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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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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…
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Partner
Sheila Armstrong is a partner in K&L Gates' Dallas office. She is a member of the Government Contracts and Procurement Policy practice group. Sheila represents a broad range of…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Bradley Bostwick is an associate and is a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice area.
As part of his practice, Bradley represents both registered and private…
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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…
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Partner
Gayle Bowen is the Managing Partner of K&L Gates' Dublin office and a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice. Gayle has extensive experience advising asset…
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Partner
Sarah Bowman is a partner in the Private Clients, Trusts and Estates group in the firm’s Seattle office. Ms. Bowman focuses her practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration…
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Partner
Natalie Boyd is a finance partner in the firm’s London office, primarily focused on structured products, debt capital markets, secured bank lending, derivatives and GCC wide regulation.
Ms…
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Partner
April Boyer focuses her practice on employment law and complex commercial litigation where she serves as lead trial counsel for companies involved in disputes in state and federal courts,…
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Senior Associate
Louisa Cole is a senior associate at the firm’s London office. She is a member of the LEWS practice group.
Ms. Cole has extensive experience advising on UK immigration law and has…
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Associate
William (Wiley) Cole is an associate in the firm's Washington, D.C., office. He is a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice group. Wiley assists open- and closed-end…
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Partner
Clarissa Coleman is a partner in the complex commercial litigation and disputes group in K&L Gates' London office.
Clarissa advises corporates and individuals on multi-jurisdictional…
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Managing Partner, Charleston Office
Walker Coleman heads the firm’s Charleston office and serves on the firm’s Advisory Council. He is an experienced litigator who primarily litigates complex employment, labor, restrictive…
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Partner
Mr. Coleman is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate practice group in the London office. 
Mr. Coleman acts for a variety of real estate clients from the larger investor and occupier to the…
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Partner
Barclay Collins is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the Tax-Exempt Organizations/Nonprofit Institutions practice group.
He advises tax-exempt clients on a…
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Associate
Laura Gregory is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the tax-exempt organizations/nonprofit institutions practice group.
Her practice focuses on advising tax-…
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Partner
Tobias Gries is a partner in K&L Gates Berlin office and a member of the real estate practice group. He has been advising domestic as well as foreign investors on real estate…
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Associate
Max Griffin is an associate at the firm's London office where she is a member of the banking and asset finance practice group. Max advises on a full-spectrum of banking and finance matters…
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Partner
Mr. Grinter has extensive experience assisting clients in the property industry, with an emphasis on development, telecommunication and infrastructure projects. He also has experience…
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Partner
Ms. Groff’s practice involves employment law, general civil and commercial litigation, and appellate work.
Her employment law practice involves representing employers before administrative…
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Partner
Marie-Pierre Grondin is a partner at the firm’s Miami office. She is a member of the banking and asset finance practice group. Her practice focuses on aviation and satellite financing, as…
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Partner
Tim Hobbs is a litigator and strategic legal advisor. Judges have praised him for “sterling quality” oral arguments and “excellent” legal writing. Clients trust him with their most complex…
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Associate
Katherine Hoffee is an intellectual property lawyer focusing on patent litigation and patent office litigation.  She has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and is registered to…
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Partner
Jacqueline Hoffman is a partner in the firm’s Dallas office. She is a member of the health care and FDA practice group. Ms. Hoffman has experience in the areas of hospital operations and…
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Counsel
Michael Hofmann is counsel in the firm’s Brussels office and a member of the Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation practice. He has been advising clients on all areas of EU and…
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Managing Partner, Raleigh Office
Mr. Hogewood is the managing partner of the Raleigh office. He concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on representing creditors in bankruptcy and…
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Associate
Haley Hohensee is an associate in the firm's Boston office. She is a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice group.
Prior to joining the firm Haley served as a legal…
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Special Counsel
Renée Krikorian is a commercial litigator with experience in the strategic handling and resolution of a wide range of corporate and commercial disputes, or potential disputes, for diverse…
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Partner
Mr. Kucera helps clients to enforce, interpret, restructure, and renegotiate lending arrangements. He is a litigator who focuses his practice on Bankruptcy, Debtors’ and Creditors’ Rights,…
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Associate
Joanna Kulewska is an associate in the Brussels office and is a member of the Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation group.
Joanna provides legal assistance and support to clients in…
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Associate
Sunny Kumar is a senior associate at the firm’s London office. He is a member of the IP procurement and portfolio management practice group.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kumar served as a…
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Counsel
Jack Kwong is a counsel in the firm's Hong Kong office. His practice focuses on general commercial and corporate matters, and corporate finance, including initial public offerings of Main…
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Associate
Sarah Kwong is an associate and a member of the Technology Transactions and Sourcing practice group.
Prior to joining the firm, Sarah served as a senior associate at an international law…
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Associate
Douglas Logan is an associate in the firm’s Seattle office.
Mr. Logan was previously a judicial extern to the Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez of the United States District Court for the…
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Partner
Dr. Lokan is an Australian and New Zealand patent attorney who has a technical background in chemistry. He has represented clients in a broad range of industries including pharmaceuticals,…
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Partner
Mr. Longstreth’s practice concentrates in administrative procedure, antitrust and litigation, primarily involving regulated industries. His litigation experience includes numerous federal…
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Partner
James is a senior partner in the Corporate group in Sydney advising on funds related matters and mergers and acquisitions. He is an experienced corporate and transactional lawyer, working…
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Partner
Kim Looney is a partner at the firm’s Nashville office and is a member of the Health Care and FDA practice group. Kim regularly works with health care clients on operational issues such as…
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Associate
Melanie Stratton Lopez is an associate at the firm’s Raleigh office. She is a member of the labor, employment, and workplace safety practice group.
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Senior Associate
Nóirín McFadden is a senior associate in the firm’s London office. She concentrates her practice on intellectual property, technology and commercial matters. Nóirín has experience in data…
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Counsel
Jasmine McGhee focuses her practice on white collar criminal investigations and civil litigation.
She has experience representing clients who are confronting internal or external…
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Partner
Molly K. McGinley concentrates her practice at K&L Gates in commercial litigation with a focus on complex litigation, including investment company litigation, securities litigation and…
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Associate
Julia McGowan is an associate in the firm’s Newark office. She is a member of the Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice group.
Prior to joining the firm, Julia was a summer…
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Partner
Michael McGrath is a partner in the firm’s Boston office. He practices in the areas of investment management, securities, and commodities law, including the representation of institutional…
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Lawyer
Ms McIntosh is a lawyer in our Labour, Employment and Workplace Safety group. She has experience assisting on advising both large domestic and international corporations, stated owned…
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Partner
Roberto Podda is a partner in the firm’s Milan office and leads the Italian employment department. He focuses his practice on labor and employment matters with broad experience representing…
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Caitlin Poe is a litigation and regulatory compliance attorney who represents criminal and civil clients, with a particular focus on representing professional clients adverse to the federal…
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Partner
Simon Poh is a lawyer with over 25 years’ experience in advising clients on cross-border M&A and investments, as well as power and petrochemical projects and transactions. His clients…
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Partner
Erin Palmer Polly is a partner in the firm’s Nashville office and is a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation practice group. She is a trial lawyer who focuses her practice on business…
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Partner
Mr. Pomfret represents local, regional and national employers in all areas of employment and labor law.  He has significant experience before federal and state courts in employment related…
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Associate
Chase Ponder is admitted to practice in North Carolina. He is not currently admitted in the District of Columbia. He is supervised by a member of the D.C. Bar.
Chase Ponder is an associate…
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Partner
John Rothermich has represented clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation and government investigations, with a particular focus on the defense of False Claims Act lawsuits…
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Partner
Mr. Rothman focuses his practice on commercial lending, corporate finance, private equity and mezzanine financing. He has significant experience representing creditors, equity security…
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Partner
Mr. Round is an intellectual property lawyer with extensive experience in the registration of intellectual property rights and associated litigation. He represents clients in copyright,…
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Partner
Emanuel (“Manny”) Rouvelas engages in a wide-ranging law and lobby practice representing leading companies and trade associations in transportation, telecommunications, high technology,…
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Associate
Ben Roxborough is a dual-qualified U.S. and Australian lawyer, focusing his practice on intellectual property litigation, namely, patent, trademark, and false advertising disputes.
With a…
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Partner
Michael Ruck is a partner in the firm’s London office. He is a member of the Investigations, Enforcement, and White Collar practice group. Michael has a broad range of experience including…
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Associate
Kaitlyn Sikora is an associate at the firm’s San Francisco office. She is a member of the real estate practice group. Ms. Sikora focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions…
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Associate
Rob Silverblatt is an associate in the firm’s Investigations, Enforcement, and White Collar practice group. A former Department of Justice trial attorney, Rob has substantial experience…
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Partner
Barbara Simanek is a partner in the firm’s private client, trusts and estates practice area with a focus on estate and trust law. Barbara currently serves as the practice group coordinator…
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Partner
Mr. Simmons practices in the areas of commercial and general litigation, with a focus on insurance coverage issues. He has advised policyholder-clients regarding various types of insurance…
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Associate
Ernest Simons is an associate in the firm’s Dallas office. He counsels a broad range of clients in connection with regulatory compliance and government enforcement issues in the consumer…
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Partner
James Shimota is a partner at the firm’s Chicago office. He is first chair litigator and a member of the IP litigation practice group. Prior to joining the firm, James served as a partner…
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Junior Associate
Tanner Wonnacott is a junior associate in the firm’s Luxembourg office. He is a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice group.
This is a temporary biography. A complete…
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Special Counsel
Ms Wood is a planning and environmental lawyer with more than 15 years experience advising on planning and environmental approvals, local government law, pollution law and environmental and…
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Partner
Larry Woodard is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate practice. He has depth and breadth of experience in virtually every facet of real estate law, representing such diverse clients as…
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Lawyer
Kimberly Woods is a lawyer in the complex commercial litigation and disputes team. She has broad experience in a range of litigious, alternative dispute resolution and advisory matters. Her…
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Trainee Solicitor
Alexander Woolley is a trainee solicitor in the firm's London office. He is a member of the corporate practice group. He previously sat in the banking and asset finance practice group, and…
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Associate
Rachel Worth is an associate in the firm’s Portland office and a member of the corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and emerging company practice groups. Her practice focuses on the…
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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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