K&L Gates Recognised in 2026 Edition of The Legal 500 EMEA

Legal 500 has recognised K&L Gates and its lawyers as local and regional leaders in their respective practice areas in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA. This includes nearly 40 practice rankings for the firm, and more than 100 lawyer recommendations in 30 categories across eight jurisdictions.

Released annually, Legal 500 rankings highlight the practice area teams and practitioners that provide the most cutting-edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Research is based on feedback from clients worldwide as well as interviews with leading private practice lawyers.

K&L Gates was ranked in the following practice categories. In addition, the firm was recommended as a “Firm to Watch” in Germany for Intellectual Property: Trade Marks and in Italy for Investment Funds.

Belgium 

• Aviation
• Competition: EU and global 
• Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
• Industry focus: Transport 

France 

• Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation 
• Dispute resolution: International arbitration
• Employment
• Industry focus: IT and Internet 
• Insurance
• Real estate

Germany 

• Banking and finance: Lending and borrowing 
• Corporate and M&A: Corporate
• Corporate and M&A: M&A: mid-sized deals 
• Intellectual property: Trade marks (Firm to Watch)
• Media: Entertainment
• Public sector: Public procurement
• Real estate and construction: Real estate
• Transport: Advice to the transport sector

Ireland 

• Investment funds

Italy

• Banking and finance: Borrower side 
• Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
• Commercial, corporate and M&A
• Dispute resolution
• Employment
• Industry focus: Energy
• Investment funds (Firm to Watch)
• Real estate and construction 
• Restructuring and insolvency 
• Tax

Luxembourg

• Banking, finance and capital markets 
• Investment funds

Qatar

• Banking, finance and capital markets
• Commercial, corporate and M&A
• Dispute resolution 
• Projects, real estate and construction

United Arab Emirates 

• Construction 
• Corporate and M&A
• Dispute resolution: Arbitration and international litigation 
• Employment

Eleven K&L Gates lawyers were identified by Legal 500 as either a “Leading Partner,” “Next Generation Partner,” or “Leading Associate” in their respective practice areas. These lawyers, and the categories in which they are recognised, were:

• Nazanin Aleyaseen – Employment, United Arab Emirates [Leading Partner]
• Anna Amprimo – Real estate and construction, Italy [Next Generation Partner]
• Gayle Bowen – Investment funds, Ireland [Leading Partner]
• Simon Chan – Banking, finance and capital markets, Qatar [Next Generation Partner]
• Friederike Gräfin von Brühl – Media: Entertainment, Germany [Next Generation Partner]
• Amjad Hussain – Commercial, corporate and M&A, Qatar [Leading Partner] 
• Jaime Oon – Commercial, corporate and M&A, Qatar [Leading Associate]
• Paweł Piotrowski – Projects, real estate and construction, Qatar [Leading Partner]
• Vittorio Salvadori Di Wiesenhoff – Tax, Italy [Leading Partner]
• Francesco Sanna – Real estate and construction, Italy [Leading Partner]
• Jonathan Sutcliffe – Dispute resolution: Arbitration and international litigation, United Arab Emirates [Leading Partner]

To view the firm's full rankings, including the listed lawyers, visit The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 edition. To view the firm’s rankings in the UK, please visit The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2026 edition, published in October 2025.