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K&L Gates

United States (National)

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Rankings published in 2026
Registered funds
Tier 2
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Dechert
14 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Tier 2

Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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K&L Gates
4 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
2 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
4 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Seward & Kissel
6 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Notable

Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
1 practice area
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Herrick Feinstein
6 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Vedder Price
2 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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5 results5 results
Ndenisarya Bregasi
Firm:
K&L Gates
Practice Area:
Registered funds
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
District of Columbia
Bar Admission:
District of Columbia
Michael J Eason
Firm:
K&L Gates
Practice Area:
M&A
Project development
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Missouri
Industry Sector:
Energy
Bar Admission:
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
James Goettsch
Firm:
K&L Gates
Practice Area:
Project finance
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Missouri
Industry Sector:
Energy
Bar Admission:
Missouri
Christopher Lokken
Firm:
K&L Gates
Practice Area:
Investment funds
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Bar Admission:
Illinois
Matthew Norton
Firm:
K&L Gates
Practice Area:
Real estate finance
Real estate acquisitions
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Industry Sector:
Real estate
Bar Admission:
New York
District of Columbia
South Carolina
Deal Highlights
77 results77 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Exact Sciences Corp. - M&A
2022-01-09
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
Exact Sciences Corp.
Buyer
Sinch AB - M&A
2021-02-17
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
B. Hardesty, Jr., Calvina Bostick, David Edgar, Ian Edwards
Sinch AB
Buyer
BioCare Inc. - M&A
2021-11-08
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
BioCare Inc.
Target
Confluence Technologies Inc. - M&A
2021-06-17
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
Confluence Technologies Inc.
Target
Reliant Bancorp Inc. - M&A
2021-07-14
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
Reliant Bancorp Inc.
Target
CareLinx Inc. - M&A
2021-08-11
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
CareLinx Inc.
Target
II-VI Inc. - M&A
2021-02-12
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
Allen Bachman, Annette Mutschler-Siebert, Francesco Carloni, Jeffrey Acre, Lauren Donahue, Lisa Stark, Mark McMillan, Matthew Anderson, Michelle McCreery
II-VI Inc.
Buyer
J2 Global Inc. - M&A
2021-09-21
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
J2 Global Inc.
Seller
Falfurrias Capital Partners LP - M&A
2022-03-22
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
Falfurrias Capital Partners LP
Buyer
Benson Hill Inc. - M&A
2022-03-28
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
Benson Hill Inc.
Target
PolySign Inc. - M&A
2022-04-13
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
PolySign Inc.
Buyer
In2Bones Global Inc. - M&A
2022-05-04
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
In2Bones Global Inc.
Target
Kaman Corp. - M&A
2022-05-23
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
James Bruce
Kaman Corp.
Buyer
APEX Analytix LLC - M&A
2022-06-06
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
APEX Analytix LLC
Target
VB-S1 Issuer - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
K&L Gates
United States (National)
Bond issue
VB-S1 Issuer
Issuer
Wesbanco Inc - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
K&L Gates
United States (National)
Bond issue
Wesbanco Inc
Issuer
PLH Group Inc. - M&A
2022-06-27
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
PLH Group Inc.
Target
Summit Park LLC - M&A
2022-07-07
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
Summit Park LLC
Buyer
Industry Dive Inc. - M&A
2022-07-19
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
Industry Dive Inc.
Target
AmorePacific Corp. - M&A
2022-09-01
K&L Gates
United States (National)
M&A
AmorePacific Corp.
Buyer
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In Africa several firms expanded into new markets recently. South Africa's Bowmans moved into Mauritius and Ethiopia in October.
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Latest development in line with firm’s corporate expansion in Asia
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