Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates as local and regional leaders in numerous fields of practice in the 2023 edition of the Chambers Asia Pacific guide. The guide recognises the firm and its lawyers across 18 practices in five jurisdictions spanning the Asia-Pacific region, with 23 K&L Gates lawyers receiving individual rankings. These rankings exclude our Greater China region practices and lawyers, which will be recognised separately in the Chambers and Partners’ Greater China Region guide to be released in January 2023.

Published annually, Chambers and Partners rankings are 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, is recognised in the Asia Pacific 2023 guide in the following categories.  

Asia-Pacific Region

• Aviation: Finance

Australia

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

Indonesia

• Corporate & Finance (International Firms)

Japan

• Banking & Finance (International)

Malaysia

• Corporate & Finance (International Firms)

Singapore

• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Highly Regarded
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation
• Employment: International

K&L Gates individual lawyers recognised in the 2023 guide include:

Asia-Pacific

• Aviation: Finance: Robert E Melson Jr

Australia

• Aviation: Thomas Young
• Competition/Antitrust: Ayman Guirguis
• Construction: Sandra Steele
• Construction: Simon Ashworth
• Dispute Resolution: Tim Webster
• Employment (Victoria): Michaela Moloney 
• Employment (Victoria): Nick Ruskin
• Financial Services Regulation: Daniel Knight
• Financial Services Regulation: Jim Bulling
• Life Sciences: Patrick Sands
• Real Estate: Randall Gerkens
• Real Estate: Samuel Brown
• Restructuring/Insolvency: Andrew Chambers
• Restructuring/Insolvency: Jason Opperman
• Tax: Betsy-Ann Howe
• Tax: Matthew Cridland

Indonesia

• Projects & Energy (International Firms): Lian Yok Tan

Japan

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

Singapore

• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Raja Bose
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation: N. Sreenivasan SC
• Employment: International: Christopher Tan
• Energy & Natural Resources: International: Lian Yok Tan

To view the firm’s full rankings, visit the 2023 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.