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K&L Gates

 

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.

Of Counsel
Ahmad Nizam Abbas has acted for clients from diverse countries in cross-border disputes involving children and matrimonial assets. He has also represented various accused persons who were…
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Partner
Feroze Abbas (Partner - qualified in 2003) advises on all aspects of planning and environmental law, local government vires and housing regulation. Feroze acts for and advises public bodies…
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Partner
Carley Andrews is a partner in the firm's Technology Transactions and Data Protection group. She focuses on procurement, product development, supply and manufacturing, and supporting…
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Valerie Ang’s practice focuses on arbitration particularly in the hospitality sector, litigation in the corporate and commercial space, as well as restructuring and insolvency matters. She…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Greyson Blue is an associate at the firm’s Seattle office.
Professional Background
Mr. Blue was a summer associate at K&L Gates in 2017. Prior to joining K&L Gates, he worked in…
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Senior Associate
Andrew Blyth is a Litigation and Dispute Resolution lawyer working out of the Perth office. He is a solutions-focused practitioner who gives pragmatic advice tailored to his client's…
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Partner
Marisa Bocci is a partner in the firm’s Seattle office. She works on a range of transactional matters, including purchase and sale agreements, financing, and leasing. Her practice focuses…
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Associate
Samuel Boden is an associate at the firm’s Harrisburg office. He is a member of the Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice group.
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Counsel
Dr. Jan Boeing is a counsel at the firm's Luxembourg office. Jan has substantial experience in a variety of international, multi-jurisdictional banking and finance transactions, including…
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Special Counsel
Ms. Bolton acts for a broad range of clients providing both direct and indirect taxation advice. Her experience in tax planning and advisory work includes corporate reconstructions,…
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Associate
Pedro J. Rosario Cintrón is an associate and a member of the Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation practice group. Pedro previously served as an intern for a nonprofit organization…
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Partner
Ms. Clancy concentrates her practice on patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation. In her 20 years of practice, she has led cases to verdict in hotly contested jury trials…
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Of Counsel
Ms. Clark is Of Counsel in K&L Gates’ Washington, D.C. office. She concentrates her practice in the investment management and securities areas where she advises participants in the…
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Associate
Matthew Clark is an associate in the Seattle office of K&L Gates in the environment, land and natural resources practice group. Mr. Clark’s practice focuses on litigation, regulatory…
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Partner
Randy Clark is a partner in the firm’s Charlotte office and a member of the tax practice group. Mr. Clark focuses his practice on U.S. federal and international tax matters involved in…
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Associate
Megan Clement is an investment management associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She focuses her practice on advising registered investment companies, their independent board…
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Associate
Josh Durham is an associate and a member of the Payments, Banking Regulation, and Consumer Financial Services practice group.
Prior to joining the firm as an associate, Josh worked at an…
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Partner
James Durnall is a partner in our Energy, Infrastructure and Resources practice area in Sydney.
As a leading lawyer advising the renewable energy industry in Australia and the UK for more…
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Partner
Bertrand Dussert is a partner in the firm’s Paris office. He concentrates his practice on French and international corporate tax matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dussert was a…
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Partner
Jacqueline Duval is a partner at the K&L Gates' New York office. She is a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice. Jacquie focuses her practice on family offices,…
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Managing Partner, Tokyo Office
Ryan Dwyer concentrates his practice on cross-border M&A for Japanese clients investing outside of Japan, foreign direct investment into Japan by U.S. and other non-Japanese companies,…
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Partner
Mike Dyson is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He focuses his practice on securities litigation, enforcement, regulation, and compliance.
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr…
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Associate
Tim Furdyna is an associate in the firm's Oil, Gas, & Resources practice group. A dedicated Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) practitioner, Tim advises clients on a wide range…
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Partner
David Fusco is a partner in our Pittsburgh office practicing in the litigation and dispute resolution group. He concentrates his practice in a variety of areas, including complex commercial…
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Partner
Mr. Goshko is a partner in K&L Gates' Boston office.  He focuses his practice on investment management law, including the representation of registered open- and closed-end investment…
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Associate
Annabel Goulding is an associate in the investigations, enforcement, and white-collar crime practice group of the firm’s London office. Having completed her training contract at K&L…
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Partner
Brian Graham is a partner in the firm’s Austin office where he concentrates his practice in corporate and investment-based immigration law and is a member of the labor, employment and…
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Associate
Jonathan Graham is an associate in the firm's London office. He focuses his practice on Commercial Disputes.
Mr. Graham is a Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Rights Civil and Criminal).
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Lawyer
James is a lawyer in the Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation group in the Sydney office.
James joined K&L Gates in 2021 and rotated through the Policy and Regulatory, Real…
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Partner
James Green is a partner in the corporate and transactional practice group in the London office.
His practice covers a broad range of corporate areas, including public company takeovers,…
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Partner
Sean Higgins is a partner in the firm’s Boston office focusing his practice on consumer financial services litigation where he regularly represents financial institutions, mortgage lenders…
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Associate
Sara Aparicio Hill is an associate in the firm’s Singapore office. She concentrates her practice on ASEAN and EU regulatory and compliance matters, in addition to advising on free movement…
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Partner
Steven Hill is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He has nearly 20 years of experience in a broad array of international trade regulation compliance and enforcement matters,…
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Partner
Teresa Hill is a partner in the firm’s Seattle office. She focuses her practice in the areas of energy and infrastructure projects and transactions with an emphasis on wind, solar, biomass…
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Partner
Mr. Hinckle’s practice focuses on counseling corporations and individuals on all aspects of FDA regulatory and pharmaceutical pricing matters.  His primary efforts are in the area of…
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Partner
Elias Hinckley is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He focuses his practice on assisting clients navigating a changing energy, tax, and financial landscape by efficiently and…
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Partner
Gary Kocher has over 30 years of experience working with high growth companies. He counsels founders on business formation issues and works with companies on a wide range of transactions,…
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Senior Associate
Michal Kocon is a senior associate in the firm’s London office where he is a member of the antitrust, competition, and trade regulation practice group providing end-to-end antitrust and…
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Counsel
J.D. Koesters is counsel in the firm’s Investigations, Enforcement, and White Collar group.  With over a decade of experience in the Department of Justice and Department of Defense, J.D.…
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Associate
Darina Koleva is an associate in the firm’s Chicago office and a member of the corporate/M&A practice group. She focuses in the area of corporate law and corporate securities, including…
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Associate
Michael Komo is an associate in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation, government enforcement and compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act…
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Associate
Amanda Konarski is an associate in the Newark office. Amanda concentrates her practice in environmental law on both state and federal levels. Amanda engages in regulatory compliance work,…
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The K&L Gates Appellate Litigation practice handles important appeals affecting business, private clients, and public clients, ranging from overturning unfavorable and maintaining…
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Associate
Jessica Liu is an associate at the firm's Pittsburgh office, where she is a member of the Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions practice group. Jessica also focuses her practice on employee…
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Lawyer
Ms. Liu joined K&L Gates as a seasonal clerk and then as a graduate, completing the graduate program.
This is a temporary biography. A complete biography will be available soon.
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Trainee Solicitor
Loveday Liu is a trainee solicitor in the firm’s Hong Kong office, focusing on complex commercial litigation and disputes. Prior to joining the firm, Loveday interned at several law firms,…
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Associate
Rebecca Liu is an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office. She focuses her practice on commercial disputes, class action defense, and labor, employment, and workplace safety matters. Ms…
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Associate
Stephanie Liu is an associate in the firm’s Seattle office. Her practice focuses on corporate and transactional law, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, emerging…
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Partner
Stephanie McCleery is a partner in the firm’s Portland office. Ms. McCleery focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, including intellectual property, class action defense, and…
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Partner
Whitney McCollum is a partner at K&L Gates' Seattle office and a member of the Technology Transactions practice group. Whitney draws upon her global in-house experience to provide…
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Associate
Patrick McCooe is an associate in K&L Gates’ Boston, Massachusetts office, and is a member of the firm’s investigations, enforcement, and white collar and complex commercial litigation…
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Associate
Kevin McCormick is an associate in the Chicago office, a USPTO-registered patent attorney, and a member of the IP procurement and portfolio management practice group.
Mr. McCormick…
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Partner
Jennifer McCosker is a partner in the Real Estate group in Sydney. She has advised a number of Australia’s leading commercial property investors, financiers and developers on a wide range…
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Associate
Jennifer McCoy is an associate in the firm's Boston office. She is a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice group.
She focuses her practice on advising investment…
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Associate
Keisha Phippen is an associate in the firm’s London office where she is a member of the IP procurement and portfolio management practice group.
Professional Background
Prior to joining the…
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Stephanie Wright Pickett is a partner focusing on employment law and employment litigation in the public and private sectors.  She is an experienced counselor and advises clients regarding…
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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…
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Special Counsel
Mr. Pieris is an intellectual property lawyer with particular experience in litigious and non-litigious matters involving trade marks, designs, copyright and trade practices law. Mr. Pieris…
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Partner
Steven Pine is a partner in the firm’s health care practice group. He concentrates his practice on the intersection of health law compliance and dispute resolution, primarily representing…
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Associate
Jessica’s practice includes a broad range of business, corporate, and real estate matters, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, private financing, and…
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Partner
Eden Rohrer is a partner in the firm’s New York office. She concentrates her practice in securities broker-dealer regulatory, compliance, enforcement defense, litigation and arbitration…
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Associate
Lucile Rolinet is an associate within the Paris office IP/IT/privacy team. She assists clients in all related matters involving information technology, intellectual property and data…
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Associate
Zanda is an associate in the Antitrust, Competition & Trade Regulation group of the London office.
Zanda completed her training contract at K&L Gates, during which she gained…
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Of Counsel
Mr. Romero works in the maritime, finance, transportation, and restructuring and insolvency practice groups. He has extensive experience in international and domestic U.S. financial…
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Associate
Monica Romero is an associate at the firm’s Seattle office. She is a member of the Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice group.
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Associate
Theresa Roozen is an associate in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. She focuses her practice in financial institutions and services litigation, general commercial litigation, and…
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Associate
Shane Shannon focuses his practice on representing registered investment companies, their independent board members, and investment advisers on a broad range of regulatory, transactional,…
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Senior Associate
Thomas Shaw joins the Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation team in the Sydney office. 
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Lawyer
Ms. Shaw is a lawyer in the Labour, Employment and Workplace Safety practice group. She also works with the Litigation practice group, assisting in a range of matters including commercial…
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Partner
Mr. Shea represents a wide range of financial services clients, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, exchange-traded commodity pools, exchange-traded physically-backed commodity…
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Associate
Matt Shell is an associate at the firm’s Charlotte office. He is a member of the corporate/M&A practice group.
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Associate
Alyssa Sherman is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She focuses her practice on investment management matters and financial institutions law.
Professional Background
Ms. …
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Lawyer
Kimberley is a lawyer in the complex litigation and disputes resolution team in the Melbourne office.
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Partner
Mr. Wittow is a partner in the Seattle office of K&L Gates. His work focuses on intellectual property and technology transactions and counseling including the acquisition, development,…
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Practice Area Leader
Mr. Wochner has advised, represented and advocated on behalf of clients on natural gas, LNG and oil related matters, including natural gas and oil commodity and pipeline transportation…
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Associate
Ewa Wojciechowska is an associate in the firm’s Chicago office. She is a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation practice group. 
Prior to joining the firm Ewa served as an associate…
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Ms. Wolbers is an intellectual property lawyer in the Sydney office whose legal experience encompasses both private practice and in-house legal work. Ms. Wolbers primarily advises clients…
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Associate
DC Wolf is an associate in the Seattle office. Mr. Wolf represents clients in complex litigation with a focus on appellate proceedings and has briefed matters in nine appeals in state and…
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K&L Gates LLP is selected for a 2021 NLR Go-To Thought Leadership Award for their coverage of the varying rules and regulations related to COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave. The article, “COVID-19: California Extends COVID-19 Supplement Paid Sick Leave and Includes Vaccinations” authored by Eugene C. Ryu and Gregory T. Lewis was one of the firm's most-read articles, demonstrating their expertise on employment law matters stemming from the pandemic.  Given the uncertainty caused by COVID-19 for employers and employees alike, NLR appreciates the authors' thoughtful analysis of California's sick leave and vaccination policies. 

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.

 

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