K&L Gates
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K&L Gates LLP is an American multinational corporation law firm based in the United States, with international offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America.[3] Its namesake firms are Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, a Pittsburgh-based firm founded as Kirkpatrick, Pomeroy, Lockhart & Johnson in 1946, and Preston Gates & Ellis, a Seattle firm founded in 1883 whose prominent partners included William H. Gates Sr., the attorney, philanthropist, and father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart merged with Preston Gates in 2007 to form K&L Gates, LLP.
Headquarters | K&L Gates Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] |
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No. of offices | 45 |
No. of attorneys | 1,800 (approx.)[2] |
Major practice areas | General practice |
Key people | James Segerdahl (global managing partner), Michael Caccese (chairman, management committee) |
Revenue | US$ 990 million (2017)[2] |
Date founded | 1946 (Pittsburgh) 1883 (Seattle) |
Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
Website | www.klgates.com |
Measured by headcount, it was the 12th largest law firm in the United States in 2018.[4][5] The firm delivers legal services at both an individual office level and through nine broad 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, each of which also include a number of subject matter and industry-based practice groups.[6]
As of March 2017[update], the leaders of K&L Gates are James Segerdahl (global managing partner) and Michael Caccese (chairman, management committee).[7]