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        Ashurst Perkins Coie is a globally integrated law firm with over 3,500 client-facing practitioners serving many of the world's foremost companies across 52 offices, with flagship hubs in Seattle, London, Sydney, and New York.

      • About us

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        • Leadership & Governance
        • Alumni Community
        • Responsible Business
        • Diversity, Inclusion & Opportunity
      • Media Centre

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        • Firm News, Deals & Awards
  • What we do
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        Our global team of over 3,500 client-facing practitioners across 52 offices worldwide advises leading organizations spanning technology, energy and infrastructure and financial services, offering transactional, litigation, regulatory services and more across 20 countries and regions.

      • Services

        • Corporate
          • Corporate

            • Antitrust & Competition
            • Capital Markets
            • Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
            • Mergers & Acquisitions
            • Private Client Services
            • Private Equity
            • Public Companies
            • Tax
        • Finance, Funds & Restructuring
          • Finance, Funds & Restructuring

            • Finance Regulatory
            • Global Corporate Trust & Agency Practice
            • Global Loans
            • Global Markets
            • Investment Funds
            • Restructuring & Special Situations
        • Intellectual Property
          • Intellectual Property

            • Patent Litigation
            • Patent Prosecution
            • Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising
        • Litigation, Investigations & Advisory
          • Litigation, Investigations & Advisory

            • Antitrust & Competition
            • Appellate (Appeals, Issues & Strategy)
            • Business Litigation
            • Class Action Defense
            • Complex Litigation
            • Consumer Products Litigation & Regulation
            • Employment
            • Environmental Litigation
            • Insurance Recovery
            • International Arbitration
            • Product Liability
            • Regulatory Compliance & Disputes
            • Securities Litigation
            • Trial
            • U.S. Political Law
            • White Collar & Investigations
        • Projects, Energy, Environment & Resources
          • Projects, Energy, Environment & Resources

            • Construction
            • Projects, Energy, Environment & Resources
        • Real Estate
        • Technology Strategy, Disputes & Transactions
          • Technology Strategy, Disputes & Transactions

            • Privacy
            • Technology Transactions
        • Advance (NewLaw & Digital)
          • Advance (NewLaw & Digital)

            • Advanced Legal Solutions
            • Flexible Resourcing
            • Legal Managed Services
            • Legal Operations
            • Integrated Solutions
        • Risk Advisory
  • Sectors
      • Sectors

        Ashurst Perkins Coie supports clients in the sectors shaping the future economy from technology, energy and infrastructure, financial services and more.

      • Sectors

        • Energy & Infrastructure
        • Financial Services
        • Technology
      • Trends Transforming Business

        • Life Sciences & Healthcare
        • Real Estate
        • Retail & Consumer Products
      • Initiatives and trends

        • Artificial Intelligence
        • Data & Cybersecurity
        • Data Center Infrastructure
        • Future Energy Solutions
  • Private Capital
  • Insights
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        We share our insights on what's coming so you are ready for what's next.

      • Col 1

        • View all insights
        • Quickguides
        • Podcasts
        • Blogs
      • LATEST INSIGHTS

        • The SEC’s 'Innovation Exemption' for tokenized stock: What US public companies must know now
        • ASIC's First Comprehensive Review of Sustainability Reports in Australia
        • Japan's long-term decarbonised power auction: Bankability analysis for LNG projects
        • An eye on tomorrow: Legal tech is going from niche to norm
        • Extreme weather beyond the force majeure clause
      • FEATURED

        • The Rack Forum Vodcast: BYO Resources
        • Midyear 2026: US Food and CPG Legal Trends Report
        • Building the UK's agentic financial services infrastructure: creating the future, building on the past? Part two
        • Nearing Net Zero | Is Mandatory Climate Reporting actually driving the transition?
        • Monthly Antitrust Newsletter US, EU and UK - The Bug
  • Our locations
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        Ashurst Perkins Coie has offices in major global financial centers and business hubs across the Americas, Asia, Australia, Continental Europe, Middle East & Africa, and the United Kingdom.

      • Our Locations

        • Americas
          • Americas

            • Anchorage
            • Austin
            • Bellevue
            • Boise
            • Chicago
            • Dallas
            • Denver
            • Latin America
            • Los Angeles
            • Los Angeles (1800 Ave of the Stars)
            • Madison
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