Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates and 17 of its lawyers as leaders in their fields of practice in the 2025 edition of Chambers Europe and the inaugural editions of the Chambers France and Chambers Germany guides. The guides ranked the firm and its lawyers in 15 categories across six regions, […]

On 14 March 2025, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the compliance dates for the amendments to Rule 35d-1 (Amended Names Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), by six months. However, as discussed below, some funds may have much longer to comply. In response […]

Global law firm K&L Gates has advised a pool of investors led by Crea.re Group S.r.l. in its acquisition of Turin’s Galleria Subalpina from the Opal fund, managed by Kryalos sgr and underwritten by Blackstone. Galleria Subalpina is a historic building dating back to 1873. The property covers an area […]

Indigenous Peoples and the Car Industry: How Hyundai Harms Indigenous Peoples Throughout the Americas  Country Global agnes Wed, 03/19/2025 – 15:49 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff)   The Hyundai Motor Company, one of the world’s largest automakers, has positioned itself as a […]

On 3 March 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it is expanding the scope of availability for companies to submit draft registration statements for nonpublic review. The SEC initially created the option in 2012 as part of the Jumpstart Our […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP served as co-counsel to multi-state bank holding company Wesbanco, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSBC) in connection with its acquisition of Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC) in a stock-for-stock merger pursuant to which Wesbanco issued approximately 28.8 million shares of its common stock as merger consideration. The […]