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 2024 edition of its Chambers USA guide. This includes nearly 60 practice rankings for the firm, including 12 nationwide, and nearly 160 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
• Healthcare: Highly Regarded
• Hedge Funds
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
• Oil & Gas Litigation
• Registered Funds
• Sports Law
• Transportation: Aviation: Finance
• Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory

State Rankings

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

K&L Gates individuals recognized were:

Asset Management and Investment Funds

• Mark Amorosi – Registered Funds, 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
• Karrie Johnson Diaz – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Washington
• Sean Jones – Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds
• Gary Kocher – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• 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
• Jessica Pearlman – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• Charles Purcell – Tax, Washington 
• Rob Starin – Tax, Washington
• Kevin Stichter – Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds 
• C.J. Voss – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• Scott Waxman – Corporate/M&A: Alternative Entities, Delaware 
• Megan Wotherspoon – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Robert Zinn – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources

• Jack Dodson – Construction, Tennessee
• Maria Faconti – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity), Texas
• Kimberly Frank – Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), Nationwide
• Eric Freedman – Energy & Natural Resources, Washington
• 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
• 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

• 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
• Adam Smith – Banking & Finance: Regulatory, Tennessee 
• Robert Tammero – Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Massachusetts
• David Weitman – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Texas 
• Margaret Westbrook – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, North Carolina

Intellectual Property

• Thomas Anderton – Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution, California 
• Theo Angelis – Intellectual Property, Washington
• Christopher Graff – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Texas
• Pam Jacobson – Intellectual Property, Washington
• David Lu – Intellectual Property, Massachusetts 
• Patrick McElhinny – Intellectual Property, Pennsylvania

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
• 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
• Jonathan Cohen – Insurance: Policyholder, District of Columbia
• David Fine – Litigation: Appellate, Pennsylvania
• Philip Guess – Litigation: General Commercial, Washington
• 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
• 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
• Robert Walker – Litigation: General Commercial, Tennessee
• 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
• Andrea Cunha – Healthcare, Texas
• Darlene Davis – Healthcare, North Carolina
• Carla DewBerry – Healthcare, Washington 
• Lauren Donahue – Antitrust, Illinois
• Janessa Glenn – Environment, Texas
• Bruce Heiman – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide
• Mary Beth Johnston – Healthcare, North Carolina
• Amanda Konarski – Environment, New Jersey 
• Steven Kowal – Antitrust, Illinois
• John Lawrence – Healthcare, North Carolina
• Kim Looney – Healthcare, Tennessee
• Ken Marlow – Healthcare, Tennessee 
• 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 
• Karishma Shah Page – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide 
• Gary Qualls – Healthcare, North Carolina
• David Raphael – Environment, Pennsylvania
• Leah Richardson – Healthcare, North Carolina 
• 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
• Brian Saulnier – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania 
• Michael Scanlon – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide
• Joshua Skora – Healthcare, Texas 
• Ankur Tohan – Environment, Washington
• 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 
• Matthew Harris – Real Estate, Tennessee
• Rhys Hefta – Real Estate, Washington
• Amy Ironmonger – Real Estate, South Carolina
• Michael King – Real Estate, North Carolina
• Matthew Norton – Real Estate, South Carolina
• Pierce Richardson – Real Estate, Pennsylvania
• Charles Royce – Real Estate, Washington