Rankings & Recognitions
K&L Gates Practices, Lawyers Recognised in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2027 Edition
K&L Gates has been recognised in 30 practice areas in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2027 edition, with more than 50 lawyers recommended as leading practitioners. Published annually, the rankings highlight the UK’s leading lawyers providing essential practice guidance around laws and regulations in key jurisdictions.
K&L Gates was ranked in the following practice categories:
- Aviation
- Commercial contracts
- Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Commercial property: development
- Commercial property: investment
- Construction: contentious
- Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Derivatives and structured products
- Electoral
- Equity capital markets small-mid cap
- EU and competition
- Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- International arbitration
- M&A: lower mid-market deals, £100m-£750m
- Oil and gas
- Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Private funds
- Property finance
- Rail
- Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Retail and consumer
- Retail funds
- Transport finance and leasing
- Venture capital
Along with the firm’s rankings, 15 K&L Gates lawyers were identified by The Legal 500 as either a “Hall of Fame” member, “Leading Partner,” “Next Generation Partner,” or “Leading Associate” in their respective practice areas. These lawyers, and the categories in which they are recognised, were:
- Catherine Adam - Commercial contracts [Leading Partner]
- Louise Bond - International arbitration [Leading Associate]
- Steven Cox - Commercial property: corporate occupiers [Next Generation Partner]
- Gabriela da Costa - EU and competition [Next Generation Partner]
- James Green - Equity capital markets small-mid cap [Leading Partner]
- Andrew Harper - Transport finance and leasing [Next Generation Partner]
- John Magnin - Commercial litigation: mid-market [Hall of Fame]
- Andrew Massey - Retail funds [Next Generation Partner]
- Peter Morton - International arbitration [Leading Partner]
- Dylan Moses - Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) [Leading Partner]
- Georgina Rigg - Commercial contracts [Leading Associate]
- Matthew Smith - Construction: contentious [Leading Partner]
- Paul Tetlow - Equity capital markets small-mid cap [Leading Partner]
- Sarah Turpin - Insurance litigation: for policyholders [Leading Partner]
- Matthew Walker - Construction: contentious [Leading Partner]
To view the firm’s full rankings, including the listed lawyers, visit The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2027 edition.
K&L Gates is a globally integrated law firm trusted by sophisticated clients to deliver market leading legal counsel across jurisdictions and industries. Operating as one firm worldwide, K&L Gates combines deep local insight with seamless global coordination to address clients’ most complex legal and business challenges. Guided by a relentless focus on client service, the firm delivers practical, high impact solutions with consistency, efficiency, and a clear emphasis on results.
