K&L Gates LLP

The Firm: K&L Gates’ London office is known for providing integrated legal teams to address the particular needs of a client, whether a complex global transaction, a corporate investigation, or a major dispute resolution exercise. The firm provides comprehensive international, domestic, and cross-border advice across a broad range of areas, and much of the advice the firm provides involves a combination of practice areas, bespoke to the needs of clients and the particular matter in hand.

K&L Gates is one of the largest law firms in the world with more than 45 offices located in key capital cities and world commercial and financial centres spanning five continents. Its many offices operate as one firm, offering clients local market knowledge and access to both national and international capabilities.

Main areas of practice

Corporate: K&L Gates advises on the full range of corporate and commercial matters, with extensive experience advising on all aspects of domestic and cross-border, public and private M&A transactions; debt and equity capital markets; private equity and venture capital; and the full spectrum of commercial contracts.

Real Estate: The Real Estate team has a wealth of transactional and advisory experience, delivering strategic and practical advice on corporate and joint venture matters, the financing of transactions, tax structures, acquisitions, developments, dispositions, leasing, construction issues (contentious and noncontentious), planning and environmental issues, and dispute resolution. The team also represents funders and investors on all aspects of commercial real estate investment, financing, and mainstream lending.

Finance: K&L Gates’ Finance practice advises banks and borrowers on all aspects of mainstream lending, structured finance and securitisation, commercial real estate financing, and restructuring transactions. The firm also has a dedicated Aviation Finance team with extensive experience representing airlines, financial institutions, and leasing companies around the globe.

Intellectual Property: The Intellectual Property team works on a wide range of commercial, regulatory, data protection, privacy and security, technology transactions, and intellectual property matters, particularly in the technology, retail, luxury, sports, consumer products, and gambling sectors. The team has a market reputation for trademark, design, copyright, and licensing, with expertise in cross-border counselling, registration, clearance, portfolio management, licensing, enforcement (opposition/cancellation proceedings), and disputes.

Asset Management and Investment Funds: Members of the practice advise on the organisation and day-to-day operations of investment advisers of all sizes, open and closed-end investment companies, exchange-traded funds, private funds companies, broker-dealers, retirement plans, family offices, operating platforms, and other service providers to the investment management and broader financial services industries. The team also advises on a broad range of United Kingdom and European Union regulatory matters. The London team is known for its work at the cutting-edge of emerging issues in the field and routinely advises on the establishment of innovative financial markets participants.

Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources: The lawyers in K&L Gates’ London Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice work together with colleagues across the globe to guide clients through strategic decisions, policy initiatives, commercial transactions, project financing and development, regulatory compliance, tax matters, credit trading, and litigation across all areas of energy, infrastructure, and resources, including renewables, offshore, maritime, oil and gas, transport and rail, and corporate energy sourcing and sustainability. In relation to construction and infrastructure, the team is known for its role in high-value projects and disputes. The team prides itself on maintaining a thorough grounding in both the legal and business dimensions of the energy and utilities industries.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution: The Litigation and Dispute Resolution team has the depth of experience and capability to deal with the most complex and difficult engagements efficiently and cost effectively, working with clients across a variety of industries and dispute types, including aviation, insurance, energy, finance and funds, media, gambling, sports, construction, and corporate transactional and joint venture disputes. Members of the practice manage cases in the English courts and in all major arbitral forums with a leading international arbitration practice. The team also handles fraud, white-collar defense, and corporate crime matters, and undertakes proceedings before regulatory and administrative bodies. The London office also has a dedicated Insurance Coverage practice, with extensive experience representing policyholders in presenting and pursuing claims against the London insurance market and beyond.

Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety: The London Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety team advises on the full range of employment issues, frequently working with colleagues across the firm’s European and other global offices to manage cross-jurisdictional employment projects and advice for clients. The firm’s cross-jurisdictional and cross-disciplinary Global Employer Solutions® also offers clients a single point of contact to access the global experience of lawyers throughout the firm, including in employment, workplace health and safety, immigration, benefits, tax, executive compensation, compliance, and investigations.

Competition and Regulatory: The Competition and Regulatory team provides advice on all European Union and United Kingdom competition and trade laws, including merger control and distribution issues, and represents clients’ interests before the European Commission.

London Managing Partner: Tony Griffiths (Managing Partner, London, Brussels, Dubai, and Doha Offices and Managing Partner, Europe and Middle East)

Offices

Europe: Berlin, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Milan, Munich, Paris. Middle East: Doha, Dubai. United States: Austin, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Harrisburg, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Newark, Orange County, Palo Alto, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Wilmington. South America: Sao Paulo. Asia: Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo. Australia: Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney.