K&L Gates

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = K&L Gates
headquarters =
num_offices = 28
num_attorneys = 1700
practice_areas = General practice
revenue = NA
date_founded = 2007 (Pittsburgh)
company_type = LLP
homepage = [http://www.klgates.com/home.aspx www.klgates.com]
firm_

K&L Gates LLP is a major United States law firm with over 1700 attorneys worldwide, large enough to be ranked as the 10th largest law firm in the world ref. It was formed on January 1, 2007, by the merger of Pittsburgh-based Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham with Seattle-based Preston Gates & Ellis, co-founded by William H. Gates, Sr.. This merger proved beneficial for both firms because Kirkpatrick and Lockhart Nicholson Graham had not previously had offices in Asia; likewise, Preston Gates & Ellis had not previously had offices in Europe. 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. [ [http://www.klgates.com/newsstand/detail.aspx?publication=4659] ]

K&L Gates has offices located in Anchorage, Austin, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Charlotte, Coeur d'Alene, Dallas, Fort Worth, Harrisburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York City, Irvine, Palo Alto, Paris, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Spokane, Taipei and Washington, D.C. K&L Gates represents capital markets participants and leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities.

K&L Gates practices law on an integrated and firm-wide basis. "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.

Some notable K&L lawyers include Gates, father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, former Republican Senator Rick Santorum, as well as former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh.

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External links

* [http://www.klgates.com/home.aspx Official site]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/139.html LawPeriscope Profile]