| K&L Gates | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh |
| No. of offices | 40 |
| No. of attorneys | 1900 |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Revenue | NA |
| Date founded | 2007 (Pittsburgh) |
| Company type | LLP |
| Website | |
| www.klgates.com | |
K&L Gates LLP is a United States law firm with over 1,900 attorneys worldwide and is ranked as the 9th largest law firm in the United States by the National Law Journal[1] and as the 11th largest among law firms worldwide by The American Lawyer.[1] It has been described as "a lobbying firm that represents the hi-tech and energy sectors."[2] K&L Gates makes its headquarters in Downtown Pittsburgh in the K&L Gates Center.
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The firm was formed on January 1, 2007, by the merger of Pittsburgh-based Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, founded in 2005 when Pittsburgh-based Kirkpatrick, Pomeroy, Lockhart & Johnson, founded by Robert Kirkpatrick,Thomas Pomelroy, George Lokhart & Thoms Johnson in 1946 with London-based Nicholson Graham & Jones Ltd,founded by Henry Nicholson in 1858, with Seattle-based Preston Gates & Ellis, co-founded by William H. Gates, Sr.. In January, 2008, K&L Gates combined with Hughes & Luce, a Dallas, Texas-based firm of 150 attorneys with offices in Austin, Dallas, and Fort Worth. In July, 2008 K&L Gates combined with Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, a North Carolina-based firm of 200 attorneys with offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Research Triangle Park.[3] On March 1, 2009, K&L Gates merged with Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, a Chicago based firm with approximately 215 attorneys with offices in Chicago, San Diego and Washington, D.C.
K&L Gates has offices located in Anchorage, Austin, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Brussels, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Doha, Dubai, Fort Worth, Frankfurt, Harrisburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Moscow, Newark, New York City, Irvine, Palo Alto, Paris, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, São Paulo, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Spokane/Coeur d'Alene, Taipei, Tokyo, Warsaw and Washington, D.C.. K&L Gates represents capital markets participants and global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, and entrepreneurs as well as public sector entities.
The American Lawyer’s 2005 "Corporate Scorecard" ranked the firm as the leader among all firms in representation of fund clients in the mutual fund industry, and it is a leader in municipal finance, PIPE, private equity, and venture capital transactions.
Notable K&L lawyers include former U.S. senator Slade Gorton (R-Washington, served 1981-1987 and 1989-2001), former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, and former American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association and New England Bar Association President, Michael S. Greco.