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More Than 350 K&L Gates Lawyers Named Among 2023 Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch

18 August 2022

Best Lawyers, a peer review guide to the legal profession, has recognized 270 K&L Gates lawyers in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for outstanding professional excellence, and more than 80 of the firm’s lawyers in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, a list which recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers. For almost 40 years, the Best Lawyers guide highlights top legal talent as selected by their peers through millions of votes each year.

Also among these recognitions are 12 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients for K&L Gates, an accolade received by only one standout lawyer in each practice area and region across the country. Congratulations to the K&L Gates lawyers listed below.

LAWYERS OF THE YEAR
 

Boston 

Charleston 

Charlotte

Harrisburg

Nashville

Pittsburgh 

Portland 

Raleigh

Seattle

Washington, D.C.

BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA 

Austin 

Boston 

Charleston 

  • James Bruce - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Venture Capital Law
  • Ernie Cochran - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Venture Capital Law
  • Walker Coleman - Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Matthew Norton - Real Estate Law
  • Jennifer Thiem - Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
  • Bryan Walpole - Banking and Finance Law and Litigation - Banking and Finance

Charlotte

  • Stacy Ackermann - Banking and Finance Law
  • John Allison - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Project Finance Law; and International Trade and Finance Law
  • Bonita Black - Economic Development Law
  • Randy Clark - Tax Law
  • Brett Durham - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Venture Capital Law
  • Rick Giovannelli - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Venture Capital Law
  • Kenneth Gish - Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmental
  • Michael Hawley - Corporate Law and Trusts and Estates
  • Sean Jones - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; and Securities Regulation
  • Stephen McCrae - Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
  • Jared Mobley - Tax Law
  • Aaron Rothman - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Kevin Stichter - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Venture Capital Law
  • Margaret Westbrook - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Chicago 

Dallas 

Fort Worth 

Harrisburg 

Houston 

Kansas City 

Los Angeles 

  • Christopher Kondon - Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Michael Lubic - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Daniel Stephenson - Litigation - Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation
  • Paul Sweeney - Commercial Litigation
  • William Wade - Financial Services Regulation Law

Miami

  • April Boyer - Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Paul Hancock - Banking and Finance Law and Commercial Litigation
  • Jeffrey Kucera - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Carol Lumpkin - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; and Arbitration
  • Jason Murray - Franchise Law and Commercial Litigation
  • Clayton Parker - Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Christina Paul - Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Douglas Stanford - Real Estate Law
  • Steven Weinstein - Commercial Litigation

Nashville 

New York 

Newark 

Orange County 

Pittsburgh

Portland

Raleigh 

Research Triangle Park 

San Francisco  

  • Buck Endemann - Energy Law
  • Matthew Mangan - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

Seattle

Washington, D.C. 

Wilmington 

  • Eric Feldman - Corporate Law; Public Finance Law; and Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Nicholas Froio - Corporate Law; Public Finance Law; and Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Andy Skouvakis - Banking and Finance Law and Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Lisa Stark - Corporate Governance Law
  • Scott Waxman - Corporate Law and Securitization and Structured Finance Law

BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH 

Austin 

Boston 

Charleston 

  • Kevin McKibbin - Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Alexis Riordan - Real Estate Law
  • Tara Sullivan - Commercial Litigation

Charlotte 

Chicago 

  • Katherine Allor - Litigation - Patent
  • Marvis Barnes - Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law
  • Ketajh Brown - Litigation - Construction and Commercial Litigation
  • Dennis Majewski - Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law
  • Kevin McCormick - Patent Law
  • Erinn Rigney - Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment

Dallas 

  • Nathan Fish - Health Care Law
  • William LeDoux - Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Fort Worth 

Harrisburg 

Houston 

Kansas City 

Los Angeles 

Miami

Nashville 

New York 

Newark 

  • Caitlin Conklin - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Nathan Howe - Commercial Litigation - Litigation - Environmental
  • Amanda Konarski - Administrative / Regulatory Law; Litigation - Environmental; and Natural Resources Law
  • Meghan Meade - Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Joshua Rinschler - Labor and Employment Law - Management

Orange County 

Research Triangle Park 

Pittsburgh 

Portland 

  • Elizabeth White - Appellate Practice; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Securities

Raleigh 

  • Bryan Cantley - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
  • Tucker Idol - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Venture Capital Law

Seattle

Wilmington 

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents. The firm represents leading multinational corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals.

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