Firm Summary
Perkins Coie LLP
Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, it should come as no surprise that Perkins Coie has been the go-to firm for many of today’s biggest tech companies and startups for the past few decades. Founded in Seattle in 1912, which remains the firm’s largest office today, Perkins Coie now employs over 1,100 attorneys in 19 offices across the U.S. and in Asia. In addition to its well-deserved reputation as one of the best tech firms in the country, Perkins Coie is equally known for having one of the largest, most elite political law groups in the U.S. The firm rounds out its wide range of services with strong practice groups in the areas of corporate law, litigation, regulatory work, and IP.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Perkins Coie LLP
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 1276
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall
+183
Partner
+93
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Less Than Market
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- University of Washington School of Law, Harvard Law School, Georgetown University Law Center
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.8
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 15%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 12%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 30%
- Promotion Rate
- 8%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Personal Injury, Contract, Intellectual Property
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- The Boeing Company, Caliber Home Loans, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc.
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 18 weeks primary caregiver leave
- 4 weeks family leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
- Sabbaticals
- Tech stipend
- Subsidized backup care/emergency dependent care
- Telecommuting
- Adoption assistance
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course
- Bar exam expenses, hotel
- $8-10K bar stipend (location dependent)
- Up to $7.5K salary advance; more upon advance approval
- Reasonable moving expenses plus airfare or mileage for attorney and immediate family
- Full payback required if associate leaves within 12 months; 50% payback required if associate leaves within 12-24 months
- Mentoring
Superstars
Adam Schuman
Partner
A partner in the firm’s New York office, Schuman is a veteran in providing strategic guidance, crisis management, and legal counsel to clients facing high-profile, complex business, regulatory, compliance, and public relations matters, including governmental investigations. Schuman is perhaps most famous for serving as a prosecutor on the “Wolf of Wall Street” securities case when he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Marc Martin
Partner
A partner in the firm’s D.C. office, Martin serves as Firmwide Chair of its Communications Industry practice. Martin focuses on communications and technology law, advising technology, media, and telecom companies on matters of content licensing, supply chain procurement, mobile apps. and distribution platforms. Previously, Martin worked for the Federal Communications Commission.
David Biderman
Partner
A partner in the firm’s San Francisco and Los Angeles offices and head of its Mass Tort and Consumer Litigation group, Biderman has an impressive track record in complex litigation. He routinely handles mass tort litigation and consumer class actions on behalf of clients in a variety of sectors, including food, apparel, nutrition, and technology.
Shannon Bloodworth
Partner
A partner in the firm’s D.C. office and Firmwide Co-Chair of its Intellectual Property Practice, Bloodworth is regarded as an expert at representing pharmaceutical and biotech clients in domestic and international complex patent litigation. Her deep experience includes regularly appearing on behalf of clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
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