues.
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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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02.21.2014Keith Miller Selected as a Member of the 2014 White Collar Law360 Editorial Advisory BoardGeneral NewsKeith Miller, a partner in the firm's New York office, Chair of the Securities Enforcement practice and a member of the White Collar & Investigations practice, has been selected to be a participant on Law360’s White Collar Editorial Advisory Board this year.
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01.13.2014Perkins Coie’s D.C. White Collar Practice Adds Powerhouse ProsecutorPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Barak Cohen has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as senior counsel in the firm’s White Collar & Investigations practice.