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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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Government Affairs Advisor
Scott Aliferis is a government affairs advisor in the firm's Washington, D.C., office.  He focuses on federal funding issues as well as policy matters involving energy, transportation, the…
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Practice Area Leader - Labor, Employment & Workplace Safety
Ms. Alito is co-chair of the firm’s 150-lawyer global labor, employment and workplace safety practice. She represents management in disputes involving employment law and employee benefit…
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Associate
Seth Allen is admitted to practice in New York and Pennsylvania. He is not currently admitted in New Jersey.
Seth Allen is a dedicated policyholder advocate with experience enforcing…
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Partner
John Allison is a partner in the Charlotte office and represents clients in a variety of complex transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and large-scale…
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Partner
Christopher Bellavia is a partner in the firm’s Seattle office. He is a member of the corporate/M&A practice group.
Mr. Bellavia has over 20 years of unique experience as a corporate,…
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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…
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Partner
Edward Bennett is a Partner at K&L Gates' Singapore office. He is a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice. Ed counsels on a wide range of corporate and business…
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Special Counsel
Mr. Benson is an investment management lawyer with extensive domestic and international experience advising leading managers and other financial service providers in all aspects of fund…
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Practice Area Leader - Energy, Infrastructure and Resources
David Benson is a partner in the firm’s Seattle office and is a member of the Energy, Infrastructure and Resources practice group. Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Benson was a corporate…
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Associate
Leslie Berkseth is an associate at the firm’s Seattle office, where her practice focuses on a broad range of commercial and agricultural real estate matters, including real estate financing…
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SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Ruth Yi Tsing Chang is a senior associate at the firm’s London office. She is in the Construction and Infrastructure practice group.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Partner
Limo Cherian focuses her practice on health care regulatory, transactional and litigation issues. She has represented physicians and physician groups, clinically integrated organizations,…
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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…
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Partner
Matthew S. Dicke is experienced in all facets of patent prosecution, freedom to operate and opinion work, and due diligence, as well as patent litigation and licensing. Mr. Dicke serves a…
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Government Affairs Advisor
Rene Diehl is a government affairs advisor in the Harrisburg office and is a member of the public policy group. She has nearly 20 years of experience working with the Pennsylvania…
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Associate
Wilhelm Dietz is an associate in the firm's Boston office where he is a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice group. He has experience counseling investment advisers…
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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…
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Government Affairs Analyst
OVERVIEW
Abby Dinegar is a government affairs analyst in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. She is a member of the Public Policy and Law practice group.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Prior to…
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Associate
Martin Folliard is an associate in the firm's Research Triangle Park office. He is a member of the Health Care and FDA practice group.
Prior to joining the firm, Martin served as the…
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Associate
Sumner Fontaine is an associate at the firm’s Charlotte office. He is a member of the banking and asset finance practice group. Mr. Fontaine focuses his practice on commercial lending,…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Chrissie Fox is an associate in the firm's complex commercial litigation and disputes practice group in London.
Chrissie qualified as a solicitor in September 2020, having completed her…
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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…
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Rebecca
Ms. Gill is a lawyer in our Corporate and Transactional team at the Melbourne office.
Primary Practice
Commercial Technology and Sourcing
Education

J.D., Melbourne School of Law University…
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Associate
Cal Gilmartin is an associate in the firm’s asset management and investment funds practice group.
Cal focuses his practice on representing open and closed-end investment management…
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Associate
Caleb Ginsberg is a member of the corporate/M&A practice group, focusing on sports, media and emerging growth sectors. Mr. Ginsberg has worked on matters for clients ranging from…
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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…
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Associate
Valeria Giorgetti is an associate in the firm's Milan office and is a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice group.
Prior to joining the firm, Valeria was an…
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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…
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Special Counsel
David Hartnett is a special counsel in the firm's Labour, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice. He has acted for major corporations and public sector agencies on occupational health…
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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,…
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Partner
Ms. Hastings concentrates her practice in government enforcement and internal investigations. She has extensive experience representing banks, investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other…
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Partner
Paul Haswell is a partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office. He is a member of the Technology Transactions and Sourcing practice, and has over 20 years of experience specializing in both…
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Partner
Merrick Hatcher concentrates his practice on transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, securities offerings and private equity and venture capital investments. He also…
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Partner
Ms. Hatfield is a partner in the firm’s Corporate/M&A practice group and is based in New York. She represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other business…
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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…
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Associate
Brigid Khuri is an associate in the firm’s Harrisburg office. She focuses her practice on regulatory compliance, with a focus on energy, environmental, and natural resource matters. Brigid…
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Lawyer
Alec Kibblewhite is an environmental and planning lawyer who focuses on the oil and gas, energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. He has worked in corporate roles in aviation including…
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Lawyer
Simon Kiburg is a lawyer in our asset management and investment funds practice area at the Melbourne office.
Simon advises clients on a range of regulatory and compliance issues relevant to…
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Senior Associate
Ben is a senior associate in the Corporate and M&A team in Perth. He has experience advising public and private clients (both Australian and international) across a range of industries…
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Partner
Henry Kim is a member of the energy, infrastructure and resources and international arbitration practices with a particular focus on cross-border multi-jurisdictional disputes arising out…
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Partner
Mr. Lehman concentrates in providing corporate, business and tax counseling to privately-held companies, including representing clients in transactions involving equity and debt financing,…
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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…
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Partner
Kasey Lekander is a partner in the firm’s Boston office. She is a member of the asset management and investment funds practice group. Kasey’s clients include a broad array of private funds…
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Lawyer
Louisa is a Mebourne based lawyer in the Complex Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution group.
Louisa joined K&L Gates' as a seasonal clerk in the Corporate group, before…
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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…
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Associate
Marissa Leon is an associate in the firm’s San Francisco office and is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions practice group. She focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, general…
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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…
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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…
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ASSOCIATE
Brianna Marshall is an associate in the firm’s Harrisburg office. She is a member of the Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice group.
Prior to joining the firm, Brianna served…
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Associate
Grant Martin is an associate in the firm’s Pittsburgh office and a member of the real estate practice group. He has experience in all aspects of transactional real estate law, including…
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Lawyer
Isobelle Martin is a lawyer in Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety (LEWS) practice in Brisbane. She joined K&L Gates as a paralegal in the LEWS team and joined the firm's graduate…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Annabelle North is an associate in the firm’s Boston office. She is a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice.
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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…
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Associate
Evelyn Norton is admitted to practice in South Carolina. She is not currently admitted in North Carolina.
Evelyn A. Norton is an associate at the firm’s Raleigh office where she is a member…
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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…
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Associate
Natasha Pereira is an associate at the firm’s Boston office, where she is a member of the litigation department. Ms. Pereira focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, with an…
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Associate
Victoria Pereira is an associate in the firm's Chicago office. She is a member of the Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation practice group. She focuses her practice on complex civil…
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Legal Consultant
Covadonga Corell Pérez de Rada is a legal consultant in the firm's Brussels office and a member of the Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation practice. She is a member of the Spanish…
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Partner
Nikolaos Peristerakis is a partner in K&L Gates' Brussels office. He is a member of the Antitrust, Competition & Trade Regulation practice group.
Nick has more than 20 years of…
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Associate
Nicholas Perkins is an associate at the firm’s Boston office. He is a member of the complex commercial litigation and disputes practice group.
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Associate
Eliza Perocchi is an associate in the firm’s Boston office. She is a member of the asset management and investment funds practice group.
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Lawyer
Ellen is a lawyer in the Corporate team based in Perth focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate structuring.
Ellen joined K&L Gates in 2018 as a…
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Associate
Jeffrey Richter is an associate in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and arbitration.
Jeffrey helps clients resolve litigation across a…
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Partner
Alex Rickarby and his team act for international and domestic clients focusing on the resolution of commercial claims across a range of industries, including oil and gas, mining services,…
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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…
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Of Counsel
Keri Riemer is of counsel in the Asset Management and Investment Funds group. She provides guidance to investment managers and funds on a broad range of federal securities law issues, and…
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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,…
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Partner
Estate Planning and Estate Administration: Including related tax planning.
Estate Planning and Trusts & Estates: Including multi-generation structures, family partnerships, corporate…
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Associate
Gabriel Scott is an associate in the firm’s Research Triangle Park office where he practices health law. Mr. Scott applies his prior experience in government, private practice, and…
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Partner
Talia Le Couteur Scott is a lawyer in the Melbourne intellectual property team and focuses on IP procurement and portfolio management. 
Talia began with the firm as part of the graduate…
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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…
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Associate
Jordan Seah is an Associate at the K&L Gates' Singapore office. He is a member of the Banking and Asset Finance practice group. 
Jordan began his legal career at the firm, where he…
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Senior Associate
Elodie Seddoh is an associate at the firm’s Paris office. She is a member of the Real Estate practice area.
Prior to joining the firm Elodie served as an associate at the France office of a…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Lara Wengenmayr is an associate in the firm's Berlin office and a member of the labor, employment and workplace safety practice group. She advises German and international companies on…
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Counsel
Dr. Simone Wernicke is a counsel for the Frankfurt office of K&L Gates.
She is a member of the banking and finance law (restructuring and insolvency law) practice group and the…
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Partner
Ms. Westbrook is a partner in the Raleigh office and has two distinct areas of practice: restructuring and insolvency and campaign finance. Currently serving as the U.S. practice group…
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Partner
Mr. Westmore has over 17 years' experience in complex energy and infrastructure projects.
In addition to his expertise in drafting and negotiating EPC agreements, power purchase agreements…
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Partner
Mr. Wheeler is a partner in K&L Gates’ Boston office in the investment management group. His practice focuses on advising mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, hedge funds, investment…
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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…
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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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