Chambers Global 2025 Guide Ranks K&L Gates Lawyers, Practices

Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates and 45 of its lawyers as local and regional leaders in their fields of practice in the 2025 edition of the Chambers Global guide. This includes rankings across eight of the firm’s core practice areas in nearly 20 countries and regions. Published annually, Chambers and Partners rankings are based on thousands of in-depth interviews conducted with lawyers and clients to evaluate the reputations and experience of lawyers around the world.

K&L Gates, as a firm, was recognized in the following categories:

Asia-Pacific Region

• Aviation: Finance

Australia

• Dispute Resolution
• Intellectual Property

China

• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)

Germany

• Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Indonesia

• Corporate & Finance (International Firms) - Expertise Based Abroad - Singapore

Italy

• Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Japan

• Banking & Finance: International

Malaysia

• Corporate & Finance - Expertise Base Abroad – China
• Corporate & Finance (International Firms)

Qatar

• Banking & Finance
• Corporate/Commercial
• Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• Projects & Energy

Singapore

• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Highly Regarded
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation
• Projects & Energy - Foreign Expertise - Indonesia
• Shipping: International: Litigation

Taiwan

• Capital Markets
• Corporate/M&A
• International Capabilities

United Arab Emirates

• Construction

United States of America

• Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Hedge Funds
• Registered Funds

K&L Gates individuals recognized were:

• Nazanin Aleyaseen - Employment, UAE
• Mark Amorosi - Registered Funds, USA
• Dale Araki - Corporate/M&A: International, Japan
• Arthur Artinian - Intellectual Property, UK
• Gayle Bowen - Investment Funds, Ireland
• Michael Caccese - Registered Funds, USA
• Francesco Carloni - Competition: EU, Belgium
• Simon Chan - Banking & Finance, Qatar
• Billy Chen - Capital Markets, Taiwan; Corporate/M&A, Taiwan
• James Chen - Capital Markets, Taiwan; Corporate/M&A, Taiwan
• Louis Degos - International Arbitration, France
• Burak Eryigit - Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, Qatar
• Jonathan Feder - Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright, Australia
• Kimberly Frank - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), USA
• Jacqueline Fu - Capital Markets, Taiwan; Corporate/M&A, Taiwan
• Mark Goshko - Registered Funds, USA
• Nicholas Hodge - Hedge Funds, USA
• Ben Holland - Energy & Natural Resources: Disputes, UK; International Arbitration, UK
• Amjad Hussain - Banking & Finance, Qatar; Corporate/Commercial, Qatar
• Donald Kaplan - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), USA
• Henry Kim - Shipping: International: Litigation, Singapore
• Samuel Kolehmainen - Aviation Finance, Asia-Pacific Region
• Ndenisarya Meekins - Registered Funds, USA
• Robert Melson - Aviation: Finance, Asia-Pacific Region; Banking & Finance: International Asset Finance, Japan
• Susan Munro - Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms), China
• Margaret Niles - Investment Funds: Investor Representation, USA
• Duc Nguyen - Aviation: Finance, Asia-Pacific Region
• Jennifer Paterson - Construction: Dispute Resolution, UAE
• Scott Peterman - Investment Funds (International Firms), China
• Paweł Piotrowski - Projects & Energy, Qatar
• Brad Roach – Energy & Natural Resources: International, Singapore; Projects & Energy (Foreign Expertise - Indonesia), Singapore; Projects & Energy (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad - Singapore), Indonesia
• Giampaolo Salsi - Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market, Italy
• Lena Sandberg - Competition/European Law: State Aid, Belgium
• Sebastian Smith - Banking & Finance: International Asset Finance, Japan
• Jonathan Sutcliffe - Construction: Dispute Resolution, UAE; Dispute Resolution, UAE; Dispute Resolution, Middle East-wide
• Marius Toime - Projects & Energy, Singapore; Projects & Energy (International Firms) - Expertise Based Abroad - Singapore, Indonesia
• Sarah Turpin - Insurance: Mainly Policyholders, UK
• Bruno Vascellari - Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market, Italy
• Frank Voon - Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms), China
• Matthew Walker - Dispute Resolution (Expertise Based Abroad - UK), Qatar
• Tim Webster - Dispute Resolution, Australia
• Matthew Weldon - International Arbitration: Counsel, USA
• David Wochner - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation), USA
• George Zornada - Registered Funds, USA
• Robert Zutz - Registered Funds, USA

To view the firm's full rankings, visit the Chambers Global guide.