Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates and its lawyers as local and regional leaders in their respective practice areas in the 2026 edition of its Chambers Asia-Pacific guide. This includes 23 practice rankings for the firm, and more than 30 lawyer recognitions in nearly 30 categories. These rankings exclude the firm’s Greater China region practices and lawyers, which will be ranked separately in the Chambers and Partners’ Greater China Region guide to be released in January 2026.

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

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

Asia-Pacific Region

• Aviation: Finance

Australia

• Aviation
• Competition/Antitrust
• Construction
• Dispute Resolution
• Employment: Victoria
• Financial Services Regulation
• Intellectual Property
• Investment Funds
• Real Estate
• Restructuring/Insolvency
• Sports Law
• Tax
• TMT: IT & Telecommunications

Indonesia

• Corporate & Finance (International Firms)

Japan

• Banking & Finance: International

Malaysia

• Corporate & Finance (International Firms)

Singapore

• Aviation: Finance
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Highly Regarded
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation
• Employment: International
• Investment Funds: International
• Shipping: International: Litigation

K&L Gates individuals recognised include:

Asia-Pacific

• Samuel Kolehmainen – Aviation: Finance
• Robert Melson, Jr. – Aviation: Finance
• Duc Nguyen – Aviation: Finance 

Australia

• Cameron Abbott – TMT: Information Technology
• Simon Ashworth – Construction
• Samuel Brown – Real Estate
• Jim Bulling – Financial Services Regulation
• Andrew Chambers – Restructuring/Insolvency
• Matthew Cridland – Tax
• Tanya Denning – Energy & National Resources: Utilities
• Jonathan Feder – IP Trademark & Copyright
• Ayman Guirguis – Competition/Antitrust
• Betsy-Ann Howe – Tax
• Ravi Jayemanne – Superannuation
• Daniel Knight – Financial Services Regulation
• Paul Lalich – Environment & Planning
• Simon Moen – Real Estate
• Michaela Moloney – Employment (Victoria)
• Jason Opperman – Restructuring/Insolvency
• Nick Ruskin – Employment (Victoria)
• Sandra Steele – Construction
• Tim Webster – Dispute Resolution
• Tom Young – Aviation

Indonesia

• Marius Toime – Projects & Energy (International Firms) 

Japan

• Dale Araki – Corporate/M&A: International
• Robert Melson, Jr. – Banking & Finance: International Asset Finance
• Sebastian Smith – Banking & Finance: International Asset Finance

Singapore

• Henry Kim – Shipping: International: Litigation
• Samuel Kolehmainen – Aviation Finance
• David Kuo – Corporate/M&A: International
• Jason Nelms – Investment Funds: International
• Duc Nguyen – Aviation: Finance
• Christopher Tan – Employment: International

To view the firm’s full rankings, visit the 2026 Chambers Asia-Pacific guide.
 
All Singapore rankings relate to practices and individuals who are members of K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, a Singapore law firm which is the Singapore office of K&L Gates.