Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates LLP and its lawyers across the United States as leaders in their respective practice areas in the 2023 edition of its Chambers USA guide. This includes 48 practice rankings for the firm, including nine nationwide, and more than 135 lawyer recognitions.

Published annually, the guide recognizes the top lawyers and law firms across the United States, with rankings based on thousands of in-depth interviews conducted with lawyers and clients to assess the reputations and experience of lawyers around the country.

K&L Gates, as a firm, was recognized in the following categories:

Nationwide Rankings

• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
• Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Environment
• Government Relations: Federal
• Healthcare: Highly Regarded
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
• Oil & Gas Litigation
• Registered Funds
• Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory

State Rankings

• Antitrust – Illinois
• Antitrust – Massachusetts
• Banking & Finance: Corporate Regulatory – Massachusetts
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring – North Carolina
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Washington
• Construction – Pennsylvania
• Construction – Tennessee
• Corporate/M&A – North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds
• Corporate/M&A – Oregon
• Corporate/M&A – Tennessee
• Corporate/M&A – Washington
• Corporate/M&A & Alternative Entities – Delaware
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – Illinois
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Washington
• Energy & Natural Resources – Pennsylvania
• Energy & Natural Resources – Washington
• Environment – New Jersey
• Environment – Pennsylvania
• Environment – Washington
• Healthcare – North Carolina
• Healthcare – Tennessee
• Hedge & Mutual Funds – Massachusetts
• Immigration – Texas
• Insurance – Pennsylvania
• Intellectual Property – Massachusetts
• Intellectual Property – Pennsylvania
• Intellectual Property – Washington
• Labor & Employment – New Jersey
• Labor & Employment – North Carolina
• Labor & Employment – Washington
• Litigation: General Commercial – Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Litigation: General Commercial – Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds
• Litigation: General Commercial – Washington
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations – Pennsylvania
• Real Estate – Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Real Estate – South Carolina
• Real Estate – Washington
• Tax – Washington

K&L Gates individuals recognized were:

Asset Management and Investment Funds

• Mark Amorosi – Registered Funds, Nationwide
• Ndenisarya Bregasi – Registered Funds, Nationwide
• Michael Caccese – Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts; Registered Funds, Nationwide
• Mark Goshko – Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts; Registered Funds, Nationwide
• Nicholas Hodge – Hedge Funds, Nationwide
• Pablo Man – Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts
• Margaret Niles – Investment Funds: Investor Representation, Nationwide
• Clair Pagnano – Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts
• George Zornada – Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts
• Robert Zutz – Registered Funds, Nationwide

Corporate

• Curt Anderson – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Annette Becker – Corporate/M&A, Washington 
• James Bruce – Corporate/M&A, South Carolina 
• Won-Han Cheng – Tax, Washington
• Shiau Yen Chin-Dennis – Corporate/M&A, Oregon
• Stephan Coonrod – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• Karrie Johnson Diaz – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Washington
• David Edgar – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds 
• Eric Feldman – Corporate/M&A: Alternative Entities, Delaware
• Rick Giovannelli – Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds
• Sean Jones – Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds
• Gary Kocher – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• Brendan McDonnell – Corporate/M&A, Oregon
• Sam Megally – Tax: Litigation, Texas; Tax: State & Local, Texas
• Cynthia Ohlenforst – Tax: Litigation, Texas; Tax: State & Local, Texas
• Clayton Parker – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Florida: South 
• Jessica Pearlman – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• Charles Purcell – Tax, Washington 
• Rob Starin – Tax, Washington
• Kevin Stichter – Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds 
• Adam Tejeda – Tax, New York 
• Christopher Voss – Corporate/M&A, Washington
• Scott Waxman – Corporate/M&A: Alternative Entities, Delaware 
• Megan Wotherspoon – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Robert Zinn – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources

• Jack Dodson – Construction, Tennessee
• Maria Faconti – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity), Texas
• Kimberly Frank – Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), Nationwide
• Eric Freedman – Energy & Natural Resources, Washington
• William Holmes – Energy & Natural Resources, Oregon
• Donald Kaplan – Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), Nationwide
• Jeffrey King – Oil & Gas Litigation, Nationwide 
• George Kontakis – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime (New York), Nationwide
• Richard Paciaroni – Construction, Pennsylvania
• Jason Richey – Construction, Pennsylvania
• Thomas Ryan – Energy & Natural Resources, Pennsylvania 
• Slade Sevier – Construction, Tennessee
• Elizabeth Thomas – Energy & Natural Resources, Washington
• Elizabeth Tiblets – Oil & Gas Litigation, Nationwide
• Kari Vander Stoep – Energy & Natural Resources, Washington

Finance

• Michael Cuda – Banking & Finance, Texas
• John Gardner – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, North Carolina
• Michael Gearin – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Washington
• Lee Hogewood III – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, North Carolina
• Michael Lubic – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, California
• Stanley Ragalevsky – Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Massachusetts
• Adam Smith – Banking & Finance: Regulatory, Tennessee 
• Robert Tammero – Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Massachusetts 
• Margaret Westbrook – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, North Carolina

Intellectual Property

• Thomas Anderton – Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution, California 
• Theo Angelis – Intellectual Property, Washington
• Christopher Graff – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Texas
• Pam Jacobson – Intellectual Property, Washington
• Patrick McElhinny – Intellectual Property, Pennsylvania

Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety 

• Rosemary Alito – Labor & Employment, New Jersey
• Vincent Avallone – Labor & Employment, New Jersey 
• Walker Coleman IV – Labor & Employment, South Carolina
• Mark Filipini – Labor & Employment, Washington 
• Brian Graham – Immigration, Texas
• David Lindsay – Labor & Employment, North Carolina
• Patrick Madden – Labor & Employment, Washington
• Leann Walsh – Labor & Employment, North Carolina

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Thomas Birsic – Litigation: General Commercial, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Lindsay Bishop – Litigation: General Commercial, Massachusetts
• Jonathan Cohen – Insurance: Policyholder, District of Columbia
• David Fine – Litigation: Appellate, Pennsylvania
• Philip Guess – Litigation: General Commercial, Washington
• Anthony La Rocco – Insurance, New Jersey
• David McGonigle – Insurance, Pennsylvania 
• Melissa Tea – Litigation: General Commercial, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Pallavi Wahi – Litigation: General Commercial, Washington
• Robert Walker – Litigation: General Commercial, Tennessee
• Matthew Weldon – International Arbitration: Enforcement, Nationwide

Policy and Regulatory

• Stanford Baird – Environment, North Carolina 
• Gina Bertolini – Healthcare, North Carolina
• Leonard Bickwit – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide
• Limo Cherian – Healthcare, Illinois 
• Gail Conenello – Environment, New Jersey
• Daniel Crowley – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide
• Darlene Davis – Healthcare, North Carolina
• Carla DewBerry – Healthcare, Washington 
• Lauren Donahue – Antitrust, Illinois
• Janessa Glenn – Environment, Texas
• Bruce Heiman – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide
• Mary Beth Johnston – Healthcare, North Carolina
• Amanda Konarski – Environment, New Jersey 
• Steven Kowal – Antitrust, Illinois
• Kim Looney – Healthcare: Regulatory, Tennessee
• Kenneth Marlow – Healthcare, Tennessee 
• Michael Martinez – Antitrust, Illinois 
• Alyssa Moir – Environment, Washington
• Brian Montag – Environment, New Jersey
• William Myhre – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide
• David Naidu – Environment, New York
• Christopher Nasson – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Massachusetts 
• Karishma Shah Page – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide 
• Gary Qualls – Healthcare, North Carolina
• David Raphael – Environment, Pennsylvania
• David Rieser – Environment: Mainly Transactional, Illinois 
• Jorge Romero – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide
• Emanuel Rouvelas – Government Relations: Federal, Nationwide; Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide
• Mark Ruge – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide
• Mark Rush – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania
• Andy Ruskin – Healthcare, District of Columbia
• Thomas Ryan – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania
• Brian Saulnier – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania 
• Michael Scanlon – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide
• Joshua Skora – Healthcare, Texas 
• Ankur Tohan – Environment, Washington
• Craig Trueblood – Environment, Washington
• Timothy Weston – Environment, Pennsylvania
• Craig Wilson – Environment, Pennsylvania
• Andrew Wright – Government Relations: Congressional Investigations, Nationwide

Real Estate

• Marisa Bocci – Real Estate, Washington 
• Matthew Harris – Real Estate, Tennessee
• Rhys Hefta – Real Estate, Washington
• Michael King – Real Estate, North Carolina
• Matthew Norton – Real Estate, South Carolina
• Pierce Richardson – Real Estate, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Charles Royce – Real Estate, Washington
• Shannon Skinner – Real Estate, Washington