K&L Gates

K&L Gates LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm based in the United States, with international offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America.[1] Its namesake firms are Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, a Pittsburgh-based firm founded as Kirkpatrick, Pomeroy, Lockhart & Johnson in 1946, and Preston Gates & Ellis, a Seattle firm founded in 1883 whose prominent partners included William H. Gates, Sr., the attorney, philanthropist, and father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart merged with Preston Gates in 2007 to form K&L Gates, LLP.

K&L Gates LLP
No. of offices45
No. of attorneys1,800 (approx.)
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleJames Segerdahl (global managing partner), Michael Caccese (chairman, management committee)
RevenueIncrease US$ 990 million (2017)
Company typeLimited Liability Partnership
Websitewww.klgates.com

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