Perkins Coie Gets 100 in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Seventh Annual Index For Second Year in a Row

SEATTLE - Perkins Coie LLP is proud to announce that it has earned the top rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and Best Places to Work 2010, an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.  Perkins Coie joins the ranks of 305 other major U.S. businesses that have also received top marks for their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees and consumers.

The CEI rated 590 businesses in total, evaluating LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination policies, transgender health benefits and domestic partner benefits.  Perkins Coie's efforts in ensuring LGBT equality in each of the survey’s main criterion earned it the prestigious 100 percent ranking.

"This is a testament to the initiatives on which we at Perkins Coie have been focusing," said Darrin Emerick, the firm's Chief Personnel Officer.  "We are proud of our community leadership and initiatives that support equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people across the country."

Perkins Coie is dedicated to providing an inclusive work environment that provides all employees the opportunity to succeed.  For seven consecutive years, the firm has been named to FORTUNE magazine's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For."  For the last two years, the firm was also named one of the Best Law Firms for Women by Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers. 

For more information on the 2010 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.

About Rights Campaign Foundation: The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRCF strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

About Perkins Coie: With more than 700 lawyers in 15 offices across the United States and in China, Perkins Coie serves great companies ranging in size from start-ups to FORTUNE 100.