Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates LLP and its lawyers across the United States as leaders in their respective practice areas in the 2025 edition of its Chambers USA guide. This includes nearly 65 practice rankings for the firm, including 13 nationwide, and nearly 180 lawyer recognitions.

Published annually, the guide recognizes the top lawyers and law firms across the United States, with rankings based on thousands of in-depth interviews conducted with lawyers and clients to assess the reputations and experience of lawyers around the country.

K&L Gates, as a firm, was recognized in the following categories:

Nationwide Rankings

• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
• Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Environment
• Government Relations: Federal
• Healthcare: Highly Regarded
• Hedge Funds
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
• Investment Funds: Investor Representation
• Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
• Oil & Gas Litigation
• Registered Funds
• Transportation: Aviation: Finance
• Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory

State Rankings

• Antitrust – Illinois
• Banking & Finance: Corporate Regulatory – Massachusetts
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring – North Carolina; Washington
• Construction – Pennsylvania; Tennessee
• Corporate/M&A – North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds; Oregon; South Carolina; Tennessee; Washington
• Corporate/M&A & Alternative Entities – Delaware
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – Illinois; Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Washington
• Energy & Natural Resources – Pennsylvania; Washington
• Environment – New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Tennessee; Washington
• Healthcare – North Carolina; Tennessee
• Hedge & Mutual Funds – Massachusetts
• Immigration – Texas
• Insurance – New Jersey; Pennsylvania
• Intellectual Property – Illinois; Massachusetts; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Washington
• Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – Illinois; Texas
• Labor & Employment – Massachusetts; New Jersey; North Carolina; Washington
• Litigation: General Commercial – Massachusetts; North Carolina; Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds; Tennessee; Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds; Washington
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations – Pennsylvania
• Real Estate – Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds; South Carolina; Washington
• Tax – Illinois, Washington
• Tax: Litigation – Texas
• Tax: State & Local – Texas

K&L Gates individuals recognized were:

Asset Management and Investment Funds

• Mark Amorosi – Registered Funds, Nationwide
• Sasha Burstein – Private Equity: Fund Formation, Nationwide
• Michael Caccese – Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts; Registered Funds, Nationwide
• Mark Goshko – Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts; Registered Funds, Nationwide
• Nicholas Hodge – Hedge Funds, Nationwide
• Pablo Man – Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts; Hedge Funds, Nationwide
• Ndenisarya Meekins – Registered Funds, Nationwide
• Margaret Niles – Investment Funds: Investor Representation, Nationwide
• Clair Pagnano – Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts
• George Zornada – Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts; Registered Funds, Nationwide
• Robert Zutz – Registered Funds, Nationwide

Consumer Products

• John Wilson – Sports Law, Nationwide

Corporate

• Curt Anderson – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Annette Becker – Corporate/M&A, Washington 
• James Bruce – Corporate/M&A, South Carolina 
• Won-Han Cheng – Tax, Washington
• Shiau Yen Chin-Dennis – Corporate/M&A, Oregon
• Randy Clark – Tax, North Carolina
• Stephan Coonrod – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• Brittany Doolittle – Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds
• David Edgar – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds 
• Eric Feldman – Corporate/M&A: Alternative Entities, Delaware
• Rick Giovannelli – Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds
• Karrie Johnson Diaz – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Washington
• Sean Jones – Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds
• Gary Kocher – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• William LeDoux – Tax: Litigation, Texas
• Michelle McCreery – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Brendan McDonnell – Corporate/M&A, Oregon
• Sam Megally – Tax: Litigation, Texas; Tax: State & Local, Texas
• Cynthia Ohlenforst – Tax: Litigation, Texas; Tax: State & Local, Texas
• Clayton Parker – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Florida: South
• Jessica Pearlman – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• Charles Purcell – Tax, Washington 
• Rob Starin – Tax, Washington
• Kevin Stichter – Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds 
• Adam Tejeda – Tax, New York 
• C.J. Voss – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• Scott Waxman – Corporate/M&A: Alternative Entities, Delaware 
• Mitchell Weiss – Tax, Illinois
• Brent Williams – Corporate/M&A, Illinois
• Megan Wotherspoon – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Robert Zinn – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources

• John Crossley – Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional, Nationwide
• Jack Dodson – Construction, Tennessee
• Maria Faconti – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity), Texas
• Kimberly Frank – Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), Nationwide
• William Holmes – Energy & Natural Resources, Oregon
• Donald Kaplan – Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), Nationwide
• Jeffrey King – Oil & Gas Litigation, Nationwide 
• George Kontakis – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime (New York), Nationwide
• Ryan Lee – Construction, Tennessee
• Richard Paciaroni – Construction, Pennsylvania
• Jason Richey – Construction, Pennsylvania
• Thomas Ryan – Energy & Natural Resources, Pennsylvania; Oil & Gas Litigation, Nationwide 
• Slade Sevier – Construction, Tennessee
• Elizabeth Thomas – Energy & Natural Resources, Washington
• Elizabeth Tiblets – Oil & Gas Litigation, Nationwide
• Kari Vander Stoep – Energy & Natural Resources, Washington
• David Wochner – Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation), Nationwide

Finance

• Grant Butler – Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Massachusetts
• Amanda Darling – Transportation: Aviation: Finance, Nationwide
• John Gardner – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, North Carolina
• Michael Gearin – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Washington
• Lee Hogewood III – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, North Carolina
• Jeff Kucera – Bankruptcy/Litigation, Florida
• Michael Lubic – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, California
• Brian Peterson – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Washington
• Stanley Ragalevsky – Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Massachusetts
• Brandy Sargent – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Oregon
• Adam Smith – Banking & Finance: Regulatory, Tennessee 
• Robert Tammero – Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Massachusetts
• Cynthia Weed – Banking & Finance: Public Finance, Washington
• David Weitman – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Texas 
• Margaret Westbrook – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, North Carolina

Intellectual Property

• Theo Angelis – Intellectual Property, Washington
• Jake Bernstein – Privacy & Data Security, Nationwide
• John Cotter – Intellectual Property, Massachusetts
• Christopher Graff – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Texas
• Pam Jacobson – Intellectual Property, Washington
• David Lu – Intellectual Property, Massachusetts 
• Patrick McElhinny – Intellectual Property, Pennsylvania
• Andrew Reibman – Intellectual Property, North Carolina

Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety

• Rosemary Alito – Labor & Employment, New Jersey
• Vincent Avallone – Labor & Employment, New Jersey 
• April Boyer – Labor & Employment, Florida
• Walker Coleman IV – Labor & Employment, South Carolina
• Mark Filipini – Labor & Employment, Washington 
• Brian Graham – Immigration, Texas
• Brent Hockaday – Labor & Employment, Texas
• David Lindsay – Labor & Employment, North Carolina
• Patrick Madden – Labor & Employment, Washington
• Kathleen Parker – Labor & Employment, Massachusetts
• Michael Pavlick – Labor & Employment, Pennsylvania
• Mark Pomfret – Labor & Employment, Massachusetts
• Adriana Reyes – Immigration, Texas
• Leann Walsh – Labor & Employment, North Carolina

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Thomas Birsic – Litigation: General Commercial, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Lindsay Bishop – Litigation: General Commercial, Massachusetts
• Jason Callen – Litigation: General Commercial, Tennessee
• Jackie Celender – Litigation: General Commercial, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Jonathan Cohen – Insurance: Policyholder, District of Columbia
• David Fine – Litigation: Appellate, Pennsylvania; Litigation: Product Liability, Pennsylvania
• David Fusco – Litigation: Product Liability, Pennsylvania; Product Liability & Mass Torts, Nationwide
• Philip Guess – Litigation: General Commercial, Washington
• Julie Anne Halter – E-Discovery & Information Governance, Nationwide
• Nathan Huff – Litigation: General Commercial, North Carolina
• Anthony La Rocco – Insurance, New Jersey
• David McGonigle – Insurance, Pennsylvania 
• Beth Petronio – Litigation: General Commercial, Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds
• Erin Palmer Polly – Litigation: General Commercial, Tennessee
• Marla Tun Reschly – Litigation: General Commercial, North Carolina
• Melissa Tea – Litigation: General Commercial, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Christopher Valente – Litigation: General Commercial, Massachusetts 
• Artoush Varshosaz – Litigation: General Commercial, Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds
• Pallavi Wahi – Litigation: General Commercial, Washington
• Matthew Weldon – International Arbitration: Counsel, Nationwide; International Arbitration Enforcement, Nationwide

Policy and Regulatory

• Stanford Baird – Environment, North Carolina 
• Gina Bertolini – Healthcare, North Carolina
• Leonard Bickwit – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide
• Limo Cherian – Healthcare, Illinois 
• Gail Conenello – Environment, New Jersey
• Daniel Crowley – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide
• Darlene Davis – Healthcare, North Carolina
• Carla DewBerry – Healthcare, Washington 
• Lauren Donahue – Antitrust, Illinois
• Bruce Heiman – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide
• Cliff Histed – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Illinois
• Mary Beth Johnston – Healthcare, North Carolina
• Steven Kowal – Antitrust, Illinois
• Dawn Lamparello – Environment, New Jersey
• John Lawrence – Healthcare, North Carolina
• Kim Looney – Healthcare, Tennessee
• Tad Macfarlan – Environment, Pennsylvania
• Michael Martinez – Antitrust, Illinois 
• Alyssa Moir – Environment, Washington
• Brian Montag – Environment, New Jersey
• William Myhre – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide
• David Naidu – Environment, New York
• Christopher Nasson – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Massachusetts 
• McNair Nichols – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, North Carolina
• David Rybicki – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, District of Columbia
• Karishma Shah Page – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide 
• Gary Qualls – Healthcare, North Carolina
• David Raphael – Environment, Pennsylvania
• David Rieser – Environment: Mainly Transactional, Illinois 
• Emanuel Rouvelas – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide; Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide
• Mark Ruge – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide
• Mark Rush – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania
• Andy Ruskin – Healthcare, District of Columbia
• Thomas Ryan – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania
• David Rybicki – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, District of Columbia
• Brian Saulnier – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania 
• Michael Scanlon – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide
• Ankur Tohan – Environment, Washington
• Hayley Trahan-Liptak – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Massachusetts
• Craig Trueblood – Environment, Washington
• Timothy Weston – Environment, Pennsylvania
• Craig Wilson – Environment, Pennsylvania
• Andrew Wright – Government Relations: Congressional Investigations, Nationwide

Real Estate

• Marisa Bocci – Real Estate, Washington 
• Rhys Hefta – Real Estate, Washington
• Amy Ironmonger – Leisure & Hospitality, Nationwide; Real Estate, South Carolina
• Michael King – Real Estate, North Carolina
• Matthew Norton – Leisure & Hospitality, Nationwide; Real Estate, South Carolina
• Pierce Richardson – Real Estate, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Charles Royce – Real Estate, Washington