OUR
GLOBAL
PLATFORM
K&L GATES OPERATES AT THE
CRITICAL CROSSROADS OF
THE 21ST CENTURY, OFFERING
CLIENTS EXPERIENCED LEGAL
COUNSEL AT THE INTERSECTION
OF GLOBALIZATION, REGULATION,
AND INNOVATION.
APPLY A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
To achieve your business goals, your law firm should have a broad global platform and the
capabilities to guide you through the legal challenges of the ever-changing international
landscape. K&L Gates has a strong presence in key capital cities and world commercial
and financial centers. This platform provides the base for our global network of legal
resources, enabling us to offer strategic counsel on varied issues around the world.
Drawing on our seamless service capabilities, we provide efficient and effective
representation that delivers better value for our clients. In fact, our largest clients typically
use lawyers in an average of 17 offices.
We represent a broad array of Global 500, Fortune 100, and FTSE 100 corporations in
every major industry, as well as many other businesses, individuals, and philanthropic
organizations. Our approximately 2,000 lawyers across five continents counsel clients
on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of transactional and regulatory
law, as well as litigation and intellectual property. We are leaders in legal issues relating
to industries critical to the economies of both the developed and developing worlds—
technology, manufacturing, energy, transportation, telecommunications, financial
services, health care, life sciences, sustainable development, and infrastructure,
among others.
We have the knowledge, resources, talent, and experience to help you succeed locally,
nationally, and internationally—regardless of your location.
GLOBAL PRACTICE
GLOBAL LEGAL COUNSEL ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS
Through our worldwide service capabilities, we offer clients
broad counsel in nine core practice areas.
One of the firm’s premier practices
is in the diversified FINANCIAL SERVICES
area. We represent a large number of the
major financial institutions and securities
firms in a variety of disciplines, and our
investment management and securities
and financial services litigation practices
are perennial leaders.
The firm’s
ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE
AND RESOURCES lawyers work together
across practices to serve energy clients in
matters involving litigation, international
arbitration, mergers and acquisitions,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, concession
deals, permitting, and downstream
construction projects.
K&L Gates lawyers advise and represent
some of the world’s most prominent
companies on cutting-edge
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY issues, influencing
technology and intellectual property law
as our clients shape their industries. Our
intellectual property team is one of the
strongest in the profession, from providing
sophisticated counseling and assistance
with the acquisition and global management
of IP portfolios, to our extensive litigation
experience in leading IP venues.
Across the globe, our
LABOR, EMPLOYMENT
AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
lawyers represent clients in
the full spectrum of matters
arising from the
employment relationship.
Our CORPORATE AND TRANSACTIONAL
practice is one of the most substantial in
the profession. Our lawyers in the
United States, Europe, Asia, Australia,
South America, and the Middle East
are highly experienced in cross-border
mergers and acquisitions, securities,
regulatory, tax, and financing transactions,
and recoveries and insolvency disputes.
We maintain a balance between companyside and capital-markets clients in virtually
every industry segment.
The firm’s LITIGATION AND DISPUTE
RESOLUTION lawyers are at their best when
handling complex, multidimensional
commercial and regulatory disputes.
Our dispute resolution practice includes
international arbitrations, civil and criminal
trials, deal litigation, domestic and
international class actions, appellate work,
finance recovery and litigation, and labor,
employment, and workplace safety litigation
and advice. Our e-Discovery Analysis
and Technology (e-DAT) group delivers
creative, efficient, and cost-effective records
management, e-discovery, and litigation
readiness solutions.
Our global FINANCE practice
combines capabilities in banking and
asset finance, debt capital markets,
and restructuring and insolvency.
Our lawyers' close coordination with
a web of related specialty practices
provides us with unique experience
and visibility in diverse markets.
K&L Gates’ POLICY AND REGULATORY
lawyers are not only familiar with
legislative processes, but also guide
clients through governmental regulation in
the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia,
and elsewhere around the world. Our
lawyers bring unique perspective to
legislative and regulatory matters, having
held positions with government agencies
around the globe.
Our clients also call on us to
help solve a broad spectrum of
REAL ESTATE-based legal
needs, including development
and construction, leasing and
acquisitions, tax advice and entity
structuring, real estate litigation,
and land use and zoning.
ASIA PACIFIC
ASIA
K&L Gates has unsurpassed
K&L Gates has one of the largest international law practices in Asia,
coverage in the Asia Pacific
representing public and private companies and state-owned enterprises
region, with 400 lawyers
in their activities across Asia and abroad. Since the opening of our Hong
Kong office in 1996, we have steadily built our Asia practice to include more
across 11 offices. In 2015,
than 100 legal professionals in our offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul,
K&L Gates was ranked
Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo.
among the American
Our Asia practice is distinct from other international law firms in two
Lawyer's “Asia 50,” which
respects: (1) all of our lawyers in Asia are based in their respective markets
ranks international law firms
and do not simply rotate through their offices periodically, and (2) we seek
to represent both local and international clients in Asia. These two attributes
with the largest presence in
provide us with unparalleled experience in, and access to, local markets
the Asia Pacific region.
for our clients. Our partners in Asia combine local knowledge of business
customs, language, and networks with Western legal training.
AUSTRALIA
The firm’s Australian operations provide vast knowledge of the Australian
legal marketplace across a wide spectrum of industries. With nearly 300
lawyers located in four established offices in Australia’s leading financial and
commercial centers and possessing substantial experience, K&L Gates acts
for industry leaders, major corporations, capital markets participants, major
financial institutions, and governments on groundbreaking legal transactions,
both domestically and internationally.
With the extraordinary inbound investment into Australia from the
Asia Pacific region, especially from four of Australia’s five largest trading
partners—China, Japan, Korea, and India—located in the region, we
have the resources on the ground to handle the most sophisticated
legal requirements.
BEIJING
SEOUL
TOKYO
SHANGHAI
HONG KONG
TAIPEI
SINGAPORE
BRISBANE
PERTH
SYDNEY
MELBOURNE
EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST
EUROPE
The Financial Times
K&L Gates’ European presence has origins in the 19th century, dating
Innovative Lawyers Survey
back to predecessor firm Nicholson Graham & Jones’ beginnings in
2015 recognized K&L Gates
London in 1858. Today, we are located in key cities in the European
market, with more than 300 lawyers in Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, London,
as Highly Commended,
Milan, Paris, and Warsaw.
specifically calling out the
We represent both local and international clients in Europe. Our lawyers
groundbreaking client-
understand the needs of large multinational companies doing business
focused digital content site
in Europe and can respond to those needs creatively and efficiently.
K&L Gates HUB. We were also
Our on-the-ground experience and knowledge enable us to give clients
valuable insights into local business policies and practices. We have
a Commended firm for our
advised clients at every stage of their development in Europe, from
Cyber Civil Rights
local startups to mid-sized overseas companies looking to enter the
Legal Project.
market to experienced global businesses with well-established
operations in the region.
MIDDLE EAST
With offices in Dubai and Doha, K&L Gates is positioned to present solutions
to clients’ most complex legal challenges in the Middle East, as well as
support the legal needs of Gulf Region clients abroad. The location of the
Middle East relative to Europe, Africa, and Asia underscores the strength of
its trading relationships with the rest of the world.
In Doha, we support Qatari clients domestically and abroad, as well as
international clients doing business in Qatar, in meeting legal and regulatory
needs. Our Dubai team assists clients throughout the Middle East, as well
as those companies from around the world looking to do business in the
Middle East.
BERLIN
FRANKFURT
WARSAW
LONDON
BRUSSELS
PARIS
MILAN
DOHA
DUBAI
THE AMERICAS
NORTH AMERICA
The 2016 U.S. News-Best
With more than 1,300 lawyers in the United States, K&L Gates provides
Lawyers survey recognized
clients access to one of the largest networks of U.S. offices of any law
K&L Gates with the most
firm in the world. This broad platform offers clients local market knowledge
and access to both national and international legal capabilities. We provide
number of national
the full spectrum of corporate, litigation, intellectual property, policy,
first-tier rankings with
financial services, and real estate advice through our coast-to-coast
45 (tied with one other firm)
among 12,700 firms. We
were also named “Law
Firm of the Year” for
Securities Regulation.
office coverage.
As an example of our deep capabilities throughout the United States, our firm
earned nearly 200 first-tier rankings in the 2016 U.S. News-Best Lawyers
survey, including top honors in one or more practices in 190 different state
and metropolitan areas. We were also honored for a third consecutive year as
“Law Firm of the Year” in Securities Regulation. For the second consecutive
year, K&L Gates was named in the top 10 of the BTI Consulting Group’s 2016
“Client Service 30,” an elite ranking that recognizes leading law firms in
driving superior client relationships according to general counsel. In addition,
for the second consecutive year, K&L Gates was recognized among the top
10 strongest U.S. law firm brands in legal market research company Acritas'
U.S. Law Firm Brand Index 2016.
Our lawyers also regularly advise clients on both inbound and outbound
matters and transactions involving companies based in Canada and Mexico,
including investors and financial institutions, among others.
SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil is a dynamic and growing economy, home to many of Latin America’s
most significant companies, its largest stock market, and in recent years, its
most ambitious infrastructure projects. Our lawyers in São Paulo guide clients
in establishing and developing operations in Brazil, as well as providing
counsel to major Brazilian and Latin American companies.
ANCHORAGE
PITTSBURGH
HARRISBURG
SEATTLE
PORTLAND
CHICAGO
SAN FRANCISCO
PALO ALTO
LOS ANGELES
ORANGE COUNTY
FORT WORTH
CHARLOTTE
DALLAS
AUSTIN
HOUSTON
MIAMI
BOSTON
NEW YORK
NEWARK
WILMINGTON
WASHINGTON, D.C.
RALEIGH
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK
CHARLESTON
SÃO PAULO
BEYOND THE PLATFORM
The firm’s practice capabilities around the globe span beyond the locations of our offices.
Africa
India
K&L Gates has been involved in advising companies
The firm’s work in India encompasses a wide range
with resources and operations in Africa, from mining,
of lawyers and clients around the world involved in
oil and gas, and infrastructure projects to sports,
inbound and outbound matters. Our lawyers represent
investment funds, and government contracts.
international clients entering various India markets,
This broad experience enables our lawyers to provide
our clients with a comprehensive understanding of
the continent’s various regulatory requirements and
challenges. With our involvement in matters across
various African locations, our team has developed
strong relationships with African advisors and
as well as rapidly expanding regional businesses
and ambitious entrepreneurs looking to venture into
overseas markets. Members of the firm’s India practice
have assisted regional companies in an array of
matters, from corporate and tax to international trade
and employment, among others.
government agencies.
Latin America
We have a growing practice in Latin America,
representing Latin American companies, governments,
and prominent families, as well as North American,
European, Asian, and Middle Eastern financial
institutions and multinational corporations doing
business in the region. Lawyers in the firm’s Latin
America group assist Brazil-based companies with global
finance, compliance, commercial, intellectual property,
tax, and disputes matters by drawing upon the firm’s
worldwide capabilities in a wide variety of disciplines,
including energy, infrastructure, and resources.
MOMENTUM
In the globalized economy of the
21st century, K&L Gates’ global
platform is recognized consistently
for providing clients with the most
The firm’s growth has been dictated by the desire to service clients
wherever their legal needs may be. Since our lawyers represent so
many international companies and clients with interests outside of
their own country, the firm is committed to provide not only a global
perspective, but the local experience required to achieve objectives
on which a successful global strategy depends.
sophisticated solutions to legal
challenges around the world.
Accolades
For the second consecutive year, K&L Gates was recognized AMONG
THE TOP 10 STRONGEST U.S. LAW FIRM BRANDS in legal market research
company Acritas' U.S. Law Firm Brand Index 2016.
For the fifth year in a row, K&L Gates was ranked by Law360 in the
publication's Global 20 survey as one of the “20 LAW FIRMS THAT HAD THE
BIGGEST GLOBAL PRESENCE and handled the most large, significant and
groundbreaking international and cross-border matters over the past year.”
K&L Gates had the MOST NATIONAL FIRST-TIER RANKINGS with 45 (tied
with one other firm) among more than 12,700 firms in the 2016 U.S.
News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” survey. This included nearly 200
metropolitan and state first-tier rankings, placing K&L Gates among
the top three law firms in overall first-tier rankings each year since the
survey's 2010 inception.
For the second consecutive year, K&L Gates earned a top 10 ranking
in the 2016 BTI “CLIENT SERVICE 30,” an elite ranking that recognizes
leading law firms in driving superior client relationships according to
general counsel. This is the fourth consecutive year that K&L Gates has
been included on the “Client Service 30,” and the firm’s 15th straight
appearance on the Client Service A-Team.
The Financial Times noted K&L Gates as a HIGHLY COMMENDED FIRM,
specifically recognizing the groundbreaking client-focused digital content
site K&L Gates HUB. The firm was also a named a Commended firm for our
Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project.
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