Partner T. Markus Funk Receives Alumni Achievement Award from The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

DENVER (April 25, 2023)—Perkins 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.

The LAS Alumni Achievement Award honors alumni who have had an impressive impact on their field of work and communities. Markus is one of five alumni out of over 150,000 from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences to receive the award this year.

Markus primarily conducts internal investigations and handles complex commercial litigation for clients from around the world. Throughout his career, Markus has received various awards and recognitions, including both the Department of Justice's Attorney General's Award for the nation's top trial performance and the U.S. State Department's Superior Honor Award for service to the country, for his time in post-conflict Kosovo. The American Bar Association also awarded Markus the Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award for his dedication and work aiding victims of crime in the United States.