Perkins Coie LLP

Operating a business is no easy task. Competition is intense and businesses must adapt to new laws and new cultures as globalization spurs them to expand domestically and internationally.

 In addition, companies must be able to raise money when necessary in a timely and efficient manner, even when sources of finance may be tight. Meanwhile, a barrage of new laws and regulations requires executives to reassess both enterprise and personal risks associated with many of their decisions and activities. In this environment, businesses value law firms that offer broad investor and regulator contacts, extensive corporate finance experience and a thorough understanding of the law.

Business leaders rely on Perkins Coie business attorneys for sound advice and guidance on their legal needs. Our clients include emerging companies, closely held private companies, private equity funds, venture capital funds, public companies and financial institutions, all of which expect top-level service from a team of attorneys experienced across a range of business issues and knowledgeable in their specific industries.

• Bankruptcy & Restructuring
• Business Litigation
• Capital Markets
• Commercial Finance
• Consumer Finance Law
• Consumer Products & Services Litigation
• Corporate & Securities
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Trust
• Economic Opportunity & Recovery Team
• Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Law
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Federal Tax
• Financial Transactions
• Financial Services Corporate, Regulatory, Compliance & Transactions
• Immigration
• International Transactions & Trade
• Investment Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Privacy & Security Law
• Private Equity
• Public Companies
• Real Estate & Land Use
• State & Local Tax
• Tax Law
• Tax-Exempt Organizations
• Technology Transactions & Privacy Law
• Trade Secrets

Businesses and individuals involved in real estate-focused transactions and disputes face complex, and often costly, challenges and opportunities.

Regulatory and environmental requirements, financing issues, and even the COVID-19 pandemic, are a part of the evolving nature of real estate. Known for our breadth and depth of experience, Perkins Coie’s attorneys handle a broad scope of commercial real estate and development projects in acquisitions and dispositions, construction and project development, financing, land use strategies, leasing, real estate fund formation, and tax structuring. We represent major clients in regional, national, and international matters, both within the industry and in other sectors whose business objectives involve real estate, land use, and development.

The Real Estate Sector

Our attorneys work with a diverse range of clients throughout the United States and in certain international jurisdictions. We are exceptionally strong in the following industries:

Land Development

We have handled some of the most significant development projects in the country, including large-scale residential, commercial, and mixed-use urban and suburban communities.

Hospitality

Our Hospitality industry group has handled virtually every aspect of hotel ownership and operations, helping clients structure transactions so that the interests of all parties-hotel owners, management, and lenders-properly align.

Housing

Businesses and individuals engaged in housing development must anticipate and respond to rapidly changing laws and regulations, as well as market pressures and trends. In order to succeed, they rely on informed counsel with industry experience.

CMBS and Real Estate Workouts

From first notice of default to final conveyance of property or loan resolution, complex transactions related to real property secured loans, such as real estate workouts and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) lending, require experienced representation.

• Bankruptcy & Restructuring
• California Environmental, Land Use, Energy & Resources
• Construction
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for Businesses
• Economic Opportunity & Recovery Team
• Environment & Natural Resources
• Insurance Recovery Law
• Land Use & Development
• Leasing
• Private Investment Funds
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Litigation

Industry leaders and the world’s most innovative companies turn to Perkins Coie to handle their most complex and challenging litigation.

Our litigators have a well-deserved reputation for business-minded and client-centric approaches to litigation. Our client’s objectives drive our strategy, whether the objective is immediate injunctive relief, timely resolution of a business dispute, private arbitration, or victory at trial or on appeal.

Our litigation teams distinguish themselves by offering practical, innovative solutions to complex matters. We view ourselves as an arm of the client’s business, working as trusted advisors who provide proactive, integrated counsel that is only possible with a deep understanding of our clients’ business objectives and strategies.

Perkins Coie’s litigators have deep experience in a wide range of substantive areas of law facing global companies, including:

Companies require attorneys who provide forward-thinking counsel to the most challenging issues facing employers in the modern workplace.

Businesses face daily threats to their reputations, investor confidence, and profitability. Perkins Coie’s labor and employment rapid-response teams directly tackle threats posed by health crises, workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, trade secret, wage-and-hour, and other high-profile issues. With sweeping geographic reach and substantive depth, our professionals guide the nation's most prominent and emerging companies in managing and building their workforces. We protect employers' investment in employees and bottom line with preventative counseling and proven courtroom defenses.

Employment Litigation

Employment challenges have the ability to make or break a business. Perkins Coie’s Employment Litigation attorneys assist clients in anticipating, addressing, and resolving employment matters before they develop into full-blown disputes. When litigation is inevitable, we represent our clients with the collective and individual depth and breadth of our experienced litigation attorneys.

Workplace Investigations & Audits

The ever-increasing complexity of workplace regulations affects businesses of all sizes. When our clients are faced with potential allegations regarding issues from health and safety to financial misconduct, discrimination allegations, and other mission-critical issues, they turn to our seasoned Workplace Investigations & Audits attorneys for guidance.

Employment Counseling & Training

Businesses must constantly stay ahead of state and federal statutes to remain competitive and successful. Perkins Coie’s Employment Counseling & Training attorneys assist clients in developing and implementing current employment policies. 

Traditional Labor

Labor union matters pose great challenges and opportunities for employers. Whether faced with the possibility of a newly unionized workforce, compensation negotiations with an existing union, or impending litigation, businesses depend on knowledgeable labor attorneys. Perkins Coie’s experienced Labor attorneys bring to bear their significant experience in addressing these high-stakes issues.