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K&L Gates LLP comprises approximately 2,000 lawyers who practice in fully integrated offices located on five continents: Anchorage, Austin, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Brisbane, Brussels, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Doha, Dubai, Fort Worth, Frankfurt, Harrisburg, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Miami, Milan, Munich, Newark, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris, Perth, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Warsaw, Washington and Wilmington.

K&L Gates represents leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals. Our practice is a robust full market practice — cutting edge, complex and dynamic, at once regional, national and international in scope. Over each of the last six years our revenues exceeded $1 Billion.

Our delivery of legal services is supported at both the individual office level and through nine firmwide practice areas: corporate and transactional; energy, infrastructure and resources; finance; financial services; intellectual property; labor, employment and workplace safety; litigation and dispute resolution; real estate; and regulatory and policy. Within each of these practice areas are subject matter and industry-based practice groups.

At K&L Gates, we are raising the bar regarding information technology within the legal industry.

We are focused on providing innovative, value-driven solutions to lawyers that enhance profitability, workflow efficiency and client communications. We ensure our lawyers always have current technology and secure access to the technical resources required to deliver superior service to clients in a manner representative of our fully integrated global firm.

Our investment and dedication to continuous improvement is predicated on industry-leading technologies and enhanced technology infrastructure with resilient networks, redundant data centers and virtualized computing power. Our technology infrastructure has been designed to leverage the power of the firm’s fully integrated legal platform and to extend the comprehensive knowledgebase of our lawyers located throughout our numerous interconnected offices.

We are working toward placing the power of information into the hands of our lawyers through the use of mobile technologies in order to meet the diverse needs of our clients. Innovation without complexity is critical to our success whether a lawyer is in an office, at a client’s site or in the comfort of their home.

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Theodore J. Angelis Partner Theo Angelis is an intellectual property and appellate litigator who appears in trial and appellate courts, in administrative tribunals, and in arbitration proceedings throughout the United... theo.angelis@klgates.com klgates.com	James P. Angelo Associate James Angelo is a commercial litigator with significant trial, arbitration, and appellate experience, whose practice focuses on transactional litigation, energy/oil & gas, class action... James.Angelo@klgates.com klgates.com
Susan A. Apel Partner Ms. Apel, a partner at the firm’s Pittsburgh office, is a practical and creative transactional and commercial lawyer. She advises clients with respect to mergers & acquisitions,... susan.apel@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Erin Ardale Koeppel Partner Erin Koeppel is an experienced government enforcement lawyer who defends financial services clients and other companies and individuals in government investigations, regulatory or private... erin.koeppel@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Claude-Étienne Armingaud Partner Claude-Etienne Armingaud’s practice focuses on the representation of public and private companies in the area of information technologies and intellectual property law. Mr. Armingaud... Claude.Armingaud@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Michael S. Armstrong Associate Michael Armstrong is an associate in the Orange County office. He is a member of the Commercial Disputes practice group and also works closely with the Product Liability practice group. Mr... michael.armstrong@klgates.com klgates.com
Toks A. Arowojolu Associate Toks Arowojolu is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office where she is a member of the oil & gas and power practice groups. She focuses her practice on energy regulatory law and... toks.arowojolu@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Arthur Artinian Partner Arthur Artinian is a Partner in the firm’s London office and head of the London IP and Technology Transactions practice. Mr. Artinian is an internationally recognised intellectual property... arthur.arthinian@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Christine Artus Partner Christine Artus is a partner in charge of the Labor and Employment Group at K&L Gates in Paris. She advises clients in their acquisitions, mergers, cessions and reorganizations and... christine.artus@klgates.com klgates.com	Simon Ashworth Partner As many of his clients can attest, Mr. Ashworth is known as an imaginative thinker who develops innovative solutions and focusses his advice on helping create value for his clients and get... simon.ashworth@klgates.com www.klgates.com/

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Taylor B. Bartholomew Associate Taylor Bartholomew focuses his practice on corporate governance issues. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Bartholomew was a corporate counseling associate at another law firm in Delaware. Taylor.Bartholomew@klgates.com klgates.com	Oliver G. Bates Trainee Solicitor Mr. Bates is a trainee lawyer in both the Antitrust, Competition & Trade Regulation group and Intellectual Property, Technology and Sports department of the firm’s London office. He... oliver.bates@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Marion Baumann Associate Marion Baumann is an associate in the firm's Berlin office and part of the public procurement and antitrust practice groups. She advises clients on matters in connection with procurement... marion.baumann@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Giles Bavister Partner Giles Bavister is a partner in the firm’s London office where he is a member of the Tax practice group. Mr. Bavister advises UK resident and non-resident companies, individuals and trusts... giles.bavister@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Emily Baxter Attorney Ms. Baxter is a labour, employment and safety lawyer. She assists private and public clients across various industries including the construction, labour hire, manufacturing, government,... emily.baxter@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Neil A. Baylis Partner Neil is a partner in the Competition and Trade Regulation, Travel and Leisure, and Telecom, Media and Technology practice groups. He has experience in advising clients on all aspects of EU... neil.baylis@klgates.com klgates.com
Devon C. Beane Associate Devon Beane is an intellectual property lawyer concentrating her practice on patent litigation, appellate litigation, post-grant practice at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, patent... Devon.Beane@klgates.com klgates.com	Sarah M. Beason Associate Sarah Beason is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. sarah.beason@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Annette E. Becker Practice Area Leader – Corporate & Transactional Annette Becker has over 20 years experience practicing corporate law with an emphasis on U.S. and cross border mergers and acquisitions for emerging, middle market, and Fortune 500... annette.becker'@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Bryan Belling Partner Mr. Belling focuses in industrial relations and employment law. He has 25 years experience and has appeared before both Australian State and Federal Courts and Industrial Tribunals in all... bbelling@klgates.com www.klgates.com/

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Jacquelyn S. Celender Associate Jacquelyn (“Jackie”) Celender is an associate in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. She concentrates her law practice in the area of commercial litigation, with a particular focus in the... jackie.celender@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Priya Chadha Associate Priya Chadha is an associate in the firm’s New York office and has experience in a variety of matters including commercial disputes, bankruptcy, and international arbitration. Her practice... priya.chadha@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Aloysius Chang Associate Aloysius Chang is an associate in the Singapore office. Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Chang was a legal associate at the chambers of one of Asia’s foremost arbitrators, where he acted... Aloysius.Chang@klgates.com klgates.com	Felix Charlesworth Attorney Mr. Charlesworth is a commercial and regulatory lawyer with a focus on the financial services industry. Mr. Charlesworth advises on a range of regulatory and compliance issues relevant to... kcharlesworth@klgates.com www.klgates.com/
Michelle Chasser Ms. Chasser is a corporate and regulatory lawyer with a focus on the superannuation and financial services industries. Ms. Chasser advises clients on a range of issues including compliance... michelle.chasser@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Won-Han Cheng Partner Won-Han Cheng is a partner in the international law firm of K&L Gates, resident in its Seattle office, where she is a member of the Tax and Corporate practices. Ms. Cheng focuses her... wonhan.cheng@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Sacha M. Cheong Partner Sacha Cheong is a partner in the Hong Kong office of K&L Gates. He has practised in Hong Kong since 2001 and focuses on litigation before the Hong Kong courts, international arbitration... Sacha.Cheong@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Virginia W. Chiao Associate Virginia Chiao is an associate in the Chicago office. Her primary area of practice is Labor, Employment and Workplace Safety. virginia.chiao@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Soyong Cho Partner Soyong Cho concentrates her practice in commercial litigation, complex litigation and class actions, and government investigations and enforcement. Ms. Cho has regularly represented... Soyong.Cho@klgates.com klgates.com	Yoon Y. Choo Of Counsel Ms. Choo advises open-end and closed-end investment companies on registration, regulation, compliance, and transactional matters. Her experience includes: Advising on day-to-day compliance... yoon.choo@klgates.com www.klgates.com

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Elma Delic Associate Elma Delic is an associate in the firm’s Boston office, where she is a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation & Disputes practice group. Her primary area of practice is in Complex... edelic@klgates.com klgates.com	Raminta Dereskeviciute Special Counsel Raminta Dereskeviciute is a special counsel in the European Regulatory group who splits her time between the firm’s London and Brussels offices. She is a dually qualified solicitor (in... Raminta.Dereskeviciute@klgates.com klgates.com
Shane T. Devins Associate Shane Devins is an associate in the firm’s Portland office and a member of the corporate and real estate practice groups. His practice touches nearly all aspects of transactional corporate... shane.devins@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Kaitlin C. Dewberry Associate Kaitlin Dewberry is an associate in the firm’s Raleigh office. Ms. Dewberry focuses her practice on labor, employment and workplace safety, and international arbitration. Ms. Dewberry... kaitlin.dewberry@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Alessandro Di Mario Associate Alessandro Di Mario is an associate in the Brussels office and is a member of the Antitrust, Competition and Trade Regulation group. Mr. Di Mario is an international trade lawyer,... alessandro.dimario@klgates.com klgates.com	Joanna Diakos Partner Ms. Diakos is a litigation partner in the firm's New York City office. Her practice involves the representation of numerous Fortune 500 companies and individuals in a broad range of complex... joanna.diakoskordalis@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Kacy L. Dicke Associate Kacy Dicke is an intellectual property lawyer focusing on patent litigation and prosecution related matters. She has a background in mechanical engineering and is registered to practice... Kacy.Dicke@klgates.com klgates.com	Brandon R. Dillman Associate Brandon R. Dillman is an associate in the firm’s Boston office. Professional Background Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dillman was a summer associate in the firm’s Boston office in 2015. In... brandon.dillman@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Thomas W. Dollar Associate Thomas Dollar is an associate in the firm’s New York office. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dollar was judicial law clerk for the Honorable Roanne L. Mann of the United States District... thomas.dollar@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Sean P. Donovan-Smith Partner Sean Donovan-Smith is a partner in the firm’s London office. He is a financial services lawyer with almost 20 years' experience in the financial services industry, having acted for a range... Sean.Donovan-Smith@klgates.com klgates.com

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Nicola J. Ellis Special Counsel Nicola Ellis is Special Counsel with the Construction and Engineering practice in the London office. She acts for clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including advising... Nicola.Ellis@klgates.com klgates.com	Buck B. Endemann Partner Buck Endemann is a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office, where he is a member of the energy practice group. He provides comprehensive counseling on energy, infrastructure and... Buck.Endemann@klgates.com klgates.com
Jason A. Engel Partner Jason A. Engel is a registered patent attorney with an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. He concentrates his practice on the litigation of intellectual property matters with a... jason.engel@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Lucie G. Enns Associate Lucie Enns is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where she is a member of the Investment Management, Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments practice group. Lucie.enns@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Amanda G. Erlandson Attorney Amanda Erlandson is an associate in the Private Clients, Trusts and Estates practice group in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Her practice focuses on estate planning and estate and trust... amanda.erlandson@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Hector H. Espinosa Partner Hector Espinosa is a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He focuses his practice in the construction industry, working with clients from the onset of a project and contract formation... hector.espinosa@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Stacy J. Ettinger Partner Stacy J. Ettinger is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and focuses her practice on public policy. She has over 20 years of experience working in Congress and the executive... stacy.ettinger@klgates.com www.klgates.com

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Dominic Fleeton Attorney Mr. Fleeton is a workplace relations and safety lawyer who advises private sector and government employers on all facets of industrial relations, employment and work health and safety law.... dominica.fleeton@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Duncan Fletcher Partner Mr. Fletcher has been working with clients in the practice area of labour, employment and workplace safety for more than 15 years. He has expertise in industrial relations and labour... duncan.fletcher@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Erin D. Fleury Associate Erin Fleury is an associate in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Mr. Fleury has worked for clients on litigation matters involving insurance coverage, intellectual property, and other complex... erin.fleury@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Macy L. Flinchum Associate Macy Flinchum is an associate in the firm’s Research Triangle Park office. Ms. Flinchum’s practice focuses on health care regulatory and transactional law for hospitals, health systems,... macy.flinchum@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Meghan E. Flinn Associate Meghan Flinn is an associate in the government enforcement group in the Washington, D.C. office. She focuses her practice on the defense of companies and individuals involved in government... meghan.flinn@klgates.com klgates.com	Peter N. Flocos Partner Mr. Flocos is a litigation partner in the firm’s New York City office. His practice emphasizes litigation that arises out of M&A transactions and corporate governance related litigation... peter.flocos@klgates.com klgates.com
Brian M. Forbes Partner Mr. Forbes is a partner in the Boston office of K&L Gates with extensive experience in complex commercial litigation. Mr. Forbes is a member of the firm’s Financial Institution and... brian.m.forbes@klgates.com www.klgates.com	David L. Forney Partner David Forney is a “company side” corporate lawyer specializing in corporate, strategic joint venture and M&A transactions. For nearly 30 years, David has represented industry parties in... david.forney@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Daniel W. Fox Associate Daniel Fox, an associate in the firm’s San Francisco office, focuses his practice on commercial disputes, product liability defense, and environmental litigation. He has successfully... daniel.fox@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Tim Fox Associate Tim Fox is a senior associate in the firm's London office and focuses his practice on commercial litigation in the High Court and international arbitration under various institutional rules... tim.fox@klgates.com klgates.com

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Jacob N. Ghanty Partner Jacob Ghanty is a partner at the firm’s London office, where he is a member of the Investment Management, Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments practice group. He concentrates his... jacob.ghanty@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Emily E. Gianetta Associate Emily Gianetta is an associate in the firm’s Boston office focusing on antitrust, competition, and complex business litigation. Her practice focuses on the protection of global distribution... Emily.Gianetta@klgates.com klgates.com
Gillian R. Giannetti Associate Gillian Giannetti is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where she is a member of the Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice area. Ms. Giannetti also practices in... ggiannetti@klgates.com www.klgates.com/	Kiran Giblin Trainee Solicitor Kiran Giblin is a trainee solicitor in the firm’s London office currently sitting in real estate and planning departments. He previously gained experience in the complex commercial... Kiran.Giblin@klgates.com www.klgates.com
C. Todd Gibson Partner Mr. Gibson is a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group, and his practice focuses primarily on international aspects of investment management services and globally-distributed fund... todd.gibson@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Andrew W. Gilchrist Senior Associate Andrew Gilchrist is a senior associate in the firm's London office. He concentrates his practice on intellectual property matters, both contentious and non-contentious, and advises... andrew.gilchrist@klgates.com klgates.com
Lech Giliciński Partner Dr. Lech Giliciński is a partner in the firm’s Warsaw office. He focuses his practice on corporate and financial restructurings, as well as banking and finance matters and private equity.... Lech.Gilicinski@klgates.com klgates.com	Frederic J. Giordano Partner Fred Giordano focuses his practice on insurance coverage litigation and counseling and complex civil and commercial litigation. Mr. Giordano’s insurance coverage practice is limited to... Frederic.Giordano@klgates.com klgates.com
Sonia R. Gioseffi Partner Sonia Gioseffi concentrates her practice in the investment management area, and focuses on a variety of regulatory, transactional and counseling matters involving state and federal... sonia.gioseffi@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Rick Giovannelli Attorney Mr. Giovannelli is a partner in the Charlotte office and focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, including senior debt, mezzanine debt and... rick.giovannelli@klgates.com www.klgates.com

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Savannah Hardingham Special Counsel Ms. Hardingham is an intellectual property (IP) lawyer with experience in the protection, management, exploitation and enforcement of IP rights including trade marks, copyright and designs... savannah.hardingham@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Paul Hardman Partner Mr. Hardman is a partner in the Labour Employment and Workplace Safety practice in the Brisbane office. He provides a wide range of advice and services to clients regarding employment,... paul.hardman@klgates.com klgates.com
Nathan G. Harrill Associate Nathan Harrill is an associate in the Raleigh office. nathan.harrill@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Michael Harris Senior Transaction Lawyer Michael Harris is a senior transaction lawyer with a focus on investment management. He concentrates on a broad range of legal and regulatory issues in the context of the structuring,... Michael.Harris@klgates.com klgates.com
Barry J. Hart Attorney Barry Hart is of counsel in the Tax-Exempt Organizations/Nonprofit Institutions practice group. He has more than 40 years of experience advising U.S. and foreign tax-exempt organizations –... barry.hart@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Michael A. Hart Partner Mr. Hart has a broad-based employee benefits practice, with experience in areas such as ESOPs, executive compensation, qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, equity-based compensation... michael.hart@klgates.com klgates.com
Barry M. Hartman Partner Mr. Hartman represents companies and individuals in criminal and civil investigations, trials, and appeals primarily involving complex federal regulatory programs, with an emphasis on... barry.hartman@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Elizabeth A. Hastilow Partner Ms. Hastilow is a leading adviser to clients in the investment management industry. She has a demonstrated track record of assisting clients through complex investment funds transactions,... elizabeth.hastilow@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Shanda N. Hastings Partner Ms. Hastings concentrates her practice in government enforcement and internal investigations. She has extensive experience representing banks, investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other... shanda.hastings@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Merrick D. Hatcher Partner Merrick Hatcher concentrates his practice on transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, securities offerings and private equity and venture capital investments. He also... merrick.hatcher@klgates.com www.klgates.com

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Matthew R. Jones Partner Mr. Jones takes a practical approach to helping clients solve problems. As a partner in K&L Gates’ Chicago office, Mr. Jones focuses his practice on counseling publicly traded companies... matthew.jones@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Andre Jumabhoy Of Counsel Mr. Jumabhoy joined K&L Gates as Of Counsel in February 2016, and splits his practice between Government Enforcements, Investigations and International Arbitration. He provides... andre.jumabhoy@klgates.com klgates.com
Kenneth G. Juster Partner Ken Juster is a partner in the investment management group, resident in the Boston office. He advises clients on all aspects of compliance with federal and state laws and regulations and... Kenneth.Juster@klgates.com klgates.com

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Calvin D. Kennedy Associate Calvin Kennedy is an associate in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. He focuses his practice on a wide range of corporate and transactional matters related to mergers and acquisitions, debt and... calvin.kennedy@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Richard F. Kerr Partner Richard Kerr is a partner in the firm’s Boston office, where he is a member of the Investment Management, Hedge Funds and Alternative Investment practice group. Mr. Kerr focuses his... rkerr@klgates.com klgates.com
Jamie Kershaw Trainee Solicitor Jamie Kershaw is a trainee solicitor in the firm’s London office. He is currently gaining experience in the Intellectual Property, Technology and Sports department, having previously gained... jamie.kershaw@klgates.com www.klgates.com	William M. Keyser Partner William Keyser, a partner in Washington, D.C., focuses his practice on regulatory litigation and transactions involving the nation’s electricity and capacity markets. Will represents... william.keyser@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Eric M. Khodadian Associate Eric Khodadian is an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office and a member of the energy, infrastructure and resources practice group focusing on litigation, risk management, and... eric.khodadian@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Alyssa B. King Associate Alyssa King is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She focuses her practice on investment management matters and financial institutions law. alyssa.king@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Jeffrey King Partner Mr. King’s practice has concentrated in complex commercial litigation and arbitration in a variety of areas, including business disputes, admiralty, transportation, product liability, toxic... jking@klgates.com www.klgates.com/	Tyler Kirk Associate Tyler Kirk is an associate in K&L Gates' Washington, D.C. office, and a member of the firm's Investment Management, Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments practice group. Mr. Kirk... tyler.kirk@klgates.com www.klgates.com
William A. Kirk Partner Bill Kirk, a partner at K&L Gates, represents clients before Congress and Executive Branch agencies with emphasis on tax, financial services, corporate and transportation and... william.kirk@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Kevin C. Klein Associate Kevin Klein focuses his practice in the areas of economic development incentives, government relations, and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Klein has considerable experience representing... kklein@klgates.com www.klgates.com/

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William J. LeDoux Associate Mr. LeDoux’s practice has a broad state and local tax focus with experience in multistate tax planning and controversy matters involving sales, franchise, property, and income taxes and... william.ledoux@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Cecilia Lee Associate Cecilia Lee is an associate in the firm’s Taipei office. cecilia.lee@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Eric W. Lee Associate Eric Lee concentrates his practice on general civil and commercial litigation matters, with an emphasis on patent, trademark, copyright, and other complex intellectual property litigation.... eric.lee@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Sang-yul Lee Partner Sang-yul Lee is a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, where he is a member of our labor, employment and workplace safety practice. He has a broadly-based practice and represents clients... sangyul.lee@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Nicholas A. Leibham Partner Nick Leibham is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Orange County offices. Mr. Leibham is part of the innovation law and policy group and spearheads the emerging technologies... nicholas.leibham@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Christa Lenard Partner Ms. Lenard is a workplace relations and employment lawyer with extensive experience in advising large and medium private sector companies as well as public sector departments and agencies... christa.lenard@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Kenneth C. Liao Associate Mr. Liao is an associate in the firm’s New York office, where he is a member of intellectual property practice group. Education J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 2014 B.A., New... Ken.Liao@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Sidney Lichtenstein Associate Sidney Lichtenstein is an associate in the firm's Paris office, where he focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate law. Sidney.Lichtenstein@klgates.com http://www.klgates.com
Michael J. Lignos Associate Michael Lignos is a litigation associate in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Lignos focuses his practice on commercial disputes with an emphasis on maritime law. In his career, Mr. Lignos... michael.lignos@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Jillian Lim Patent Attorney Ms. Lim is a registered Australian and New Zealand patent attorney with a technical background in Biomedical Engineering. Ms. Lim focuses her practice on patent procurement and strategic... jillian.lim@klgates.com www.klgates.com

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Jessica C. Mandla Graduate Jessica Mandla is a Law Graduate at KL Gates Law Firm. jessica.mandla@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Christoph Mank Partner Christoph Mank is a partner in the firm’s Berlin office. He is a member of the Energy, Infrastructure and Resources practice and has extensive experience in the renewable energy sector. He... christoph.mank@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Alistair Mann Patent Attorney Mr. Mann is a registered Australian and New Zealand patent and trade marks attorney with a technical background in computer systems and software engineering. He is experienced in preparing... alistair.mann@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Arvin Manoosegaran Associate Mr. Manoosegaran is an associate in the firm’s Singapore office. He regularly acts for and advises on a variety of international arbitration and cross border disputes. Primary Practice... arvin.manoosegaran@klgates.com klgates.com
Robert W. Manoso Associate Robert Manoso is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office whose practice focuses on complex civil litigation and enforcement actions by various government authorities. Mr. Manoso... robert.manoso@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Kathryn Maric Senior Associate Ms. Maric is a senior associate within the Labour, Employment and Workplace Safety team in our Perth office. She is an employment and safety lawyer with more than five years of experience... kathryn.maric@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Pasquale Marini Partner Pasquale Marini is a partner in the firm’s Milan office. He concentrates his practice on corporate matters with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions in the financial services... pasquale.marini@klgates.com klgates.com	Cassandra Marsh Senior Associate Ms Marsh advises a broad range of clients including property developers, vendors, purchasers, landlords and tenants in relation to their property transactions. She has experience in sales... cassandra.marsh@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Jennifer P.M. Marsh Partner Jennifer Marsh is partner in the firm's London office. She concentrates her practice on all aspects of EU and UK competition law and commercial agreements. Ms. Marsh’s work covers merger... jennifer.marsh@klgates.com www.klgates.com/	Michael E. Martinez Managing Partner Michael E. Martínez concentrates his practice on multi-district class actions and arbitrations involving a wide spectrum of antitrust and complex commercial litigation issues. He has... michael.martinez@klgates.com www.klgates.com

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Kathleen L. Nicholas Senior Government Affairs Specialist Kathleen Nicholas is a senior government affairs specialist in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She assists clients on policy issues related to the energy, environment, agriculture, and... Kathleen.Nicholas@klgates.com klgates.com	Kristi A. Nickodem Associate Kristi Nickodem is an associate in the Raleigh office, focusing her practice on labor, employment, and workplace safety. Ms. Nickodem has experience advising employers on a wide variety of... kristi.nickodem@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Chris Nikou Practice Area Leader - Corporate & Transactional Mr. Nikou has acted for major Australian and international companies and works closely with his clients, taking the time to understand their businesses and provide them with sound guidance... chris.nikou@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Blaise Niosi Associate Blaise Niosi is a litigation associate in the firm’s New York office. While attending law school, Ms. Niosi was an Associate Editor of the Fordham Law Review and co-founder of the Art Law... blaise.niosi@klgates.com klgates.com
Molly Nixon Associate Molly Nixon is a litigation associate focusing on environmental, land, natural resources, and energy matters. She has represented clients in a variety of industries in federal and state... molly.nixon@klgates.com klgates.com	Anthony R.G. Nolan Practice Area Leader Anthony Nolan is a finance partner in the New York office and is a Practice Area Leader for the firm's global Finance practice. Mr. Nolan has a domestic and international practice that... anthony.nolan@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Lauren Norris Donahue Partner Lauren Norris Donahue is a partner in the firm’s Antitrust, Competition & Trade Regulation practice group. She focuses on complex civil litigation, government enforcement, and white... lauren.donahue@klgates.com klgates.com	Matthew J. Norton Practice Leader Matt Norton maintains an international practice and concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and real estate related transactions and financings, cross-border investment, and... mnorton@klgates.com www.klgates.com/
Todd L. Nunn Partner Todd Nunn is a partner in K&L Gates' Seattle office. His practice emphasizes employment law, class action defense and electronic discovery. Todd has defended class actions on behalf of... todd.nunn@klgates.com www.klgates.com

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Patrick J. Perrone Partner Mr. Perrone, a partner in K&L Gates’ Newark office, concentrates his practice on construction and product defect matters. He is an experienced trial attorney who has handled hundreds of... patrick.perrone@klgates.com www.klgates.com	C. Dirk Peterson Partner Mr. Peterson’s practice focuses on securities regulatory issues affecting public and private investment companies, broker-dealers, investment advisers, commercial banks, and insurance... dirk.peterson@klgates.com klgates.com
Paris Petranis Partner Mr. Petranis is a corporate and commercial lawyer with a background in health, having previously worked as a healthcare professional for almost 10 years. His practice focuses on the health... paris.petranis@klgates.com klgates.com	Michael G. H. Pfeifer Associate Michael Pfeifer is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. michael.pfeifer@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Warren L. Phelops Partner Warren Phelops is a partner in the Telecom, Media and Technology, the Sports and the Betting and Gaming practice groups of K&L Gates. He focuses his practice on international... warren.phelops@klgates.com klgates.com	Joseph Phelps Associate Joseph Phelps is an associate in the firm’s Seattle office. He focuses his practice on corporate matters. Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Phelps was an associate at another Seattle law... Joseph.Phelps@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Edward D. Phillips Associate Mr. Phillips defends companies and individuals that are being investigated or prosecuted by the government. He has experience with complex, multinational investigations and his practice... ed.phillips@klgates.com klgates.com	Gerard Phillips Partner Mr. Phillips is one of Australia's most well known and high profile industrial lawyers who is consistently recognised as one of Australia’s leading lawyers in Chambers Asia-Pacific legal... gerard.philips@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Timothy L. Pierce Partner Mr. Pierce’s practice almost exclusively involves legal matters in the construction industry. He works with construction industry clients from the inception of a project and the formation... tim.pierce@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Andrea Pinto Partner Andrea Pinto is a partner in the firm’s Milan office. He focuses his practice in advising both lending institutions and borrowers in real estate finance, project finance, acquisition... Andrea.Pinto@klgates.com klgates.com

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Emily B. Reynolds Partner Emily Reynolds represents developers, lenders, and investors in a variety of complex real estate matters, including: corporate relocations and major operations leases, including negotiation... Emily.Reynolds@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Michael D. Ricciuti Partner Mr. Ricciuti concentrates his practice in government enforcement, white collar criminal defense, securities enforcement, internal investigations, and complex civil litigation. He has... Michael.Ricciuti@klgates.com klgates.com
Pierce Richardson Partner Mr. Richardson practices transactional real estate law. His practice is concentrated on real estate development (retail, office, commercial and industrial facilities), including land... pierce.richardson@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Dr. Philipp Riedl Counsel Dr. Philipp Riedl focuses his practice on investment management. He structures and documents regulated investments for both retail and institutional investors. These investments comprise... Philipp.Riedl@klgates.com klgates.com
David L. Rieser Of Counsel David Rieser has more than three decades of experience advising clients in all areas of environmental law, including legislative, regulatory, compliance and law enforcement matters,... David.rieser@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Georgina Rigg Trainee Solicitor Georgina Rigg is a trainee solicitor in the firm’s London office. She is currently gaining experience in the Banking and Asset Finance Group. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Rigg was a... georgina.rigg@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Erinn L. Rigney Associate Ms. Rigney is an associate in the Raleigh office, focusing her practice on labor, employment and workplace safety. erinn.rigney@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Judith E. Rinearson Partner Judith Rinearson is a partner in the firm’s New York and London offices. Ms. Rinearson concentrates her practice in prepaid and emerging payment systems, electronic payments, crypto/virtual... Judith.Rinearson@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Mark W. Roberts Partner Mr. Roberts counsels and represents individuals and families in both tax and non-tax aspects of estate planning, with an emphasis on personalized needs and advanced tax planning, including... Mark.Roberts@klgates.com klgates.com	Ryann D. Roberts Government Affairs Analyst Ryann Roberts is a government affairs analyst in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. ryann.roberts@klgates.com www.klgates.com

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Brian F. Saulnier Partner Mr. Saulnier’s practice focuses on corruption-related matters and internal corporate investigations, including matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery... brian.saulnier@klgates.com 412-355-6504 www.klgates.com	Michael F. Scanlon Partner Mr. Scanlon's practice concentrates on the postal and maritime industries, administrative procedure and litigation. Mr. Scanlon advises and represents both large and small clients on a... michael.scanlon@klgates.com 202-661-3764 klgates.com
Michael J.R. Schalk Partner Mr. Schalk is a partner in our Pittsburgh office practicing in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group. He focuses his practice primarily in product liability and toxic tort... michael.schalk@klgates.com 412-355-6493 www.klgates.com	James E. Scheuermann Partner Mr. Scheuermann advises and litigates on behalf of major corporate enterprises faced with strategic litigation challenges. In this role, he develops, coordinates and implements larger... james.scheuermann@klgates.com 412-355-6215 klgates.com
Rainer Schmitt Partner Rainer Schmitt is a partner in the firm's tax practice group in Frankfurt. He focuses on the structuring and implementation of cross-border investments, reorganizations and financing, and... rainer.schmitt@klgates.com 49069-945-196290 www.klgates.com	Eli M. Schooley Associate Eli Schooley is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where he is a member of the public policy and law practice group. Eli focuses his practice on federal legislative and... eli.schooley@klgates.com 202-778-9039 www.klgates.com
Jeremiah W. Schwarz Associate Jeremy Schwarz is an associate in the Miami office who works in the area of mergers and acquisitions, US and offshore securities offerings, cross-border transactions including buyouts,... jeremiah.schwarz@klgates.com 305-539-3391 www.klgates.com	Christiane Schweizer European Patent Attorney Christiane Schweizer is counsel in the firm’s Berlin office. She has been active in the area of intellectual property since 2006. She focuses on patent prosecution, opposition and appeal... christaine.schweizer@klgates.com +49.(0)30.220.029.438 www.klgates.com
Laura Scully Associate Laura Scully is an associate in the Newark office and focuses her practice on labor and employment law on behalf of management. Ms. Scully represents employers before federal and state... laura.scully@klgates.com 973-848-4079 www.klgates.com	Samantha See Associate Ms. See is an associate in the Singapore office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, joint ventures, corporate finance, corporate commercial as well as... samantha.see@klgates.com 65-6507-8190 klgates.com

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James W. Thompson Lawyer James W. Thompson is a lawyer at K&L Gates' Brisbane office. james.thompson@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Christopher B. Tillson Partner Mr. Tillson practices in the area of corporate law, with an emphasis on commercial transactions both international and domestic in scope. He has invaluable experience serving the daily... ktillson@klgates.com www.klgates.com/
Jack Tipple Senior Associate Mr. Tipple is a commercial litigator with more than seven years' experience in complex disputes and has a current practice focused on professional indemnity litigation. Mr. Tipple is... jtipple@klgates.com www.klgates.com/	Ankur K. Tohan Partner Ankur Tohan works with the firm's Environmental, Land and Natural Resources practice. His practice focuses on energy infrastructure, natural resource development, compliance counseling, and... ankur.tohan@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Martina Topercerova Policy and Regulatory Specialist Martina Topercerova is a financial services policy and regulatory specialist in the Brussels office. Ms. Topercerova, a non-lawyer, has a direct experience with EU policy making from the... martina.topercerova@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Stephen G. Topetzes Partner Steve Topetzes is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. His practice centers on the defense of financial services clients and other companies or individuals with respect to government... stephen.topetzes@klgates.com klgates.com
Philip Torbøl Partner Philip Torbøl is a founding partner of the firm’s Brussels office. His practice focuses on EU competition law and government strategies. Mr. Torbøl’s competition experience includes... philip.torbol@klgates.com klgates.com	Samira F. Torshizi Attorney Samira Torshizi is an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office. She focuses her practice on the representation and defense of general contractors, subcontractors, and developers in many... samira.torshizi@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Ryan M. Tosi Partner Ryan Tosi is a partner in the Boston office of K&L Gates, and a member of the firm's Consumer Financial Services Litigation, Class Action Litigation Defense, and Government Enforcement... ryan.tosi@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Serena Totino Associate Serena Totino is an associate in the firm’s London office, where she is a member of the IP Procurement and Portfolio Management practice group. Ms. Totino manages the trademark and design... serena.totino@klgates. com www.klgates.com

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Dr. Hilger von Livonius

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Dr. Hilger von Livonius concentrates his practice on banking, investment, and insurance regulatory matters with a specific focus on investment funds and debt capital markets (DCM),...

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Christopher J. (C.J.) Voss

Christopher Voss, KL Gates Law Firm, Margers and Acquisitions Attorney

Partner

C.J. has a corporate transactions practice that spans the business lifecycle, from start-up through exit. At the start-up and growth stages, C.J. advises entrepreneurs and emerging growth...

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Henry Wang Partner Henry Wang is a partner in the firm’s Beijing office. He has 20 years of experience in advising top tier domestic and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and private... henry.wang@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Thomas A. Warns Associate Thomas Warns is a first year associate in the firm’s New York office. thomas.warns@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Hollee M. Watson Associate Hollee Watson is an associate in the firm’s Boston office focusing her practice on complex civil litigation in the areas of antitrust, distribution, commercial disputes, and financial... hollee.watson@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Martin Watts Attorney Mr. Watts has a focus on employment and industrial law. He advises and acts for both private and public sector clients in relation to a range of industrial issues, including employer... martin.watts@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Scott E. Waxman Administrative Partner Scott Waxman is a founding partner in the firm’s Wilmington, Delaware office and a member of the firm’s global Management Committee. His practice focuses on organizational and operational... scott.waxman@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Alex Weber Associate Alex Weber is an associate in the firm’s Seattle tax practice. Alex works with large and small businesses throughout the country in different industries, including technology, retailing,... alex.weber@klgates.com www.klgates.com
Benjamin E. Weed Partner Mr. Weed is a registered patent attorney with a background in computer science. He concentrates his practice in patent litigation, post grant practice at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board,... benjamin.weed@klgates.com klgates.com	Justin L. Weisberg Partner Justin Weisberg is a partner focusing on construction law and commercial litigation. Mr. Weisberg represents private, public, local and international clients in a variety of construction-... Justin.Weisberg@klgates.com klgates.com
Carlos L. White Of Counsel Carlos White is a transactional lawyer with substantial experience in advising on corporate, commercial, and franchising matters. Carlos’ experience includes representing clients on... carlos.white@klgates.com www.klgates.com	Claire S. White Partner Claire is a partner in the firm’s Seattle office, and a member of the corporate practice group. Her practice focuses on representing startup and growth-stage companies and venture capital... claire.white@klgates.com http://klgates.com/

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Litigation

Delaware Chancery Court

K&L Gates LLP has been selected for the 2018 NLR Go-To Thought Leadership award for their coverage of the Delaware Chancery Court on their Delaware Docket blog. The attorney-authors at K&L Gates consistently cover Delaware Chancery Court developments and provide in-depth legal analysis of the Court’s decisions; identifying trends and unpacking the impact for NLR readers and the corporations they represent. You can subscribe to the K&L Gates blog, the Delaware Docket, here.