Twenty-Eight Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2021 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®
SEATTLE (August 20, 2020) – Perkins 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®.
The Best Lawyers in America list is based on exhaustive peer-review assessments conducted with thousands of leading lawyers each year. Lawyers being honored as "Lawyer of the Year" are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages and high ratings received during the process for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
The Perkins Coie attorneys named 2021 Lawyers of the Year are:
Attorney |
Practicing in |
Metropolitan Area |
Michael E. Kreger |
Construction Law |
Anchorage |
Thomas M. Daniel |
Labor Law - Management |
Anchorage |
Stephen C. Hardesty |
Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Boise |
Alexandra R. Cole |
Construction Law |
Chicago |
David M. Neff |
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
Chicago |
Jason Day |
Corporate Governance Law |
Denver |
Michael L. Bender |
Criminal Defense: White-Collar |
Denver |
Peter J. Kinsella |
Technology Law |
Denver |
Chad S. Campbell |
Litigation - Patent |
Phoenix |
Christopher D. Thomas |
Litigation - Environmental |
Phoenix |
H. Michael Clyde |
Antitrust Law |
Phoenix |
Joel W. Nomkin |
Bet-the-Company Litigation |
Phoenix |
Shane R. Swindle |
Environmental Law |
Phoenix |
Neil Nathanson |
Venture Capital Law |
Portland |
Stephen F. English |
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions |
Portland |
Bing Ai |
Patent Law |
San Diego |
Barbara J. Schussman |
Land Use and Zoning Law |
San Francisco |
Cecily Talbert Barclay |
Energy Law |
San Francisco |
Meredith Jones-McKeown |
Construction Law |
San Francisco |
James G. Snell |
Technology Law |
San Jose |
David B. Robbins |
Litigation - Health Care |
Seattle |
J. Thomas Cristy |
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
Seattle |
L. John Iani |
Mining Law |
Seattle |
Pamela J. Anderson |
Energy Regulatory Law |
Seattle |
Philip A. Thompson |
Education Law |
Seattle |
V. L. Woolston |
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants |
Seattle |
Michael P. House |
Trade and Finance Law (2020 China: Global Firms) |
Beijing |
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