David St. John-Larkin Named Managing Partner of Perkins Coie’s Denver Office

DENVER (February 11, 2021)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that David St. John-Larkin has been named managing partner of the firm's Denver office. He succeeds Sonny Allison, who had served in the role since 2015.

"Dave has a successful track record of counseling some of our most sophisticated and high-profile technology clients and will be an outstanding leader for our Denver office," said Bill Malley, Perkins Coie's firmwide managing partner. "He embodies our firm's culture and entrepreneurial ethos, and his deep understanding of the local market and technology industry will further benefit our strategic goals in the Denver market and beyond."

As a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property practice and co-chair of the Unmanned Vehicle Systems industry group, Dave has nearly two decades of patent prosecution and litigation experience. He regularly represents Fortune 500 clients with patent analysis and litigation matters involving software and complex computing systems. Dave is also an inventor with more than 10 patents related to communications technology, and he has extensive experience working on patent and licensing matters involving next-generation communications standards.

"Denver's notable economic growth in recent years, especially among technology and emerging growth companies, coupled with the firm's terrific attorneys and staff located here in Denver, presents an incredible opportunity to lead this office and contribute to the firm's national strategy," said Dave. "I'm excited to step into this role to further strengthen our growth and commitment to this region and our clients."

Dave is also actively engaged in the Denver business and legal community as a frequent instructor and panelist on patent law topics, and as a board member of the Silicon Flatirons Center. He is also a past chair of the IP Section of the Colorado Bar Association.

The firm's Denver office includes more than 60 lawyers who handle all aspects of commercial and business litigation, white-collar crime and internal investigations, products liability, energy, environmental and natural resources, corporate and commercial finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, public company and securities, real estate and land use, patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution, IP litigation, and licensing. The office was also named among the Best Places to Work in Denver by the Denver Business Journal in 2019.