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Wesley A. Prichard

Wesley Prichard is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on class-action defense, mass actions, international and domestic arbitration, and business disputes.

Wes has diversified experience that touches on all phases of litigation and includes the areas of industrial incidents, emerging chemicals such as ethylene oxide, mass torts, environmental claims, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, closely held businesses, and construction disputes. Wes has served and currently serves as the lead associate on trial teams that include multiple class actions and multiple mass actions involving hundreds of plaintiffs each, where he manages trial teams and spearheads the development and implementation of effective legal strategy.

Wes has significant first-chair experience, having conducted fact and expert witness examinations in court, taken and defended tens of fact and expert depositions, argued numerous motions, and negotiated many settlements. Wes also maintains an active counseling practice, advising clients on internal and external risk management and resolving disputes through cost-effective strategies.
 

During law school, Wes served as an extern for the Honorable D. Michael Fisher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He also served as an intern for the Honorable Maurice B. Cohill Jr. of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

  • Board Member, Noah’s Legacy Foundation (2023–present)
  • Co-Chair, K&L Gates Pittsburgh associates' committee (2022–2023)
  • K&L Gates Complex Commercial Litigation & Disputes Editorial Board (Co-Chair, 2022–2023; Member, 2023–present)
  • “ESG Workforce Class Actions,” Under the Wire: Coloring Within Shifting Lines – 2023 Workforce Edition, K&L Gates, April 6, 2023.
  • “Mass Arbitrations,” Class Action Money & Ethics 2020: Aligning Interests & Optimizing Outcomes in Class Action Litigation, Beard Group, September 21, 2020.
  • “Investigating, Litigating, and Avoiding Issues under the False Claims Act Applied to Health Care Providers,” K&L Gates, February 20, 2019.
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