Best Lawyers® 2020 Recognizes 283 Perkins Coie Attorneys

SEATTLE (August 15, 2019) – Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 283 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as an important guide to legal excellence. The 26th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (2020) includes attorneys in practice areas covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year's publication is based on more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey and attorneys are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Perkins Coie attorneys named as 2020 Best Lawyers are:

Anchorage, AK

• Thomas M. Daniel (1995) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Eric B. Fjelstad (2007) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Mining Law
• Michael E. Kreger (2011) - Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• James N. Leik (2007) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environmental; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Cameron M. Leonard (2018) - Mining Law; Natural Resources Law

Bellevue, WA

• Pamela J. Anderson (2013) - CleanTech Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Oil and Gas Law
• Bruce E. Dick (2010) - Corporate Law; Technology Law
• Craig S. Gilbert (2009) - Real Estate Law
• Thomas C. Gores (1987) - Trusts and Estates
• Lawrence B. Hannah (2003) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Donald G. Kari (1993) - Energy Law
• Gerard Lutz (2017) - Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Greg P. Mackay (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Markham A. Quehrn (2003) - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
• Philip A. Thompson (2018) - Education Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Kristine R. Wilson (2019) - Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law

Boise, ID

• Stephen C. Hardesty (2013) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Erika E. Malmen (2019) - Environmental Law

Chicago, IL

• Debra R. Bernard (2015) - Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
• Craig T. Boggs (2012) - Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management
• Bruce A. Bonjour (2013) - Public Finance Law
• Alexandra R. Cole (2006) - Construction Law; Real Estate Law
• James R. Cruger (2008) - Venture Capital Law
• Susan J. Daley (1995) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• James M. Davis (2013) - Insurance Law
• Matthew J. Gehringer (2013) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
• Judith A. Gold (2012) - Government Relations Practice
• Phillip Gordon (2007) - Corporate Law
• Marcelo Halpern (2006) - Technology Law
• Kevin L. Kolton (2010) - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• Daniel G. M. Marre (2016) - Real Estate Law
• David M. Neff (2013) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Sandra K. Newman (2018) - Trusts and Estates
• Pravin B. Rao (2019) - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Douglas L. Sawyer (2015) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Richard L. Sevcik (2007) - Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Mindy W. Sherman (2018) - Real Estate Law
• Domingo P. Such III (2012) - Trusts and Estates
• Michael O. Warnecke (2006) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Edward E. Wicks (2009) - Real Estate Law
• Christopher B. Wilson (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Daniel A. Zazove (2007) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
   

Dallas, TX

• Dean W. Harvey (2005) - Information Technology Law
• Richard B. Hankins (2017) - Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Ann Marie Painter (2015) - Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• John D. Penn (2003) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy

Denver, CO

• Garland W. Allison (2013) - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael L. Bender (2016) - Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jason Day (2014) - Corporate Governance Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Nathaniel G. Ford (2013) - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
• Deborah M. Kennedy (2016) - Corporate Law
• Peter J. Kinsella (2007) - Information Technology Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Technology Law
• David C. St. John-Larkin (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Amanda Tessar (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent

Los Angeles, CA

• Mark E. Birnbaum (2008) - Real Estate Law
• William H. Emer (2011) - Employment Law - Management
• Ronald A. McIntire (2018) - Aviation Law
• Kenneth H. Ohriner (2012) - Patent Law
• Charles H. Samel (2007) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• Michael J. Wise (2016) - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Litigation - Intellectual Property

Madison, WI

• Timothy W. Burns (2007) - Insurance Law
• Charles G. Curtis, Jr. (2001) - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Christopher G. Hanewicz (2014) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Michelle M. Umberger (2013) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent

New York City, NY

• John F. Delaney (2005) - Information Technology Law
• Carl Frischling (2009) - Corporate Law; Mutual Funds Law
• William J. McCabe - Patent Law
• Lois Tilton (2019) - Trusts and Estates

Palo Alto, CA

• Ralph L. Arnheim (2016) - Corporate Law
• Christopher P. Berka (2009) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Hal Michael Clyde (2007) - Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Securities; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Viola T. Kung (2016) - Patent Law
• Reza A. Pahlavan (2018) - Corporate Law
• James G. Snell (2018) - Privacy and Data Security Law; Technology Law; Trademark Law
• James F. Valentine (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent

Phoenix, AZ

• Daniel C. Barr (2007) - Employment Law - Management; First Amendment Law; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Media Law
• Michael P. Berman (2013) - Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Howard R. Cabot (2006) - Antitrust Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Securities; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Jean-Jacques Cabou (2011) - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Chad S. Campbell (2007) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Bradley A. Cosman - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Paul F. Eckstein (1983) - Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Gaming Law; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Media Law; Mediation; Native American Law
• Jessica L. Everett-Garcia (2016) - Commercial Litigation
• Jodi Knobel Feuerhelm (2016) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction
• Raj N. Gangadean (2014) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jordan Green (1983) - Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Kyle B. Hettinger (2008) - Real Estate Law
• Jordan A. Kroop (2009) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
• Ronald E. Lowe (1995) - Real Estate Law
• Joseph E. Mais (2001) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
• Anthony L. Marks - Commercial Litigation
• Joel W. Nomkin (2007) - Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Phil D. Petersen (2018) - Litigation - Environmental
• Matthew L. Rojas - Environmental Law
• Rebecca K. Setlow - Privacy and Data Security Law
• Shane R. Swindle (2003) - Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law
• Christopher D. Thomas (2007) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Judith K. Weiss (2016) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Portland, OR

• Danielle Benderly (2016) - Securities / Capital Markets Law
• David A. Bledsoe (2007) - Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Environmental; Mining Law
• Brentley M. Bullock (2012) - CleanTech Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Sarah J. Crooks (2011) - Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation - Antitrust
• Gina K. Eiben - Corporate Law
• Stephen F. English (2006) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation - Securities; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Michael C. Hall (2013) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Erick J. Haynie (2018) - Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey L. Hunter (2013) - Environmental Law
• Thomas R. Johnson (2012) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
• Calvin L. Keith (2006) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Julia E. Markley (2013) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• David S. Matheson (2012) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Neil M. Nathanson (2007) - Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
• Douglas R. Pahl (2013) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Steven L. Pfeiffer (2003) - Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Lawrence H. Reichman (2018) - Environmental Law
• Christopher W. Rich (2010) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Patrick J. Simpson (2007) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mutual Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• John R. Thomas (2007) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Roy W. Tucker (2006) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
• Cody M. Weston (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Mark D. Whitlow (2009) - Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

San Diego, CA

• Bing Ai (2016) - Patent Law
• Matthew C. Bernstein (2015) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Joseph P. Reid (2019) - Litigation - Patent
• John P. Schnurer (2018) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Mark R. Wicker (2008) - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law
• Laura Godfrey Zagar (2016) - CleanTech Law

San Francisco, CA

• Cecily T. Barclay (2007) - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• David T. Biderman (2012) - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Marc R. Bruner (2013) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Marie A. Cooper (2017) - Land Use and Zoning Law
• Michael R. Glaser (2018) - Corporate Law
• Paula L. Goodwin (2018) - Trusts and Estates
• Matthew S. Gray (2013) - Environmental Law
• William L. Green (2001) - Real Estate Law
• Julie Jones (2014) - Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
• Meredith A. Jones-McKeown - Construction Law
• Stephen L. Kostka (2007) - Appellate Practice; Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Allan E. Low (2018) - Real Estate Law
• Camarin Elizabeth Bailey Madigan (2016) - Environmental Law
• Geoffrey L. Robinson (2007) - Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Barbara J. Schussman (2010) - Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Sue J. Stott - Employment Law - Management
• Edward J. Wes, Jr. (2007) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Technology Law
• Bobbie J. Wilson - Litigation - Patent

Seattle, WA

• Ramsey M. Al-Salam (1995) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Stephen E. Arnett (2016) - Patent Law
• John F. Aslin (1983) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• Michael A. Barrett (2001) - Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Gregg D. Barton (2007) - Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• Ronald L. Berenstain (2003) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities
• Susan D. Betcher (2015) - CleanTech Law; Patent Law
• Colonel F. Betz (2009) - Trusts and Estates
• Stephen C. Bishop (2013) - Patent Law
• Charles R. Blumenfeld (1995) - Environmental Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law
• Thomas L. Boeder (2003) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Marc A. Boman (2014) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Andrew Bor (2003) - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Scott J. Borth (2010) - Banking and Finance Law
• Dori E. Brewer (2001) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David J. Burman (1993) - Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Technology Law
• Serena S. Carlsen (2013) - Real Estate Law
• David C. Clarke (2007) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Thomas Cristy (2005) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Bruce Michael Cross (1983) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Carl T. Crow (2007) - Tax Law
• Thomas A. Culbert (2018) - Patent Law
• Janis A. Cunningham (1989) - Trusts and Estates
• Melanie K. Curtice (2012) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Health Care Law
• Christopher J. Daley-Watson (2010) - Patent Law
• Eric A. DeJong (2009) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael L. Dunning (2015) - Environmental Law
• Lorri Anne Dunsmore (2007) - Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law
• Karl J. Ege (2016) - Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Charles N. Eberhardt (2009) - Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Rebecca S. Engrav (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Susan D. Fahringer (2010) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Bruce P. Flynn (1987) - Trusts and Estates
• Susan E. Foster (2012) - Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Robert E. Giles (1989) - Corporate Law
• James D. Gradel (2008) - Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law
• Lynne E. Graybeal (2012) - Copyright Law; Trademark Law
• Andrew L. Greene (2016) - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• Patchen M. Haggerty (2016) - Trademark Law
• Michael L. Hall (2014) - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kevin J. Hamilton (2007) - Civil Rights Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Troy J. Hickman (2016) - Corporate Law
• Michael Himes (2018) - Commercial Litigation
• Jeffrey A. Hollingsworth (2007) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Valerie L. Hughes (2007) - Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Lynn E. Hvalsoe (2016) - Technology Law
• Louis J. Iani (2009) - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Mining Law
• Judith B. Jennison (2019) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Sean C. Knowles (2016) - Litigation - Securities
• Steve Y. Koh (2009) - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Stewart M. Landefeld (1993) - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Kurt E. Linsenmayer (2006) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• James R. Lisbakken (2007) - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Technology Law
• Robert L. Mahon (2012) - Tax Law
• Scott P. Martin (2019) - Appellate Practice
• Ryan J. McBrayer (2017) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Gregory K. McCall (2011) - Immigration Law
• Devin McComb - Real Estate Law
• James R. McCullagh (2015) - Commercial Litigation
• Jonathan L. McFarland (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Karen M. McGaffey (2010) - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Natural Resources Law
• Lisa M. McGimpsey (2018) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• David F. McShea (2007) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Andrew B. Moore (2012) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Cori G. Moore (2015) - Commercial Litigation
• Sue Morgan (2010) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Chun M. Ng (2010) - Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Kathleen M. O'Sullivan (2009) - Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Paul T. Parker (2009) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Brendan J. Peters (2016) - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• Chelsea Dwyer Petersen (2018) - Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Maurice J. Pirio (2005) - Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Thomas E. Platt (2003) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Richard O. Prentke (2003) - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• William C. Rava (2014) - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Anne M. Redman (2019) - Corporate Law
• Michael T. Reynvaan (2003) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• David B. Robbins (2007) - Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
• Heidi Lynne Sachs (2003) - Copyright Law; Trade Secrets Law; Trademark Law
• James E. Sanders (2015) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Lee Schindler - Venture Capital Law
• Steven J. Schindler (2018) - Trusts and Estates
• Harry H. Schneider, Jr. (2001) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Alan D. Smith (2013) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bryan S. Smith (2013) - Tax Law
• Evelyn Cruz Sroufe (2005) - Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Grace Han Stanton (2013) - Trademark Law
• Benjamin D. Straughan (2017) - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David F. Taylor (2010) - Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities
• Graehm C. Wallace (2013) - Construction Law
• Linda D. Walton (2012) - Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• Meredith R. Weinberg (2017) - Environmental Law
• James F. Williams (2010) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Nancy Williams (1995) - Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Robert G. Woolston (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• L. Woolston (2007) - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Georges H. G. Yates (2011) - International Trade and Finance Law

Washington, DC

• Allan R. Abravanel (2016) - Corporate Law; Project Finance Law
• Dan Levi Bagatell (2013) - Appellate Practice; Copyright Law
• Donald C. Baur (2008) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Natural Resources Law
• Shannon M. Bloodworth - Litigation - Patent
• Vivek Chopra (2018) - Insurance Law
• Barak Cohen - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John M. Devaney - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Marc Erik Elias (2008) - Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Government Relations Practice
• Michael P. House (2012) - Government Relations Practice; International Trade and Finance Law
• Robert P. Jacobs (2018) - Insurance Law
• Janis C. Kestenbaum - Privacy and Data Security Law
• Selena J. Linde (2018) - Insurance Law
• Tom Lindley (1995) - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Native American Law
• Jennifer A. MacLean - Native American Law
• Nir E. Margalit (2015) - Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Guy R. Martin (2007) - Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
• Marc S. Martin (2017) - Communications Law
• Barry J. Reingold (2015) - Advertising Law
• Michael T. Sharkey (2015) - Insurance Law
• Benjamin S. Sharp (2009) - Antitrust Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Koorosh Talieh (2018) - Insurance Law
• Peter L. Tracey - Insurance Law