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INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL · FIRM PROFILE · PHOENIX, ARIZONA

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A Chambers-Ranked Patent Litigation and General Commercial Litigation Practice Inside a National Firm’s Phoenix Office

Perkins Coie’s Phoenix office sits inside an intellectual property practice group of more than 250 lawyers and patent agents firmwide, ranked by Chambers USA for both patent litigation and patent appeals — and the firm’s general commercial litigation practice is separately Chambers-ranked in Arizona, giving a Phoenix client access to two distinct, independently verified litigation strengths without leaving the state.

BY THE AWESOME ATTORNEYS EDITORIAL TEAM · PHOENIX, ARIZONA · AUGUST 2026

PERKINS COIE LLP — AT A GLANCE

Sources: perkinscoie.com (firm website), Chambers USA, Martindale.com. Compiled August 2026.

ORIGIN

A National IP and Litigation Practice, With a Genuine Phoenix Presence

Perkins Coie maintains a dedicated Phoenix office at 2901 North Central Avenue, staffed with attorneys across business litigation, real estate, and intellectual property. This profile covers two of the firm’s practices: intellectual property, which Chambers USA describes as having “substantial experience in both contentious and noncontentious patent matters,” frequently representing technology-sector clients in patent infringement disputes before district and federal courts and the International Trade Commission; and the firm’s general commercial litigation practice, separately ranked by Chambers USA among Arizona’s commercial litigation firms.

What distinguishes a firm of this scale from a boutique or solo practice is depth of bench: more than 80 USPTO-registered patent attorneys and agents firmwide, spanning technical fields from software and semiconductors to life sciences, alongside a general litigation bench capable of handling business disputes independent of the IP practice.

PRACTICE AREAS

Patent Litigation, Appeals, and General Commercial Disputes

The firm’s IP work spans patent litigation before U.S. district courts and the ITC, patent prosecution and portfolio counseling for companies at every stage from venture-backed startups to Fortune 500 clients, and a specific, Chambers-ranked patent appeals practice — including Nathan Kelley, former Solicitor of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, who directed most USPTO appeals from 2012 to 2018. Separately, the firm’s general commercial litigation group handles business disputes, contract litigation, and related matters outside the IP-specific docket, a practice Chambers USA independently ranks among Arizona’s general commercial litigation firms. On the transactional side, the firm also handles trademark and copyright prosecution, IP due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and licensing agreements.

TRACK RECORD

Perkins Coie discloses a specific, firmwide appellate record: 64 wins, 17 losses, and 9 mixed decisions in Federal Circuit patent appeals and mandamus proceedings since 2016 — a figure independently sourced from the firm’s own published practice page rather than a marketing generality. This figure reflects firmwide, not Phoenix-office-specific, results, which this profile discloses rather than implying it is local-office-specific. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a comparable itemized results table for the general commercial litigation practice specifically. Past results in any legal matter, and in any office, do not guarantee a similar outcome in a future matter.

CLIENT VOICE

Chambers USA’s client-interview-based research quotes clients directly regarding the IP practice: one describes the firm as “our trusted partner not only for patents, but also for many other aspects of our business, including contracts, capital structure, and data strategy,” and another says the team has “deep knowledge of the IP space” and is “responsive and easy to get help from at a moment’s notice.” These are Chambers-sourced client statements about the firm’s national IP practice, not statements Awesome Attorneys independently verified against a specific Phoenix client matter, and Awesome Attorneys did not identify comparable published client commentary specific to the commercial litigation practice.

COMMUNITY

As a large national firm with a Phoenix office, Perkins Coie attorneys participate broadly in bar leadership and pro bono programs firmwide. This profile focuses on the IP and commercial litigation practices specifically rather than firm-wide civic activity, which is broader than any single profile can meaningfully summarize.

RECOGNITION

• Independent legal-market research: Chambers USA rankings for Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation and Intellectual Property: Appellate, the latter ranked since Chambers created that category, plus a separate Chambers USA ranking for Arizona General Commercial Litigation — all based on client and peer interviews, not paid placement.
• National recognition: named a finalist for Intellectual Property Litigation Department of the Year in 2019 and 2021; ranked nationally for patent appeals by Managing IP.
• Awesome Attorneys notes neither practice holds Arizona-specific state bar certification, since no such state credential exists for intellectual property or business litigation; patent practice is governed by federal USPTO registration instead, which the firm’s attorneys hold as noted above.

ARIZONA LEGAL BACKDROP

Patents, federal trademarks, and copyrights are governed almost entirely by federal law rather than Arizona statute — filed with and enforced through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and federal courts. Arizona does add its own layer of trade secret protection through the Arizona Uniform Trade Secrets Act, A.R.S. § 44-401 et seq., which provides a civil remedy for misappropriation of confidential business information independent of any patent or federal registration. General commercial litigation proceeds under the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure in state court or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in federal court. None of this is legal advice; specific matters should be reviewed with counsel.

AWESOME ATTORNEYS ASSESSMENT

The specific, checkable differentiator here is scale and independently verified strength across two distinct practices — a Chambers-ranked national patent appeals practice with a former USPTO Solicitor on staff, plus a separately Chambers-ranked Arizona general commercial litigation practice — something no Phoenix-based boutique can replicate. The honest trade-off is that the client is engaging national Big Law pricing and process for local access; the disclosed win-loss figures are firmwide, not Phoenix-specific, and a client should ask directly which attorneys and what local resources will actually staff their Arizona matter. This is a strong fit for a company with a genuinely high-stakes, complex patent portfolio, litigation, or commercial dispute, and a less natural fit for routine matters better suited to a smaller local practice.

METHODOLOGY & SOURCING

This profile was compiled from the firm’s own website (perkinscoie.com), Chambers USA’s published rankings and client-interview excerpts, and Martindale.com’s Phoenix office listing. Figures and rankings are as reported by these sources as of August 2026 and are subject to change; readers should confirm current status directly with the firm.

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