K&L Gates Enhances Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources Practice With Washington, D.C., Partner

Washington, D.C. – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Thomas Allen as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office. He joins the firm’s Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice with a focus on power and utilities. Allen arrives to K&L Gates from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, where he was the global lead for international disputes.

With more than 20 years of experience, Allen focuses his practice on the renewable, nuclear, and oil and gas sectors and working globally on international disputes. He advises private companies, investors, and sovereign nations in disputes touching on the full life cycle of energy deals. Including construction, financing, supply chain, fuel, component and product defects, technology licensing, and a host of other issues.

David Wochner, managing partner of K&L Gates’ Washington, D.C., office, commented: “Thomas brings valuable global experience to our Washington office. He has established himself as a trusted advisor for Japanese and Asia-Pacific clients through successful representation in major international arbitrations, especially in the energy and infrastructure sector. He provides us with a strong opportunity to continue to support our global clients in critical areas of focus for the firm.”

Allen’s arrival follows the addition of several other new lawyers and policy professionals to the Washington, D.C., office since January 2024, including international trade partners Nate Bolin and Dave Allman, antitrust partner Vishal Mehta, government affairs advisor John Northington Jr., public policy of counsel Joseph Trahern, 340B lawyer Amanda Smith, and the firm’s first senior scientific advisor Peter Coneski.

John Crossley, a leader of the firm’s global Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice, said: “Tom is a great addition to our global energy practice and provides the experience and enthusiasm that is critical for clients in the energy industry. Our firm has become even stronger with his arrival.”

K&L Gates’ Energy practice assists clients involved in the many aspects of the global energy, infrastructure, and resources space through a variety of legal disciplines, including, among others, project development, finance, construction, energy and environmental regulation, government contracting, public policy, cross-border investment, acquisitions, and dispute resolution. With lawyers in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South America, the practice serves project sponsors and developers in power generation, renewable energy, oil and gas, LNG, hydrogen, mining, transportation, and social infrastructure, as well as investors, banks, manufacturers, and contractors involved in the financing, building, and operation of these projects.