INDIVIDUAL HONORS
SARA CHENETZ
SARAH CROOKS
PA R T N E R | LO S A N G E L E S
PA R T N E R | P O R T L A N D
BUSINESS
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
• Listed in Los Angeles Super Lawyers® for Bankruptcy, 2005–2014 • Appointed, Chapter 11 Trustee for LV Paradise I, LP and LV Paradise II, LLP
• Listed in Benchmark Litigation’s Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and
in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada • Panelist, “Getting Employed, Getting Paid and Getting Appointed: Chapter 11 Trustees”, “Developments in Retention and Compensation of Professionals and Appointment of Examiners and Chapter 11 Trustees,” American Bankruptcy Institute, Bankruptcy Battleground West • Member, ALI CLE Commercial Law/Bankruptcy, Advisory Panel
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Attorneys as a Future Litigation Star, 2011–Present Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation, 2011–Present Listed in Oregon Law and Politics as an “Oregon Super Lawyers®,” 2012–Present Vice Chair, Lawyer’s Campaign for Equal Justice Board member, Portland Center Stage Firmwide Chair, Perkins Coie Class Action Defense Practice Group
THERESA CROPPER
ALEXANDRA COLE
CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER
PA R T N E R | C H I C A G O
HEADQUARTERS
| CHICAGO
REAL ESTATE & LAND USE
• Ranked by Chambers USA, in “America’s Leading Lawyers,” for Construction,
2005–Present; Real Estate, 2013–Present; Leisure & Hospitality, 2013–Present • Listed in the Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s Leading Lawyers Network
as an Illinois Leading Lawyer
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Co-Author, Diversity in Action: A Manual for Diversity Professionals in Law Member, Perkins Coie Strategic Diversity Committee Member, National Advisory Board, National Black Law Students Association Speaker and Moderator, National Black Law Students Association 47th Annual National Convention
• Listed in Law & Politics as an “Illinois Super Lawyer,” 2005–Present • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law; Real Estate Law, • • • • •
2006–Present Founding Board Member, Hospitality Industry Bar Association President, Hospitality Industry Bar Association Immediate Past President, The Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys Speaker, “Use of Joint Ventures in the Construction and Development Process,” The Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys Speaker, “CREW Resilient Leadership Workshop,” GE Capital/Chicago, IL
GEORGE COLINDRES
JEANNE CULLEN PA R T N E R | C H I C A G O COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
• Co-Chair, Perkins Coie Women’s Forum • Member, Perkins Coie Strategic Diversity Committee • Co-Author, “Advertising Pitfalls and Best Practices to Respond to False
Advertising Challenges,” Bloomberg BNA Social Media Law & Policy Report
S E N I O R C O U N S E L | LO S A N G E L E S
JANIS CUNNINGHAM
BUSINESS
PA R T N E R | S E AT T L E PERSONAL PLANNING • Chair, Perkins Coie Los Angeles Office Diversity Committee, 2014–Present
ULRIKE (RIKE) CONNELLY A S S O C I AT E | S E AT T L E COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1988–2014 • Listed in Washington Law & Politics as a “Washington Super Lawyer®,”
2001–2014
TIFFANY CUNNINGHAM PA R T N E R | C H I C A G O
• Chair, Perkins Coie Parent Affinity Group • Recipient, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Civil Libertarian Award
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(Team Award) • Listed in Super Lawyers® as a “Rising Star” 2013–2015 • Speaker, Patent Litigation 2014, PLI Conference at University of Chicago Gleacher
Center • Speaker, “Patent Litigation Defense: Strategies for Corporate Counsel,” presented
by the Patent Litigation and Prosecution Practices of Perkins Coie LLP
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Individual Honors, Appointments and Speaking Engagements