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James R. Segerdahl

Jim Segerdahl served as Global Managing Partner of K&L Gates from March 2017 to July 2025, concluding his leadership role after two successful terms. During his tenure as Global Managing Partner the firm achieved significant growth and recognition in the areas of financial performance; client service, growth, development and satisfaction; innovation; talent attraction and retention; expansion into new markets; practice capabilities and excellence; and community service. Prior to serving as Global Managing Partner, Jim served for a number of years as General Counsel of the firm, helping to navigate a period of substantial growth in markets around the world. A distinguished litigator, Jim has handled a variety of complex litigation and related advice and counseling matters regarding a wide range of commercial issues. Recognized as a leading insurance coverage lawyer by "The Best Lawyers in America," he has represented Fortune 500 and other large policyholder clients in significant matters involving hundreds of millions of dollars and bet the company scenarios. Jim has litigated on behalf of clients in jurisdictions across the country, has written and lectured extensively on insurance coverage and other issues, and is a co-author of Policyholder’s Guide to the Law of Insurance Coverage (1997), a treatise published by Aspen Law & Business and updated annually.

  • Board Member: Allegheny Conference on Community Development
  • Board Member: United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania
  • Allegheny County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association (Litigation and Tort and Insurance Practice Sections)
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer in the United Kingdom
Additional Thought Leadership Pages
  • "Recent Developments in Buildings' Risk Insurance Coverage: M.A. Mortenson Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America," Mealey's Litigation Report: Construction Defects, March 2000, and republished in Mealey’s Litigation Report: Emerging Insurance Disputes
  • "Liability Insurance for the Policyholder’s Alleged Negligence." Can Policyholder’s Really Lose Coverage Because of a Third Party’s State of Mind?," Journal of Insurance Coverage, Autumn 1999
  • "Insurance Coverage for Business Torts," of Insurance Coverage, Winter 1998
  • "Policyholder’s Guide to the Law of Insurance Coverage," Aspen, 1997
  • "The Choice-of-Law Dispute in Comprehensive Environmental Coverage Litigation: Has Help Arrived from the American Law Institute Complex Litigation Project?," Louisiana Law Review, March 1994
Additional News & Event Pages
  • Mentioned, "The 2022 Pittsburgh Power 100," City & State Pennsylvania, 11 April 2022
  • Mentioned, “The 2020 Power 100,” Pittsburgh Business Times, 17 January 2020 
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