Nearly 430 K&L Gates Lawyers Named Among 2025 Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers^®, a peer-review publication for referrals in the legal profession, has recognized more than 330 K&L Gates lawyers as top legal talent in its 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®, as well as nearly 90 of the firm’s lawyers in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America, a list recognizing lawyers who are earlier in their careers. For more than 40 years, the Best Lawyers guide highlights top legal talent, selected by their peers through millions of votes each year.

Alongside these recognitions, 14 K&L Gates lawyers were recognized with 16 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, an accolade received by only one lawyer in each practice area and region across the country. Congratulations to the lawyers listed below who received a Lawyer of the Year award, as well as to all of the lawyers recognized in the 2025 edition—resulting in nearly 670 total recognitions for the firm. To view the full list of individuals recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^®, please click here. 

LAWYERS OF THE YEAR

Charlotte

• Sean Jones – Securities Regulation

Harrisburg

• Grainger Bowman – Litigation – Construction
• Timothy Weston – Energy Law; Environmental Law

Kansas City

• James Goettsch – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brogan Sullivan – Corporate Law; Energy Law

Nashville

• Adam Smith – Financial Services Regulation Law

Pittsburgh

• Stephen Barge – Tax Law 
• David Lehman – Corporate Law
• Patrick McElhinny – Patent Law

Portland

• William Holmes – Energy Regulatory Law

Raleigh

• Mary Beth Johnston – Health Care Law
• Gary Qualls – Litigation – Health Care

Seattle

• Mark Filipini – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Ankur Tohan – Natural Resources Law