K&L Gates GP
Client SatisfactionThe ‘very skilled, prepared and reactive’ team at K&L Gates GP maintains its stellar reputation for assisting with global merger control and foreign direct investments matters, and is increasingly attracting attention for its proficiency in handling international cartel investigations. Verticals agreements and distribution issues are also areas of strength. Francesco Carloni, Mélanie Bruneau, Nikolaos Peristerakis are the key senior names to note. State aid expert Lena Sandberg joined the firm in October 2024 from Gibson Dunn.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘This practice is not only technically competent and always up to date, it has also demonstrated a strong link between practitioners working on different matters and in different countries, enabling it to provide fast, sound and seamless advice. The business acumen of the partners is also of great value, allowing clients to be supported with a cross-matter approach which is extremely effective.’
- 'My impression has been extremely good, especially due to the constant availability (even with very short deadlines), the high level of competency and the ability to be able to provide short summaries when that is needed and to provide more context around a topic/question when that is needed.'
‘ I want to mentioned Francesco Carloni who I would recommend to anyone.’
‘Francesco Carloni and his EU team provided outstanding leadership and guidance to help us.'
'The K&L Gates EU competition team offered exceptional legal expertise and navigated the transaction seamlessly across multiple European and non-European jurisdictions. Great teamwork.’
‘Francesco Carloni is a true and trusted business partner and exceptional leader. His expertise, unwavering support and responsiveness are outstanding. He is a great advisor and person to work with.’
‘K&L Gates' partners and team are very skilled, prepared and reactive. One of the most important characteristic that makes this law firm different from the competitors is that the client has a sole partner as a point of contact at worldwide level. This characteristic is priceless in case of international project which involve many countries and subsidiaries.'
‘Francesco Carloni is a long-term, trusted advisor on everything from day-to-day to the most complex matters. He is knowledgeable, responsive, pragmatic and ensures reasonable billing for all work done. Without doubt, my first choice.’
Key clients
- Zegna
- The Washington Family
- Silicon Motion Technology
- Prada
- Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana; Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
- Fujifilm
- World Fuel Services
- Multi Service Tolls
- OTB and its brands (Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Jil Sander, Staff International)
- Ferring
- PlasticsEurope
- Reata Pharmaceuticals
- Salvatore Ferragamo
- Giorgio Armani
- FIATA
Work highlights
- Advising Fujifilm on merger control issues relating to its $700m acquisition of semiconductor high purity process chemicals business, CMC Materials KMG Corporation from Entegris.
- Advising The Washington Family - a member of the Poseidon consortium - on its acquisition of Atlas in an all-cash transaction for an enterprise value of approximately $10.9bn.
- Representing a major fashion brand before the European Commission and the US Department of State in an investigation into alleged cartel conduct in the fashion sector.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mélanie Bruneau, Francesco Carloni, Nikolaos Peristerakis