Todd Kerr Named Managing Partner of Perkins Coie’s Phoenix Office

PHOENIX (March 30, 2020)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Todd Kerr, a Commercial Litigation partner, has been named office managing partner in Phoenix. Todd succeeds Jessica Everett-Garcia, who served in the position since January 2018, and will be continuing in her role as chair of the firm's Commercial Litigation practice.

"Todd has a long-standing and successful track record at Perkins Coie as a commercial litigator and is well-liked and respected by his colleagues across the firm," said Perkins Coie's Firmwide Managing Partner Bill Malley. "He truly embodies the firm's entrepreneurial spirit and culture of collaboration and will be instrumental in further building our client service and presence as a leading law firm in Arizona and the U.S. Southwest."

In addition to his new duties, Todd will remain a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice. His practice focuses on securities and other complex litigation, including professional liability, corporate governance, class actions, unfair competition, and other commercial matters. Todd has held several prior leadership roles at Perkins Coie, including firmwide chair of the Securities Litigation practice group, and serves as a member of the firm's Partner Compensation Committee.

"Phoenix is a critical business market for Arizona and the U.S. Southwest, and the greater Phoenix area has fast become a growing technology and innovation hub," Todd said. "I'm excited for the opportunity to lead our Phoenix office and our dedicated attorneys and staff in providing effective legal counsel to our clients."

Perkins Coie's Phoenix office handles an array of corporate and transaction matters, including real estate, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and other general business transactions, while also managing a range of commercial litigation, including patent and other intellectual property disputes, business torts, contracts, antitrust, product liability, corporate governance, securities, professional liability, and environmental litigation. The Phoenix office also advises clients on bankruptcy, environmental and natural resources, energy, water law, investigations, and white-collar criminal defense matters.