Perkins Coie attorneys represented Zillow, Inc., which operates the leading real estate and home-related information marketplaces on mobile and the Web, in the close of its previously announced acquisition of Trulia, Inc., a provider of mobile and web products for homebuyers, sellers and renters, for $2.5 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. The new company, Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z), houses a portfolio of the largest and most vibrant U.S. real estate and home-related brands on mobile and the Web. More >>

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that the team of John W. Wolfe and Aravind Swaminathan have joined the firm’s White Collar & Corporate Investigations Group as partners in its Seattle office. Mr. Wolfe is one of the preeminent criminal defense lawyers on the West Coast. Mr. Swaminathan, a former Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the Western District of Washington, is a leading cybersecurity authority. More >>

Seven attorneys joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (DWT) today as members of the firm’s government contracting, litigation and construction practices. Six of these attorneys came from the Seattle office of Dorsey & Whitney and they are: partners Lisa Marchese, Traeger Machetanz, James E. Howard, and Jonathan A. DeMella, and associates Nathan Rouse, and Kate Kennedy. Christine V. Williams, who most recently served as vice president and general counsel of the Bering Straits Native Corporation, has also joined DWT as a partner. Each of the partners will spend a significant amount of time working out of DWT’s Seattle and Anchorage offices, with Williams officially based in Anchorage and all the others in Seattle. More >>

The firm announced that it is opening an office in Seattle, Washington, headed by former U.S. Attorney, Jenny Durkan. She will serve as Global Chair of the Cyber Law and Privacy Group, and join the firm’s White Collar & Corporate Investigations practice. She will be joined by John (“Jay”) Neukom, a partner from the firm’s San Francisco Office. More >>

Miller Nash LLP and Graham & Dunn PC announced today that they are combining to create the 160-attorney firm of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP (MNG&D), effective January 1, 2015. The combined firm will have offices along the West Coast, offering clients expanded services and broadened capabilities.

“Combining our two firms increases our ability to serve the banking, business and public sectors and further enhances our already powerful litigation team—something that both firms have been focused on for a long time,” said Dennis Rawlinson, Partner and Firm Chair of Miller Nash. More >>