Perkins Coie Announces 2023 Counsel Promotions
SEATTLE (November 30, 2022)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 53 lawyers have been promoted to the firm's counsel position, effective January 1, 2023.
This year, 68% of the counsel class is diverse, including women, lawyers of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
A counsel is a partnership-track position for lawyers with at least six years of experience who are recognized for their high-quality legal work, ability to supervise junior lawyers and business professionals, and collaborative efforts with partners on managing client matters.
Perkins Coie 2023 Counsel Class
 | Anna C. Avendaño Construction & Real Estate Litigation Chicago | ||
 | Abby Bloetscher Business Litigation San Francisco |  | Alison R. Caditz Business Litigation Seattle |
 | Zachary Chalett White Collar & Investigations Seattle |  | Calvin Cohen Privacy & Security Chicago |
 | Sara W. Davey Labor & Employment Chicago |  | Bradley Dlatt Insurance Recovery Chicago |
 | Julia M. Fox Government Contracts Washington, D.C. |  | Suzana Gadzo Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Palo Alto |
 | Daniel J. Glenn Trademark, Copyright, Internet& Advertising Seattle |  | Michael C. Herrera Technology Transactions & Privacy San Diego |
 | Megan (Meg) Houlihan Business Litigation Portland |  | Jingyuan (Jing) Huang Patent Prosecution Palo Alto |
 | Jamie Nicole Johnson Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Seattle |  | Bipasana Sakya Joshee Technology Transactions & Privacy Seattle |
 | Vijay S. Kumar Patent Prosecution Seattle |  | Tara Kurtis Patent Litigation Chicago |
 | Michelle L. Maley Product Liability Seattle |  | Christian W. Marcelo Trademark, Copyright, Internet& Advertising Seattle |
 | Megan McLean Environment & Natural Resources Washington, D.C. | ||
 | Amanda Mobrand Technology Transactions & Privacy Seattle |  | Nisha Nariya Personal Planning Seattle |
 | Kirsten (Kiry) Nelsen Real Estate & Land Use Seattle |  | Stephanie Olson Business Litigation Seattle |
 | Adrienne Paterson Labor & Employment Washington, D.C. |  | Logan S. Payne Technology Transactions & Privacy Washington, D.C. |
 | Sean D. Phelan Mergers & Acquisitions Chicago |  | W. Matthew Pierce Patent Litigation Denver |
 | Justin Potesta Privacy & Security Austin |  | Rebecca Salk White Collar & Investigations New York |
 | Blake B. Schell Mergers & Acquisitions Denver |  | Courtney J. Shirr Product Liability Seattle |
 | Rachel Shapiro Mergers & Acquisitions Denver |  | Danielle Sivalingam Political Law San Francisco |
 | Jacob L. Speckhard Product Liability San Diego |  | Divya Taneja Technology Transactions & Privacy Seattle |
 | Anna Mouw Thompson Privacy & Security Seattle | ||
 | Tomer Vandsburger Tax, Benefits & Compensation Seattle |  | David Watnick Business Litigation Portland |
 | Adam Weiner Labor & Employment Chicago |  | Christopher Wieman Technology Transactions & Privacy Chicago |
 | Jacqueline (Jackie) Wilcox Mergers & Acquisitions Chicago |  | Matthew Stephen Williams Patent Prosecution Seattle |
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