On 16 June 2026, the Victorian government introduced the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 (Vic) (the WFH Bill). The WFH Bill proposes a significant shift in workplace arrangements by embedding a statutory right for eligible employees to work from home for up to two days per week, […]

Global law firm K&L Gates advised StemCyte International, Ltd. on its US$14 million initial public offering and primary listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The capital raise was completed through the issuance of 22.23 million new shares.  Established in 2013, StemCyte International, Ltd. is a leading provider of cord blood […]

Executive Summary For decades, the False Claims Act (FCA) has served as the government’s primary tool for combating fraud involving federal funds. FCA enforcement has historically focused on well-established fraud theories such as overbilling, defective pricing, medically unnecessary services, and the submission of false invoices. However, over the last decade, […]

The Corporate practice of global law firm K&L Gates has been ranked in Q1 2026 industry league tables including The Deal, Pitchbook, LSEG, MergerMarket, and S&P. The firm earned recognition in S&P’s Asset Management, Investment Banks, Brokers and Capital Markets legal adviser rankings by deal count, underscoring its strength advising […]

The Government has recently published regulations and guidance for a new transparency regime requiring details of certain contractual control arrangements affecting registered land in England and Wales to be disclosed to HM Land Registry. The Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026 were laid before Parliament on 9 […]

Global law firm K&L Gates congratulates Washington, DC partner Craig Leen on his election as the 139th President of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC). The BADC, founded in 1871, is the third oldest bar association in the United States and the oldest in Washington, DC.  Leen’s election marks […]