Perkins Coie is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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12 Facts About Perkins Coie
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In 2018, Perkins Coie joined the American Bar Association's campaign targeting substance-use disorders and mental health issues among lawyers.
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Perkins Coie is counsel of record for the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Leadership Council, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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In 2006, Perkins Coie, led by partner Harry Schneider, represented Salim Ahmed Hamdan, the alleged driver and bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden.
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Perkins Coie worked in the Doe v Reed case concerning petition signatures in state ballot initiative campaigns, which was argued successfully before the US Supreme Court on April 28,2010.
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In 2010, Perkins Coie sought advisory opinions from the Federal Election Commission declaring that certain Google and Facebook advertisements were covered by the "small items" and "impracticable" exemptions of the law that otherwise requires a political advertisement to include a disclaimer revealing who paid for it.
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In October 2017, Perkins Coie lobbied to defeat a bill called the "Honest Ads Act", which would require internet companies to disclose who paid for political ads.
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Perkins Coie was hired in 2015 as counsel for the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton.
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On October 24,2017, Perkins Coie released Fusion GPS from its client confidentiality obligation.
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The Federal Election Commission conducted an investigation into misreported 2016 payments to Perkins Coie and levied a fine of over $100,000, jointly paid by the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign.
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In 2021, as several Republican-dominated state legislatures passed laws to tighten election procedures and impose stricter voting requirements, Perkins Coie filed suits challenging the new laws, often within hours of the bills being signed.
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In September 2021, Michael Sussmann, a well-known cybersecurity lawyer at Perkins Coie, was indicted by the John Durham Special Counsel for allegedly making a false statement to the FBI in September 2016.
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