Thomas L. "Tom" Boeder

Thomas L. "Tom" Boeder

Seattle, WA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003
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240 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Antitrust Law Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation - Antitrust Litigation - Intellectual Property

Biography

Tom Boeder has more than 25 years' experience as a commercial litigator. His practice includes cases involving antitrust, antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions, class actions, consumer product liability and consumer protection litigation, and intellectual property litigation. A former deputy attorney general and chief of Antitrust, Consumer Protection and Criminal Law Enforcement in the Washington State Attorney General's Office, Tom has worked on a number of significant cases over the years, including the merger of The Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas Corporation and the Louisiana-Pacific OSB Siding Litigation. His representative clients include The Boeing Company, Outerwall Inc., Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Systems, Starbucks Corporation and Weyerhaeuser Company.
Perkins Coie LLP

240 Best Lawyers awards

Perkins Coie LLP logo

Overview

  • Yale University, J.D., graduated 1968
  • Yale University, BA

  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Washington State Bar Association - Member
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Washington State Bar Association - Member
  • Yale University, J.D., graduated 1968
  • Yale University, BA

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - Antitrust
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Seattle (2025)
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Seattle (2019)
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Seattle (2017)
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Seattle (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Antitrust Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Consumer Protection Law
Special Focus:
  • Antitrust
  • Antitrust/IP Intersection
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Civil Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Complex Litigation
  • Consumer
  • Contract Disputes
  • Counseling
  • False Advertising
  • Litigation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Trade Regulation
Awards:
  • Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
  • Listed in Washington Law & Politics, "Washington's Super Lawyers," 2001 - 2013
  • Ranked by Chambers USA, in "America’s Leading Commercial Litigation Lawyers," 2010 - present

Case History

Cases
  • Other Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

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