K&L Gates LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘James Green is a very competent and responsive partner, who understands what is needed.’

‘Great client service, can-do attitude and always available.’

‘Highly specialist and extremely knowledgeable team producing the highest standard of work. Brilliant team players and very commercial yet excellent with clients.’

‘Sarah Turpin is genuinely brilliant, one of the best insurance lawyers I have worked with. She is highly intelligent, very knowledgeable, very experienced, great with clients, commercial and tough yet extremely personable. She is first-rate across the board.’

‘The team is nimble and very adaptable in the way they fit in with their client’s working and communication practices and preferences. Great sense of humour compliments very nicely the deep knowledge of the law and experience of the insurance market and key stakeholders.’

‘Sarah Turpin is outstanding. Great balance of energy and calm demeanour at the required times.’

‘The team possess significant experience in contentious and non-contentious matters. It is equally adept at drafting conditions and dealing with disputes in the UK and internationally.’

‘The partner engagement is outstanding. This ensures every matter is carefully considered, and the advice and work product is first class. They are responsive and a delight to work with.’

‘Matthew Smith has a vast amount of experience in rail and works for many of the major players in the sector. He is responsive and gets to the core of a dispute quickly, is a brilliant tactician who provides pragmatic advice to his clients.’

‘Matthew is equally adroit at providing non-contentious advice. He has a calm, measured, and pragmatic approach.’

‘Nicola Ellis has a great eye for detail and works seamlessly with clients undertaking complex infrastructure projects. She really knows her stuff and provides excellent advice.‘

‘Inga Hall has extensive experience in rail and gives excellent, considered advice on contentious and non-contentious matters. She understands the detail of the matter, is never flustered, and works tirelessly for her clients.’

‘The team’s knowledge and ability to get to the heart of issues are always impressive.’

‘The K&L team works in a very collaborative fashion. They are clearly highly experienced, confident and effective in their litigation strategies.’

‘The K&L Gates’ dispute resolution team is robust and solid. It is a broad team of professionals with very diverse backgrounds and experience.’

‘John Magnin is exceptionally prudent and savvy when it comes to strategic advice.’

‘John Magnin has great judgement, both legal and commercial.’

‘John Magnin is very good with clients, straight talking, and experienced.’

‘Martin King is a star. He’s a genuinely excellent lawyer who can get to the heart of the matter, identify the relevant issues, and find a solution.’

‘We work the K&L Gates on a range of commercial matters. We are often bringing complicated matters to them, involving global commercial matters interlinked with industry specific regulations, often varying country to country. The team has been fantastic at getting to grips with our sector and specifically understanding our organisation, thus ensuring they provide advice in context.’

‘The team has worked with us in developing tools that support our business; distilling complex law and information into user friendly guides that can be understood by our global staff base, which sets them apart from other law firms. This approach is supporting our small in-house team serve a large team of commercially focused colleagues. They are very quick in response to our requests to analyse and support us with advice and drafting specific contract clauses and guidance.’

‘No question is too difficult for them. The personable and supportive approach of the whole team creates a positive and collaborative working relationship. ’

‘We would like to specifically mention Gabriella da Costa, Michal Kocon and Aurelija Grubytė. The three of them have partnered very well with us in our work on commercial and competition law matters. Their knowledge of the relevant law and regulations has been phenomenal. The three of them have taken us on a journey to understand and apply competition law to our in-house work. They grasp issues quickly and distil their advice into workable, easy to understand solutions.’

‘Excellent communication and professionalism. Always making time for us, coming back on time with in-depth guidance.’

‘Jennifer Marsh – excellent communication.’

‘Expertise in a very niche area that’s potentially high risk. Great thought partners to help shape business need and regulatory compliance.’

‘Rosie Naylor is an excellent technical associate with good practical experience.’

‘Electoral law is a highly specialised area, and of its nature somewhat cyclical. There are therefore only few law firms that devote time to such a practice. K&L Gates has long maintained a niche practice in this area, and having previously acted over many years for political parties and their candidates, the team now focuses more on the activities of non-party campaigners, i.e. those increasingly influential groups that seek to express a view in the context of an election, and their conduct is regulated as political parties are.’

‘The team is led by partner Dylan Moses who has particular experience in handling complaints of unlawful conduct by political figures, and also includes senior associate Rosie Naylor who has particular experience in advising non-party campaigners and in dealing with the Electoral Commission, and from time to time providing internal training for comms departments at larger corporate and charities.’

‘The team at K&L Gates provides outstanding leadership in a fully integrated way. We appreciate their commercial and proactive approach when it comes to our real estate portfolio and investment and divestment strategies. We appreciate the importance that the team acts on diversity and pro bono and the human quality of the people working for the firm from lawyers to staff.’

‘Chiara Del Frate stands out for her experience with commercial real estate and her ability to deal with complex transactions in domestic and cross border context. She is available even with short deadlines and always responsive. Chiara is a trusted business partner of our business, she cares, is pragmatic, problem solver and delivers an outstanding quality of work.’

‘Very strong team who worked well with each other and we use as clients.’

‘The K&L Gates real estate team are skilled, reactive and offer exceptional legal expertise.’

‘Chiara Del Frate is a trusted business partner with exceptional legal expertise and great leadership skills. She is a true force of nature in getting a matter completed, irrespective of how many legal issues may arise along the way!’

‘The K&L Gates team are very commercial and market focused – we have recognised their ability to progress a deal, particularly in the current challenging climate, to ensure the transaction is delivered for their client in an efficient and effective manner.’

‘Christian Major is excellent, commercially very astute and solution driven. He would be our go-to person.’

‘Matthew Walker has a vast amount of experience and gives considered, informed and pragmatic advice. He understands the industries he works in and is a commercial lawyer with a great eye for detail who gets to the core of a dispute quickly.’

‘Matthew Walker leads his team with aplomb and is a great communicator and tactician who always has on eye on the bigger picture. He leaves no stone unturned and gets results for his clients.’

‘Matthew Walker is a first-rate, knowledgeable construction lawyer, He has excellent client management and communication skills. Matthew has considerable experience in the Middle East. He thrives on understanding and unpicking the factual matrix so he can put the best case possible forward.’

‘Inga Hall has extensive experience and gives excellent, considered advice. She understands the detail of the matter, is never flustered and works tirelessly for her clients.’ 

‘Inga Hall quickly grasps difficult and complex concepts.’

‘Strong focus on achieving the best possible commercial position for their clients.’

‘The team consists of bright, attentive lawyers who are led by seasoned, experienced practitioners. They quickly get to the nub of the issues involved, which enables them to give timely, sound, practical, commercial advice.’

‘They understand the various dispute resolutions and give clients excellent advice to navigate them. The team is responsive and a delight to work with.’

‘Strong team with intelligent and personable lawyers. Very responsive, supportive and easy to work with.’

‘Nicola Ellis, a partner, is a strong technical lawyer that is very easy to work with and very responsive. She has good industry experience in the green hydrogen space, and is very commercial.’

‘The construction and property teams within K&L Gates have always been one of the best teams I have worked with. Very commercial and strategic advice.’

‘Kevin Greene in particular is very knowledgeable and always provides best in class service.’

‘The K&L team works as a proper global team. They provide commercial, pragmatic advice.’

‘Matthew Smith is very approachable. He is easy to work and engage with. His advice is clear and to the point while always making time for his clients. He provides commercial, professional challenge.’

‘Their lean deal team combined with the utilisation of subject-matter experts proved to be incredibly beneficial. The lead partner was consistently accessible and adeptly managed both the process and our expectations as clients.’

‘What truly sets K&L Gates apart was their ability to navigate the complexities of our multijurisdictional deal, particularly in navigating the intricate personnel elements across various European jurisdictions. Leveraging their extensive experience and global network, K&L Gates provided unified and thoughtful approaches without the need for extensive engagement of local counsel. This streamlined approach was instrumental in achieving timely results.’

‘K&L Gates impressed with their effective use of technology and commitment to diverse teams and collaborative processes. This forward-thinking approach not only enhanced efficiency but also contributed to a positive working environment.’

‘A standout individual from the K&L Gates team was Tom Wallace. Tom demonstrated exceptional control over all aspects of the deal, effectively allocating work to lower-cost resources when appropriate, and skilfully guiding us through our inquiries with a thoughtful and cost-effective approach.’

‘What stood out was the depth of experience and client-focused approach that K&L Gates brings to each engagement, ensuring that all legal, regulatory, and strategic aspects are meticulously managed to align with the client’s objectives.’

‘Paul Tetlow’s involvement was instrumental in navigating the complexities of this significant acquisition. His expertise in M&A, particularly in handling intricate aspects of maritime and drilling sector transactions, provided essential legal guidance that facilitated the successful conclusion of the deal. His contribution underscores the depth of experience and client-focused approach that K&L Gates brings to each engagement, ensuring that all legal, regulatory, and strategic aspects are meticulously managed to align with the client’s objectives.’

‘K&L Gates is a true international law firm and has the capacity to deliver high-standard work around the clock in various time zones.’ 

‘The quality of work produced by the team, ability to grasp complex issues, draft in an intelligible and persuasive manner, and produce pleadings of the very highest standard are the differentiators.’

‘K&L Gates has a deep pool of resources that it is able to flex as needed, and they are all focused on producing work to an exemplary standard.’

‘Ian Meredith and Ben Holland are exceptional individuals with deep knowledge of international arbitration and dispute resolution.’

‘Peter Morton has the unique capacity to make right-to-the-point strategic and tactical moves that are based on fact-based assessments of the current situation.’

‘Peter Morton makes the entire process like playing chess at Grandmaster level, which is truly an enjoyment for clients to observe. ‘

‘Louise Bond is very hard-working and a good listener, who has the capacity to understand clients.’

‘Burak Eryigit – clients are thoroughly impressed by his work and work ethic. Burak’s attention to detail, ability to identify loose ends and potential weaknesses, and unwavering commitment to produce first-class documents make him stand out as a lawyer.’

‘ It has a good breadth and also has good insights to the market.’

‘They always work well with all parties to get the deal done smoothly.’

‘They CARE!!! they get involved in an impassioned way.’

‘The responsive and flexible Peter O’Hare is an extremely knowledgeable and reliable presence on deals. Also, having had industry experience on secondment he has a good feel for the in-house challenges. An impressively composed lawyer who really knows how to manage a transaction.’

‘Peter O’Hare works hard to deliver solutions and remains available in deals as necessary, he clearly greatly enjoys his job and that comes across in the quality of his documentation, his responsiveness and the positivity he brings to transactions.’

‘An energy team that is focused on the contractors rather than the operators. They have a full understanding of the challenges facing contractors and are well versed in finding solutions.’

‘Jeremy Farr is a leader in his field and a joy to work with.’

‘K&L Gates stands out due to its unique blend of expertise, innovative ideas, and a strong commitment to diversity and technology. We appreciate the team’s depth of knowledge and key capabilities in handling complex cases with ease.’

‘The team has industry experience, takes a commercial approach and are solution-orientated.’

‘Exceptional legal expertise across a variety of areas, distinguished by its commitment to client success and ethical standards.’

‘Ben Holland has outstanding legal expertise in the oil and gas sector, particularly for clients in the power station industry.’

‘Very experienced and knowledgeable. Hands-on approach, very nice to deal with.’

‘The team are excellent, they offer clear and accurate advice, are diligent in their work, and are true advocates for the sector. They take time to understand the nuanced needs of the client which leads to excellent results. They are adaptive to the needs of the specific project which is valuable.’

‘They are able to advise on complex planning matters, s106 drafting, as well as risks and issues to the client. Moreover they provide an ‘onward’ view on implications of decisions made in the event of land sale. They are able to advise on complex planning matters linked to sites with multiple land owners, representing their clients best interests.’

‘I enjoy working with them and would recommend them to clients. They are team players who work well in a wider team to provide a joined up solution and strategy to a client. They are always available and able to turn advice and drafting around promptly.’

‘They are commercially aware and always looking ahead in terms of the practicality of S106 drafting.’

‘With wide experience in all aspects of planning law, as well as public sector practice, I’ve consistently been very satisfied with the service and quality of work.’

‘Feroze Abbas has unmatched knowledge of planning law and legislation. He has taken the time to understand the needs of the client to secure significant benefits.’

‘I’ve worked with Feroze Abbas and K&L Gates for several years, I have found them to be an excellent law firm to work with. As a public sector client, I place significant trust in external organisations to help deliver our statutory duties. K&L have always exceeded my expectations in this regard.’

‘Feroze Abbas has been my key contact and has always been on hand to provide excellent advice and deliver sound drafting of legal documents. Feroze having direct public sector experience helps as his unique understanding of the practicalities of local government is really useful, particularly when relaying particulars of decision making approvals and standing orders to other parties.’

‘Commercial, pragmatic, and very client and industry focused.’

‘Arthur Artinian is an acknowledged expert in his field and is a real trusted adviser. He always seeks to find solutions and to achieve strategic alignment with the goals of the business.’

‘Simon Casinader is a very practical lawyer who works to understand and align with the business needs while providing excellent counsel.’

‘Very pragmatic and to the point in every situation.’

‘Always very responsive and service-minded.’

‘Arthur Artinian and Simon Casinader are very responsive and a pleasure to work with. Their business-minded approach combined with their experience and expertise is pure gold.’

‘Solid IP team that provides well thought out and comprehensive, pragmatic advice. Firm does a good job of seeing around corners for issues that might not always be apparent from an IP clearance perspective.’

‘Arthur Artinian leads the team and is a very good relationship partner, proactive but also reactive to needs and comments about team, listens well, and provides timely advice that is business focused.’

‘The key interlocutors and aviation experts ensure that a deep aviation asset finance bench is available to service our transactions and that other practice expertise or jurisdictional expertise from the firm is always readily available, fully briefed, responsive and engaged.’

‘Most knowledgeable aviation asset finance partner was essentially available from London to this Asian client 24/7 and on short notice for face-to-face meetings. Legal advice always comes with a strong understanding of the client’s commercial issues and objectives.’

‘Small but very hard-working team with excellent industry knowledge.’

‘The K&L Gates team provides practical, business-focused advice.’

‘Philip Morgan and Kai Zhang provide excellent advice and come up with solutions that navigate the regulations and advance the business. They also keep up to date on upcoming regulatory developments which are key for growing a business.’

‘Excellent technical knowledge of the UK and EU regulations.’

‘This is a Rolls Royce firm providing a relentlessly results-driven service. The firm deals with the most complex and high-profile financial allegations and has the experience and specialisms to provide unrivalled service tailored to each client’s needs. The crime team at K&L Gates stands out from the herd for both the breadth of expertise and depth of knowledge.’

‘Dylan Moses and Rosie Naylor: A highly principled, ambitious, and committed team. They stand out for the innovative approach and tactical smarts that let them achieve results beyond any that could be expected.’

‘K&L Gates has the capacity and scale to offer a wide range of people and expertise in advising individuals caught up in white-collar crime investigations.’

‘Dylan Moses is a highly personable and well-liked figure in this sector with a wealth of experience in major cases.’

‘A young but experienced, organised, and highly motivated team who really know what they are doing.’

‘The team is led by Dylan Moses. Dylan is thoughtful and strategic and very collegiate. Very well thought of in the market.’

‘The team is experienced in white-collar crime matters, both in terms of advice to corporates and to individuals. This gives them an invaluable ability to see a case from all angles and develop the best strategy for the client. They have excellent strength in depth, a first-rate work ethic, and an ability to translate complex legal issues into a coherent strategy for the client.’

‘Dylan Moses is an exceptional lawyer, who combines first-rate technical skills with a sharp tactical mind. He is experienced, tenacious, and strategic. Rosie Naylor is a star of the future with a keen eye for detail, an excellent work ethic, and a calm manner under pressure.’

‘Highly technical approach underpinned by client service excellence and delivery.’ 

‘Very strong technical skills and understanding of all aspects of fund formation including innovative methods of structuring.’ 

‘A true business partner. Very knowledgeable and pragmatic regarding the clients’ needs.’ 

‘Daniel Greenaway is an exceptional lawyer.’ 

‘Daniel Greenaway and Laura Price went above and beyond to help us get to closing in a very tight timeframe. Their technical expertise and deep experience were a tremendous asset and as a bonus they were always great to deal with and very responsive.’ 

‘Dylan Moses runs the white-collar fraud team. His legal analysis is sharp and his emotional intelligence is even sharper.’

‘Rosie Naylor is a star of the future with a keen eye for detail, an excellent work ethic and a calm manner under pressure.’ 

‘Dylan Moses is a strong leader who inspires confidence from clients and who has been involved in some excellent cases since taking the helm at K&L Gates.’

‘The team have an almost unrivalled breadth of practice. They are also particularly strategically astute.’

‘Dylan Moses is an exceptional lawyer, who combines first-rate technical skills with a sharp tactical mind. He is experienced, tenacious and strategic.’

‘The team at K&L Gates stands apart from its competitors for blending three important qualities: significant experience in the financial and regulatory sectors, significant experience in criminal defence generally, and a unique, global perspective in its advice to clients in defending against increasingly common cross-border enforcement actions.’

‘Michael Ruck is a top professional and a stand-out financial crime lawyer. He considers all of the issues before committing to clear and decisive advice.’

‘Jennifer Marsh has the excellent ability to cut to the core concerns. Her advice is measured and appropriate and whilst it highlights the risks of any particular proposal, always takes into account our appetite for risk and advises accordingly.’

‘The team is very strong across the board, ably led by Jennifer Marsh with strong support from Michal Kocon and more junior associates. The team has been extremely engaged with the commercial teams demonstrating that they really take the time to understand the business and market context. They then distil this into pragmatic advice tailored for the commercial situation while maintaining compliance.’

‘Jennifer Marsh is an exceptional lawyer. She takes a complex area of law and breaks it down in a way which is directly digestible for the business teams while also accounting for the commercial drivers of the company.’

‘Michal Kocon is extremely approachable and gets to the point of the issue quickly before providing pragmatic advice.’

‘Easily understands the business context and proactively guides us toward different paths and the legal implications associated with these paths.’

‘I found K&L Gates’ help invaluable in a tricky situation.’

‘Jennifer Marsh is an immensely reassuring presence. Commanding in negotiations, her great intelligence is deployed to devastating effect. All over the detail, but never losing sight of the bigger picture, you definitely want Jennifer in your corner.’

‘Simple to work with. Straightforward, no fuss. Ability to feel and understand our level or risk. Extremely knowledgeable in the area of law.’

‘A strong property finance team which knows its stuff.’

‘Richard Hardwick is an absolute joy to work with.’

‘The team have very strong real estate finance knowledge and ensure that the bank’s position is always protected.’

‘Always ensure that a transaction completes on time.‘

‘They made sure that the basics were faultless and then added to that with sensible and astutely commercial thinking.’

‘Jonathan Lawrence is highly responsive and easy to run matters past.’

‘Jonathan Lawrence was exceptional – he advocated for the best possible outcome and never let the pressure drop.’

‘The team at K&L Gates is extremely versatile, and has the capacity to identify subject matter experts in virtually any field.

‘Breadth of legal areas covered, experienced and knowledgeable team’

‘Very hands on, attentive, pragmatic, strategic – results driven. Pay for work delivered not for lots of bodies to touch a particular matter.’

‘Approachable, talk in easy to understand language, not loads of legal jargon. ’

‘Legal acumen, creative approaches to complex issues, and excellent customer service. They are a pleasure to work with. ’

‘The team nails the concept of bespoke client service.’

‘Pallavi Mehta Wahi redefines law firm-in house partnerships.’

‘The professionalism, constant availability despite short notice and dedication to the client are the features that make the K&L Gates team unique. The level of collaboration is outstanding, as well as the understanding of the specific needs of the client.’

‘The subject matter knowledge of the individuals working with us and their understanding of our specific needs, together with their dedication and availability, make the outcome of their work incomparable.’

‘Good preparation of pleadings, excellent client care and expert team liaison. K&L Gates team are excellent to work with.’

‘Outstanding ability to outperform the sector with collaborative approach and prompt attention to all legal issues makes K&L Gates our first choice when legal assistance is required. From the partners’ attention to detail and the associates’ (team) continuous diligent attention to detail and explanation of the ongoing works with regards to billing is exceptional. Also, their diversity policy allows for useful interaction with our management.’

‘K&L Gates team deserve recognition as they have outperformed our expectations and the attention to service details is exceptional. We continue to appoint K&L Gates for all legal works due to the collaborative approach adopted by its Partner Mr. Pawel Piotrowski and Mr. Burak Eryigit. We have not experienced such holistic approach to providing legal service from any other practice.’

‘Matthew Walker has shown strong leadership skills in his role as Presiding Arbitrator, thoughtfully managing tribunal discussions, swiftly preparing proposed drafts to enable the proceedings to proceed expediently and displaying an excellent grasp of the parties’ issues and concerns.’

‘There is a very wide selection of skilled individuals in the practice which means that any area of concern or expertise can be addressed by a team member appropriately skilled. The team, support staff and offices are all excellent and provide a comprehensive professional service.’

‘The team is fantastic and very knowledgeable.’

‘They are friendly, knowledgeable and willing to do what it takes for a successful outcome.’

‘Good trial team; reasonable rates and good collaboration.’

‘Rob Dodson is an excellent trial lawyer.’

‘Emma Wolfe is a solid collaborator and strong strategist.’

‘The multi-jurisdictional construction practice at K&L Gates stands out, particularly the interface between construction lawyers in the US and construction lawyers in Europe and MENA.’

‘Richard Paciaroni stands out for his substantive knowledge of construction law and trial skills.’

‘The construction disputes practice at K&L Gates is highly competent and professional. They have the ability to manage a variety of disputes from local construction disputes to international arbitration matters involving various international parties.’