Perkins Coie LLP - Firm

Firm Profile

Perkins Coie LLP

http://www.perkinscoie.com

Headquarters

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

Seattle, WA 98101-3099

United States

(206) 359.8000

Firm Details

With more than 1,000 lawyers in 19 offices across the United States and Asia, Perkins Coie LLP represents great companies across a wide range of industries and stages of growth—from start-ups to FORTUNE 50 corporations. Our core practices include Commercial Litigation, IP Litigation, Business (with an emphasis on technology/emerging companies), Privacy, Political Law and Environment, Energy and Resources.

Our lawyers are driven by a shared commitment to professional excellence, an appreciation of the firm’s collaborative culture and a desire to be entrepreneurial as practitioners and as a firm. Clients choose us because they appreciate our lawyers’ deep knowledge of their businesses, our responsiveness and our sound, practical business advice.

Accolades

Ranked #42 on the American Lawyer 100 list (2015)
Listed on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” for 13 consecutive years (2003 - 2015)
Ranked as a leading firm in Chambers USA with 131 attorneys listed in 10 key markets across the country. The firm received Band 1 rankings (2015) in 20 practice areas.
245 lawyers named among the "Best Lawyers in America," 35 attorneys named “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers^® (2016)
14th largest law firm, by attorney headcount, in the U.S. (Law360, 2015)
Earned the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's top rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index (2009 - 2015)
Gold Standard Certificate from Women in Law Empowerment Forum (2011 - 2015)
Honored by Working Mother and Flex Time Lawyers as one of the "Best Law Firms for Women" (2008, 2009, 2011 - 2015)
Named one of 50 recipients in the 2013 AA RP Best Employers for Workers Over 50 Award, co-sponsored by Society for Human Resource Management
Received ABA ’s inaugural Champions for Disability Inclusion in the Legal Profession Award

2015

Top 20 corporate law firm (NYSE Governance Services 2015)
Among the most innovative North American law firms (Financial Times 2013 – 2014)
Women in Law Empowerment Forum Gold Standard Certification, 2011 -2015
Third most female-friendly company in U.S. (FORTUNE magazine 2015)
Top 50 best U.S. law firms for minority attorneys (Law360 2015)
ABA Death Penalty Representation Project Exceptional Service Award Public Interest Law Initiative 2015 Recognition Roster
National Legal Aid and Defender Association 2015 Beacon of Justice Award
Minority Corporate Counsel Association 2015 Rising Star
Legal Services NYC Pro Bono Leadership Award
2015 Vault Best Law Firms for Diversity

Management

John Devaney
Managing Partner

Top Listed National Awards

Top Listed in the United States in CleanTech Law with 4 lawyers
Top Listed in the United States in Environmental Law with 31 lawyers
Top Listed in the United States in Litigation - Environmental with 16 lawyers
Top Listed in the United States in Patent Law with 19 lawyers
Top Listed in the United States in Securities / Capital Markets Law with 18 lawyers
Top Listed in the United States in Technology Law with 9 lawyers

Top Listed State Awards

Top Listed in Washington with 118 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Bet-the-Company Litigation with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Commercial Litigation with 17 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Copyright Law with 5 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Corporate Law with 16 lawyers
Top Listed in Oregon in Corporate Law with 9 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law with 5 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Employment Law - Management with 12 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Energy Law with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in California in Environmental Law with 8 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Labor Law - Management with 11 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Litigation - Intellectual Property with 15 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Litigation - Labor and Employment with 11 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Litigation - Patent with 10 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Mergers and Acquisitions Law with 11 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Natural Resources Law with 4 lawyers
Top Listed in Oregon in Securities / Capital Markets Law with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Securities / Capital Markets Law with 8 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Technology Law with 5 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Trademark Law with 5 lawyers
Top Listed in Washington in Trusts and Estates with 6 lawyers

Top Listed City Awards

Top Listed in Seattle with 106 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Bet-the-Company Litigation with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Commercial Litigation with 17 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Copyright Law with 5 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Corporate Law with 15 lawyers
Top Listed in Portland in Corporate Law with 9 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law with 5 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Employment Law - Management with 10 lawyers
Top Listed in San Francisco in Environmental Law with 7 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Labor Law - Management with 9 lawyers
Top Listed in Denver in Litigation - Intellectual Property with 4 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Litigation - Intellectual Property with 14 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Litigation - Labor and Employment with 8 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Litigation - Patent with 10 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Mergers and Acquisitions Law with 11 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Securities / Capital Markets Law with 8 lawyers
Top Listed in Portland in Securities / Capital Markets Law with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Technology Law with 4 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Trademark Law with 5 lawyers
Top Listed in Seattle in Trusts and Estates with 5 lawyers

Awards

Chicago's Best Workplaces for Women (Crain's Chicago Business)
Top Corporate Law Firm in Portland (Corporate Board Member Magazine)
Large Company Transaction of the Year Award (Turnaround Management Association)
Best Places to Work (Los Angeles Business Journal)
Best Law Firms for Women (Working Mother Media and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC)
Top Rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index (Human Rights Campaign)
Top U.S. Innovative Law Firms (The Financial Times)
The 100 Best Companies to Work For (FORTUNE Magazine)
Single Asset Transaction of the Year (Americas Lodging Investment Summit)
CLS Pro Bono Hero Award (Columbia Legal Services)
Top Ten Family Friendly Firms (Yale Law Women)
John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award (ABA Section of Litigation)
Amicus Award (Northwest Immigrant Rights Project) 4