SEATTLE, Wash. (April 15, 2014) - Perkins Coie represented Avvo, Inc., the web’s largest legal marketplace for consumers and attorneys, in its $37.5 million series D preferred stock financing led by the hedge fund Coatue Management.  Existing Avvo investors Benchmark Capital, Ignition Partners and DAG Ventures also participated in the financing.  Avvo provides comprehensive profiles, client reviews and peer endorsements for more than 97 percent of all lawyers in the United States. 

Led by Seattle partner David Clarke, the Perkins Coie team included Seattle partner Lee Schindler and Seattle associates Allison Handy and Graham Hennessey.

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