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Perkins Coie

Headquarters	Seattle, Washington
No. of Offices	14
No. of Attorneys	?
Major Practice Areas	General practice
Revenue	N/A
Date Founded	1914 (Chicago)
Company Type	LLP
Website	www.perkinscoie.com

Perkins Coie is an international law firm based in Seattle, Washington. The firm is ranked number 86 on the list of the world's largest law firms by 2006 revenue and is listed as number 55 on the Fortune Magazine "100 Best Places to Work in America" 2008.^[1] It is particularly well-known for its political law group, which Chambers regularly ranks first in the United States.

Perkins Coie is the oldest and largest law firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, and many of the region's legal and political leaders come from the firm's ranks.^{[original research?]} Most recently, Perkins Coie associate, and former King County Council member Rob McKenna was elected to serve as Attorney General of Washington State. Perkins Coie's first ever female partner, Margaret McKeown, currently serves as a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.^{[citation needed]}

1 Notable Mandates and Representations
2 Offices
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Notable Mandates and Representations

The firm was founded in 1912 and has represented Boeing Company since the founding of the aerospace giant in the early 20th century. Other prominent clients include Microsoft, Amazon.com, Starbucks, Costco, Craigslist, Google, Intel, AT&T, Safeco, Nintendo, and many more. It has 13 offices in the United States and China.

Perkins Coie also represents the Democratic Party and its candidates. It served as counsel of record for John Kerry's president campaign and is currently representing the campaign of Barack Obama.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Perkins Coie again made headlines by representing Salim Ahmed Hamdan, the alleged driver and bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden, in a case that made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the Bush Administration's Military Commissions were held to be unconstitutional.