K&L Gates LLP and 17 lawyers across the firm’s global platform have been recognized among the world’s leading trademark professionals in World Trademark Review’s annual WTR 1000 rankings, a comprehensive survey of leading trademark practitioners in more than 80 key jurisdictions worldwide. As a firm, K&L Gates was ranked in the […]

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s 2023 “one-to-one consent rule” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In Insurance Marketing Coalition, Ltd. v. Federal Communications Commission,1 the Court struck down the order that (1) would have limited businesses’ ability to obtain prior express consent from […]

Global law firm K&L Gates congratulates Paris Managing Partner Louis Degos on his election to president of the Paris Bar (Bâtonnier), a role which he will officially assume from 2026 to 2027. The election marks a new high in Degos’ career as the Paris Bar, which comprises close to 35,000 […]

In a move that has sparked concern among public health experts, staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been instructed to halt communication with the World Health Organization (WHO). This directive follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2021, which […]

Member Spotlight Series: Marshall Kirkpatrick Country United States agnes Mon, 02/03/2025 – 12:13 Issues None Program 5 Main Image Cultural Survival’s community includes people from all walks of life, with beautiful stories to tell of your own about why you decided to become an advocate for Indigenous Peoples’ rights. Sharing […]

On 1 February 2025, President Trump announced that the United States plans to impose additional tariffs on imports from Canada, China, and Mexico to address “the sustained influx of illicit opioids and other drugs” into the United States which is having “profound consequences on our Nation, endangering lives and putting […]

In the midst of the multiple executive orders issued in the first days of the Trump administration, on 23 January 2025, the White House issued an executive order entitled Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence (AI EO). At a high-level, President Trump issued the AI EO to (1) […]