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04.03.2024Lynnyetta Keller Profiled in UW School of Law Article—Redefining ExcellenceGeneral NewsLynnyetta Keller was profiled in an article on UW School of Law's website titled "Redefining Excellence." Keller graduated in 2011 from the UW Foster School of Business and completed her J.D. degree in 2016 from UW Law.
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01.29.2024Meeka Bondy Quoted in Business Insider—Licensing to Netflix has become a big business for studios again, but some insiders worry it could backfireMeeka Bondy was quoted in Business Insider - "Licensing to Netflix has become a big business for studios again, but some insiders worry it could backfire" - for an article looking at how major entertainment studios have re-entered the "content licensing game" and how it could enable streaming companies to increase their market dominance.
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12.08.2023Perkins Coie Advises R1 on Acquisition of Tech-Driven Revenue Management Company Acclara for $675M and WarrantsPerkins Coie is pleased to have advised R1 RCM Inc., a leading provider of technology-driven solutions to the healthcare sector, on the acquisition of leading technology-driven revenue cycle management company Acclara for $675M and warrants to purchase 12.2 million shares of R1 stock.
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12.05.2023Perkins Coie Announces 2024 Counsel PromotionsPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that 46 lawyers have been promoted to the firm’s counsel position, effective January 1, 2024.
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11.15.2023Perkins Coie Will Move to Iconic Seattle Office Building in 2025Press Releases
The decision by Seattle’s largest law firm, a trusted advisor to leading technology companies and entrepreneurs, will see over 800 lawyers and business professionals relocate to the Russell Investments Center at 1301 Second Ave.
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11.02.2023Perkins Coie Named 2024 “Law Firm of the Year” in Technology Law by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named the 2024 Best Lawyers® “Law Firm of the Year” in Technology Law.
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08.17.2023Best Lawyers® 2024 Recognizes 388 Perkins Coie LawyersPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 388 of its lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024. A total of 275 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 113 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
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08.17.2023Thirty Perkins Coie Lawyers of the Year Named by Best Lawyers® for 2024Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 30 of its lawyers from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2024 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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06.01.2023Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2023 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins Coie 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.
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01.18.2023Perkins Coie Represents Microsoft in Acquisition of Fungible Inc.Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Fungible, Inc., a provider of composable infrastructure aimed at accelerating performance in datacenters with high-efficiency, low-power data processing units.
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12.02.2022Perkins Coie Appoints Shirin Malkani as Co-Chair of Sports Industry GroupGeneral NewsPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Shirin Malkani, a well-known sports industry lawyer and business executive, has joined the firm as a senior counsel in its New York office, and has been appointed as co-chair of Perkins Coie’s Sports industry group. She joins partners Stewart Landefeld and Jamie Schafer in leading the group.
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11.10.2022Perkins Coie Congratulates 22 New PartnersPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that 22 counsel have been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2023.
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08.18.2022Best Lawyers® 2023 Recognizes 403 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 403 of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2023. A total of 279 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 124 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
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8.10.2022IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes Perkins Coie and 49 Firm Attorneys as Patent Leaders in U.S. and ChinaPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that 49 of its intellectual property (IP) attorneys in the United States and Asia were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the 2022 IAM Patent 1000 list, which recognizes the world’s leading, best-in-class patent professionals in patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation. The firm was also ranked nationally in the United States and China and internationally overall for patent litigation, prosecution, and post-grant proceedings.
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07.01.2022Nyssa P. Chopra Named an American Bar Association 2022 On the Rise – Top 40 Young LawyerGeneral NewsPerkins Coie Technology Transactions & Privacy lawyer Nyssa P. Chopra is named an American Bar Association 2022 On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyer, an award which exemplifies “a broad range of high achievement, innovation, vision, leadership, and legal and community service.”
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06.01.2022Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2022 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins Coie 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.
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05.02.2022Perkins Coie’s ECVC Practice Advises Technology Platform Higg in $50M Series B Funding RoundPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have advised Higg, a sustainability insights platform for the consumer goods industry, in its $50M Series B funding round.
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03.08.2022Three Perkins Coie Attorneys Selected by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity for 2022 Fellows and Pathfinder ProgramsPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that three firm attorneys, Al Araiza, Pam Wang, and Jordon De La Cruz, have been selected by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) for the council’s 2022 Fellows and Pathfinder programs.
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02.24.2022Perkins Coie Partners and Practice Groups Ranked in the 2022 Chambers Global GuidePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that seven partners and four practices have been ranked by Chambers and Partners, publishers of the 2022 Chambers Global Guide, for exceptional work in the United States and China.
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01.20.2022Perkins Coie Represents Endeavour in Partnership with Point BPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have represented Endeavour, a private equity firm that is a source of capital to private businesses and management teams, in its partnership with Point B, an employee-owned global consulting firm.
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12.30.2021Adrienne Ehrhardt Quoted in Legaltech News—Legal Tech's Predictions for Privacy in 2022General NewsPartner Adrienne Ehrhardt was quoted in “Legal Tech's Predictions for Privacy in 2022,” an article in Legaltech News regarding her predictions for the privacy space.
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12.15.2021Perkins Coie Named a 2021 Inclusion Blueprint Champion by Diversity LabPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named as a 2021 Inclusion Blueprint Champion by Diversity Lab, which recognizes law firm leadership and practice groups that are proactively taking action on meaningful diversity and inclusion practices.
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11.08.2021Perkins Coie Represents ThankView in Merger with EverTruePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have represented ThankView LLC, the largest personalized video platform for nonprofits, in its combination with EverTrue, Inc., the leading advancement software platform, supported by a strategic majority investment from Rubicon Technology Partners.
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11.03.2021Perkins Coie Represents BitTitan in Acquisition by IderaPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have represented BitTitan, Inc., a global leader in cloud and data migration products, in its acquisition by Idera, Inc., parent company of global B2B software productivity brands. BitTitan will join Idera’s Data Tools business unit.
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08.26.2021Eighteen Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2022 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 18 of its attorneys from nine metropolitan areas have been named 2022 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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07.12.2021Sarah Shtylman Featured in Law360—Rising Star: Perkins Coie's Sarah ShtylmanGeneral NewsCounsel Sarah Shtylman was featured in the Law360 article, "Rising Star: Perkins Coie's Sarah Shtylman," earning herself a spot among the fintech law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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06.22.2021Perkins Coie Adds Meeka Bondy, Formerly of HBO, to Technology Transactions & Privacy PracticePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Meeka Bondy, previously senior vice president for legal affairs at HBO, has joined the firm in New York as a senior counsel in the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice.
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05.03.2021Adrienne Ehrhardt Mentioned in Multiple Publications Regarding Joining Perkins CoieGeneral NewsPartner Adrienne Ehrhardt was highlighted in multiple publications regarding joining the firm’s Technology Transactions & Privacy practice in the Madison office.
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05.03.2021Perkins Coie Adds Adrienne Ehrhardt to Growing Technology Transactions & Privacy PracticePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Adrienne S. Ehrhardt has joined the firm's growing Technology Transactions & Privacy practice as a partner in the Madison office.
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05.03.2021Perkins Coie Represented Auth0 in $6.5 Billion Acquisition by OktaPress ReleasesPerkins Coie client, Auth0, a leading identity platform for application teams, announced that it has closed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Okta, a leading independent identity provider, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion. Together, Okta and Auth0 address a broad set of identity use cases in the $55 billion identity market.
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04.05.2021Marc Martin Quoted in Law360—Is Telehealth the Next Frontier for Net Neutrality Action?General NewsPartner Marc Martin was quoted in “Is Telehealth the Next Frontier for Net Neutrality Action?” an article in Law360,* regarding recent controversy over whether California's net neutrality law will block consumer access.
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03.04.2021Perkins Coie Represents Auth0 in $6.5 Billion Acquisition by OktaPress ReleasesPerkins Coie client Auth0, a leading identity platform for application teams, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Okta, a leading independent identity provider, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion.
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03.01.2021Perkins Coie Partners and Practice Areas Recognized in 2021 Chambers Global GuidePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that six partners and three practice areas have been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of the 2021 Chambers Global Guide, for exceptional work in the United States and China.
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01.25.2021Partner Marc Martin Quoted in Super Lawyers—Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft in Washington, D.C.General NewsMarc Martin was quoted in “Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft in Washington, D.C.,” an article in Super Lawyers, regarding how to guard against identity theft following a data breach.
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11.20.2020Perkins Coie Obtains SEC Staff Relief for IMVU’s New Blockchain Digital Asset, VCOINPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has obtained no-action relief from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff that clears the way for its client, IMVU Inc., to sell VCOIN, a blockchain-based digital asset, as a transferable non-security to its users worldwide.
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08.20.2020Best Lawyers® 2021 Recognizes 358 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 358 of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021. A total of 290 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 68 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
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08.20.2020Twenty-Eight Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2021 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 28 of its attorneys from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2021 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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06.25.2020Veteran Technology Transactions Lawyer David Daggett Joins Perkins Coie in SeattlePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that David Daggett has joined the firm’s Technology Transactions & Privacy practice as a partner in the Seattle office.
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05.19.2020Sam Hong Mentioned in Multiple Publications Regarding Joining the FirmGeneral NewsPartner Sam Hong was mentioned in the following publications regarding his joining of the firm’s Technology Transactions & Privacy Law practice in Chicago.
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05.15.2020Perkins Coie Adds Technology Transactions & Privacy Law Partner in ChicagoPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Sam Hong has joined the firm’s Technology Transactions & Privacy practice as a partner in the Chicago office.
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03.05.2020Perkins Coie Partners and Practice Areas Recognized in 2020 Chambers Global GuidePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that six partners and three practice areas have been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of the 2020 Chambers Global Guide, for exceptional work in the United States and China.
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12.12.2019Perkins Coie Client Albertsons Closes Partnership Deal With Takeoff TechnologiesGeneral NewsPete Kinsella, Nathan Hancock, and Reese Brammell handled Albertsons Companies' recent deal with Takeoff Technologies to form a strategic partnership to collaborate on the evolution of the microfulfillment capabilities to drive the future of e-commerce order fulfillment.
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08.15.2019Best Lawyers® 2020 Recognizes 283 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 282 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
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08.15.2019Thirty-Two Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 32 of its attorneys from nine offices have been named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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03.08.2019Perkins Coie Partners and Practice Areas Recognized in 2019 Chambers Global GuidePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that four attorneys and two practice areas have been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of the 2019 Chambers Global Guide, for exceptional work in China.
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02.14.2019Perkins Coie Advises Boeing on Investment in AerionPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space and security systems and service provider of aftermarket support, in its partnership with Aerion, a Nevada-based aircraft manufacturer.
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01.09.2019Perkins Coie Continues New York Growth With Addition of Tech Partner John DelaneyPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that John Delaney has joined the firm’s Technology Transactions & Privacy (TTP) practice as a partner in the New York office, further strengthening the firm’s roster of attorneys who counsel many of the most prominent names in the technology industry.
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11.01.2018Marc Martin Quoted in PCWorld - How 'Free' Wi-Fi Hotspots Can Track Your Location Even When You Aren't ConnectedGeneral NewsMarc Martin was quoted in the PCWorld article, "How 'Free' Wi-Fi Hotspots Can Track Your Location Even When You Aren't Connected," regarding the lack of prescriptive privacy regulations governing Wi-Fi service providers in the U.S.
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09.14.2018Perkins Coie Adds Veteran Telecom Partner Stephanie Roy in Washington, D.C.Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Stephanie Roy has joined the firm’s Technology Transactions & Privacy practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Stephanie also joins the firm’s Communications industry group.
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08.15.201823 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2019 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 23 of its attorneys from six offices have been named 2019 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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05.03.2018Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2018 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins Coie 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 2018, the firm is recognized in 51 practice areas and 130 individual attorneys were also recognized.
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04.06.2018Perkins Coie Recognized in JD Supra’s 2018 Readers’ Choice AwardsPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm’s Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency practice and Washington, D.C. Partner Marc Martin were recognized with 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards from JD Supra.
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11.08.2017Perkins Coie Selected as a Founding Steward in Self-Sovereign Identity NetworkPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named a Founding Steward by the Sovrin Foundation, the first law firm to be selected.
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08.15.201735 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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08.15.2017Best Lawyers® 2018 Recognizes 281 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 281 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®.
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05.26.2017Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms In 2017 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins Coie 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 2017, the firm is recognized in 40 practice areas and 131 individual attorneys were recognized.
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09.27.2016Perkins Coie Represents Outerwall in Completion of its Acquisition by Affiliates of Funds Managed by Affiliates of Apollo Global ManagementPress ReleasesPerkins Coie LLP acted as outside counsel for Outerwall Inc. (NYSE: OUTR), in the completion of its acquisition by affiliates of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo") (NYSE: APO), a leading global alternative investment manager.
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08.15.201627 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2017 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 27 of its attorneys have been named 2016 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
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08.15.2016Best Lawyers® 2017 Recognizes 252 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 252 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
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07.25.2016Perkins Coie Represents Outerwall in its $1.6 Billion Acquisition by Affiliates of Funds Managed by Apollo Global ManagementPress ReleasesPerkins Coie acted as outside counsel to Outerwall Inc., which delivers kiosk experiences for consumers that generate revenue for retailers, in its definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo"), a leading global alternative investment manager, pursuant to which the Apollo Funds will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Outerwall common stock for $52.00 per share in cash.
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04.13.2016Perkins Coie Provides Technology Counsel to Medidata in Acquisition of IntelemagePress ReleasesPerkins Coie served as technology counsel to Medidata in its acquisition of Intelemage, a global pioneer in medical image sharing and workflow management.
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03.16.2016Perkins Coie Boosts Life Sciences Practice with Addition of Seasoned Technology Transactions PartnerPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Mark R. Wicker has joined the firm’s Technology Transactions & Privacy practice as a partner in San Diego.
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11.10.2015Perkins Coie is Ranked Among Nation’s Top Law Firms by U.S. News - Best Lawyers® for 2016Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been listed in the 2016 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” with first-tier rankings in 34 practice areas nationally and first-tier rankings in 56 practice areas in 15 major markets including Alaska, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Idaho, Los Angeles, Madison, New York, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
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10.15.2015Perkins Coie Represents Performance Sports Group in Acquisition of License From Q30 Sports of Patent and Technology AssetsPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Performance Sports Group Ltd., a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance sports equipment, in its acquisition of an exclusive perpetual, worldwide license from Q30 Sports, LLC, a research and development company dedicated to finding innovative solutions to the growing problem of Traumatic Brain Injury.
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08.17.201535 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2016 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2016 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
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08.17.2015Best Lawyers® 2016 Recognizes 245 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 245 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession; a more than 10 percent increase over the 221 firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2015 edition.
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06.22.201530 Perkins Coie Attorneys Recognized by Intellectual Asset Management Magazine as Top Patent Practitioners; Two As World’s Leading IP StrategistsPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that 30 of the firm’s intellectual property attorneys were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the IAM Strategy 300 and IAM Patent 1000 lists.
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04.07.2015Perkins Coie Welcomes Two Attorneys in D.C. to Communications PracticePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Marc S. Martin has joined the firm as a partner and chair of the firm’s Communications practice. He was previously a partner at K&L Gates. Joining with him as senior counsel in the Communications practice is Brendon Fowler.
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01.06.2015Perkins Coie Announces 2015 Partner ClassPress ReleasesPerkins Coie announced that 21 associates, counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner. “The members of Perkins Coie's 2015 partner class are talented, hard-working attorneys who embody the national strength and forward-looking growth of our firm,” said John Devaney, Perkins Coie's Firmwide Managing Partner.
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11.03.2014Perkins Coie Named 2014-2015 “Law Firm of the Year” in Technology Law by U.S. News - Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named the 2014-2015 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Law Firm of the Year” in Technology Law. This is the first time the firm has been so honored.
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04.02.2014Perkins Coie Expands Technology Transactions & PrivacyPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Dean W. Harvey has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice. Before joining Perkins Coie, Harvey was a partner with Andrews Kurth in Dallas. Harvey is the sixth partner and tenth attorney to join the Dallas office in the last 12 months.
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01.27.2014Perkins Coie Represents Microsoft In Acquisition of "Gears Of War" Game Franchise From Epic GamesPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented client Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT"), in its acquisition of the "Gears of War" game franchise, a military science fiction video game, from Epic Games, Inc., a developer of games and cross-platform game engine technology.