Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates as local and regional leaders in numerous fields of practice in the 2025 edition of the Chambers Asia-Pacific guide. The guide recognises the firm and its lawyers across nine of our core practice areas in five jurisdictions and regionally, with 29 K&L Gates lawyers receiving individual rankings. 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 2025.

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 2025 guide 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 individual lawyers recognised in the 2025 guide include:

Asia-Pacific

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

Australia

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

Indonesia

• Projects & Energy (International Firms): Brad Roach
• Projects & Energy (International Firms): Marius Toime

Japan

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

Singapore

• Aviation: Finance: Duc Nguyen
• Aviation Finance: Samuel Kolehmainen
• Employment: International: Christopher Tan
• Energy & Natural Resources: International: Brad Roach
• Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas: Brad Roach
• Investment Funds: International: Jason Nelms
• Shipping: International: Litigation: Henry Kim

To view the firm’s full rankings, visit the 2025 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.