K&L Gates IP Practice and Lawyers Recognized in 2026 Edition of IAM Patent 1000

K&L Gates’ Intellectual Property practice and lawyers have once again been recognized in the 2026 edition of the IAM Patent 1000, a guide that focuses exclusively on patent practice and has firmly established itself as the definitive “go-to” resource for those seeking world-class legal patent expertise. 

The IAM Patent 1000 identifies outstanding firms and individuals by considering factors such as depth of knowledge, market presence, and level of work, as well as positive peer and client feedback. 

The firm earned recognition across eight jurisdictions, highlighting the strength of its integrated global patents platform and the depth of its bench across prosecution, litigation, and strategic counseling. This recognition includes 19 lawyers who were ranked based on client feedback and their strengths across various patent practices.  

The jurisdictions in which the firm was recognized include:   

International 

• Recommended firms 

Australia 

• Litigation 

United States: National 

• Recommended firms – Trade Secret Litigation

United States: Illinois 

• Litigation 

• Prosecution 

United States: North Carolina 

• Firms

United States: Pennsylvania 

• Litigation 

• Prosecution  

• Transactions 

United States: Washington 

• Litigation 

• Prosecution 

China: Foreign 

• Firms

The K&L Gates Individuals Recognized Include: 

Australia 

• Chris Round – Litigation 

United States: National 

• Christopher Centurelli – Patent 

• Vincent Galluzzo – Litigation 

United States: Illinois 

• Robert Barrett – Prosecution 

• Thomas Basso – Prosecution 

• Matthew Dicke – Prosecution 

• Jason Engel – Litigation 

• Jeffrey R. Gargano – Litigation 

• James Shimota – Litigation 

United States: North Carolina 

• David Easwaran – Prosecution 

• Vincent Galluzzo – Litigation 

United States: Pennsylvania 

• Roberto Capriotti – Prosecution 

• George Dickos – Transactions 

• Patrick J. McElhinny – Litigation 

• Anna Shabalov – Prosecution 

• Christopher Verdini – Prosecution 

United States: Washington 

• Pam Jacobson – Prosecution 

China: Foreign 

• Henry Wang – Litigation 

• George Summerfield – Litigation 

Hong Kong 

• Jay C. Chiu – Litigation

K&L Gates’ IP practice boasts more than 215 lawyers and professionals – including more than 110 registered patent lawyers, agents, and technology specialists with technical or advanced science degrees, 20 with doctorates – who devote their practices to helping clients establish, enforce, and leverage their intellectual property rights worldwide. The practice filed more than 5,475 patent applications and 4,020 trademarks worldwide in 2025.