Global law firm K&L Gates is pleased to announce that 47 of its lawyers have been recognized as 2026 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers. The annual recognition is based on nominations from senior in-house counsel at large organizations around the globe who have worked with the nominated lawyers within the past three years. Lawyers are selected for the quality of their work, depth of experience, and ability to deliver meaningful impact for clients.

Congratulations to the following lawyers on this distinction:

• Meg Aitken
• Arthur Artinian
• Simon Ashworth
• Ronald Aulbach
• David Bartz
• Samuel Brown
• Mark Busch
• Paul Callegari 
• Jackie Celender
• Shiau Yen Chin-Dennis
• Walker Coleman
• Christien Corns
• Ruth Delaney
• Lauren Donahue
• Daniel Eliades 
• Rong Fan
• Ron Feldman
• Christopher Finnerty 
• Brian Graham
• Bill Holmes 
• Robert Honeywell
• Tucker Idol
• Henry Kim 
• George Kontakis
• Paul Lalich 
• David Lehman
• Mark Leslie
• James Lonie
• Russell Lyons
• Jennifer Marsh 
• Andrew Massey
• Brian Montag
• Clair Pagnano
• Kathleen Parker
• Michael Pavlick
• Virginia Peters
• Naomi Philp
• Alex Rickarby
• Slade Sevier
• Yujing Shu 
• Kathryn Starshak
• Jonathan Sutcliffe
• Vincent Tso
• Artoush Varshosaz
• Coleman Wombwell
• Michael Zanic
• George Zornada

K&L Gates is recognized consistently for providing clients with the most sophisticated solutions to legal challenges around the world. For more information on the firm’s awards and recognitions, please visit: klgates.com/accolades.