Chambers Global 2026 Guide Ranks K&L Gates Lawyers, Practices

Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates and its lawyers as local and regional leaders in their respective practice areas in the 2026 edition of its Chambers Global guide. This includes 28 practice rankings for the firm, and 60 lawyer recognitions in nearly 50 categories across 17 jurisdictions.

Published annually, Chambers and Partners rankings are based on thousands of in-depth interviews conducted with lawyers and clients to evaluate the reputations and experience of lawyers around the world.

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

Asia-Pacific Region

• Aviation: Finance

Australia

• Dispute Resolution
• Intellectual Property

China (including Hong Kong)

• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)

Germany

• Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Indonesia

• Corporate & Finance (International Firms) - Expertise Based Abroad - Singapore

Ireland

• Investment Funds

Italy

• Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Japan

• Banking & Finance: International

Malaysia

• Corporate & Finance - Expertise Base Abroad - China
• Corporate & Finance (International Firms)

Qatar

• Banking & Finance
• Corporate/Commercial
• Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• Projects & Energy

Singapore

• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Highly Regarded
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation
• Projects & Energy - Foreign Expertise - Indonesia
• Shipping: International: Litigation

Taiwan

• Capital Markets
• Corporate/M&A
• International Capabilities

United Arab Emirates

• Construction

USA

• Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Hedge Funds
• Investment Funds: Investor Representation
• Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
• Registered Funds

K&L Gates individuals recognized were:

Asia-Pacific Region

• Samuel Kolehmainen - Aviation: Finance
• Robert Melson - Aviation: Finance
• Duc Nguyen - Aviation: Finance

Australia

• Tanya Denning - Energy & Natural Resources: Utilities
• Jonathan Feder - Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright
• Tim Webster - Dispute Resolution

Belgium

• Francesco Carloni - Competition: EU

China: International (including Hong Kong)

• Guiping Lu - Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)
• Scott Peterman - Investment Funds (International Firms)

France

• Louis Degos - International Arbitration

Indonesia: International

• Marius Toime - Projects & Energy (Expertise Based Abroad - Singapore)

Ireland

• Gayle Bowen - Investment Funds
• Hazel Doyle - Investment Funds
• Shane Geraghty - Investment Funds

Italy

• Giampaolo Salsi - Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
• Bruno Vascellari - Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Japan

• Dale Araki - Corporate/M&A: International
• Robert Melson - Banking & Finance: International Asset Finance
• Sebastian Smith - Banking & Finance: International Asset Finance

Qatar

• Simon Chan - Banking & Finance
• Burak Eryigit - Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• Amjad Hussain - Banking & Finance; Corporate/Commercial
• Paweł Piotrowski - Projects & Energy
• Matthew Walker - Dispute Resolution (Expertise Based Abroad - UK)

Singapore

• Henry Kim - Shipping: International: Litigation
• David Kuo - Corporate/M&A: International
• Marius Toime - Projects & Energy (Foreign Expertise - Indonesia)

Taiwan

• Billy Chen - Capital Markets; Corporate/M&A
• James Chen - Capital Markets; Corporate/M&A
• Jacqueline Fu - Capital Markets; Corporate/M&A

UK

• Arthur Artinian - Intellectual Property
• Ben Holland - Energy & Natural Resources: Disputes; International Arbitration
• Sarah Turpin - Insurance: Mainly Policyholders

United Arab Emirates

• Farah Al-Nabulsi - Commercial Contracts
• Jennifer Paterson - Construction: Dispute Resolution
• Jonathan Sutcliffe - Construction: Dispute Resolution; Dispute Resolution

USA

• Mark Amorosi - Registered Funds
• Jake Bernstein - Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
• Sasha Burstein - Private Equity: Fund Formation
• Michael Caccese - Registered Funds
• John Crossley - Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
• Kimberly Frank - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Mark Goshko - Registered Funds
• Julie Anne Halter - E-Discovery & Information Governance
• Nicholas Hodge - Hedge Funds
• Donald Kaplan - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Robert Leonard - Hedge Funds
• Pablo Man - Hedge Funds
• Ndenisarya Meekins - Registered Funds
• Margaret Niles - Investment Funds: Investor Representation
• Matthew Weldon - International Arbitration: Counsel
• David Wochner - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
• George Zornada - Registered Funds
• Robert Zutz - Registered Funds

To view the firm's full rankings, visit the Chambers Global guide.