What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less Throughout 2024, we published three series highlighting emerging and evolving trends in litigation. From generative AI to ESG litigation, our lawyers continue to provide concise, timely updates on the issues most critical to our clients and their businesses. In a […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP successfully represented Ocean Harvesters, the owner and operator of more than 30 fishing vessels in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, and related defendants in a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit brought by two relators alleging violations of the False Claims Act. The United […]

In our earlier alert on third-party funding (TPF) and the UK Supreme Court’s decision in PACCAR, we discussed the initial industry reaction, subsequent litigation, and legislative reform proposals (at the time, through the remit of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC Bill) – introduced by the former, Conservative […]

Melbourne – Global law firm K&L Gates continues to grow its Intellectual Property (IP) practice with the appointment of patent litigator Rachelle Downie as a partner in Melbourne. Downie joins the firm from Corrs Chambers Westgarth, where she was a special counsel in its intellectual property litigation group.  Downie is […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized its “open banking” rule in late 2024. As required by Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, the CFPB promulgated the rule to require certain financial services entities to provide for the limited sharing of consumer data and to standardize the way […]

Global law firm K&L Gates has advised Clean Power Hydrogen plc (CPH2), the UK-based green hydrogen technology and manufacturing company that has developed the IP-protected Membrane-Free Electrolyser, on a successful placing, subscription and retail offer of more than 84 million new shares, to raise gross proceeds of over £6.3 million. […]