Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2020 Chambers USA

SEATTLE (April 27, 2020) – Perkins Coie LLP is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2020, the firm is recognized for 55 practice areas and 141 individual attorneys, marking an increase from the 52 practices areas and 139 recognized attorneys a year ago.

Highlights from the firm's 2020 Chambers rankings include:

• Of the 55 practice areas recognized, 23 were ranked Band 1
• 4 practice areas were recognized for the first time: District of Columbia: Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite, Washington: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Washington: Tax, and Wisconsin: Natural Resources & Environment
• 5 practice areas moved up in band rankings: Nationwide: Intellectual Property, Nationwide: Startups & Emerging Companies, Arizona: Environment, California: Labor & Employment, and Illinois: Intellectual Property
• 141 Perkins Coie attorneys were individually recognized by Chambers as leaders in their fields, with 41 attorneys earning the Band 1 ranking within their practice areas
• 9 Perkins Coie attorneys were recognized for the first time: Caryn L. Trombino, David B. Robbins, Joel W. Nomkin, Jessica L. Everett-Garcia, Thomas D. Ryerson, Mack H. Shultz, Steve Koh, and Meredith Weinberg
• Alaska partner Eric B. Fjelstad (for the seventh time) and Oregon partners Stephen F. English (for the 10th consecutive year) and Roy W. Tucker (for the 11th consecutive year) were recognized as "Star Individuals" (considered above a Band 1 ranking)
• 8 Perkins Coie attorneys were ranked as "Senior Statespeople": Charles Blumenfeld, Bruce Michael Cross, John Dillow, Paul F. Eckstein, Carl Frischling, Jordan Green, Tom Lindley and Michael O. Warnecke
• 7 Perkins Coie attorneys were recognized as "Up and Coming": Seth Locke (for the second time), Devin P. McComb (for the third time), Matthew L. Rojas (for the second time), Thomas Ryerson (for the first time), Caryn Trombino (for the first time), and Meredith Weinberg (for the first time)

National Practice Rankings

Nationally, the following practices were recognized:

• Environment
• Government Contracts
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
• Intellectual Property
• Leisure & Hospitality
• Native American Law: Non-Tribal Representation
• Political Law
• Privacy & Data Security
• Product Liability & Mass Torts
• Retail
• Startups & Emerging Companies
• Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
• USA: FinTech Legal

Regional Practice Rankings

Regionally, the following practices were recognized:

Individual Attorney Rankings

Among the 141 Perkins Coie attorneys individually recognized are:

London-based Chambers & Partners publishes directories that assess and rank the world's leading lawyers. Chambers USA was first introduced in 2003. The Chambers rankings are the result of extensive surveys and interviews of in-house counsel and leading law firm partners.