K&L Gates LLP
About K&L Gates LLP
K&L Gates LLP is a leading law firm with 352 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 10 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1989. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that K&L Gates LLP has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Admiralty and Maritime Law, Labor Law - Management, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Technology Law, and Water Law.
K&L Gates LLP also appears in Best Law Firms® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. K&L Gates LLP has 344 rankings in Administrative / Regulatory Law, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Agriculture Law, Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Copyright Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Derivatives and Futures Law, Economic Development Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law - Management, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Immigration Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Land Use and Zoning Law, Leisure and Hospitality Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Municipal Law, Mutual Funds Law, Native American Law, Natural Resources Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Oil and Gas Law, Patent Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Privacy and Data Security Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Tax Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law, Transportation Law, Trusts and Estates, Venture Capital Law, and Water Law, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.
These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for K&L Gates LLP's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations in America:
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Austin, Texas
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Chicago, Illinois
- Dallas, Texas
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Houston, Texas
- Irvine, California
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Los Angeles, California
- Miami, Florida
- Morrisville, North Carolina
- Nashville, Tennessee
- New York, New York
- Newark, New Jersey
- Palo Alto, California
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Portland, Oregon
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- San Francisco, California
- Seattle, Washington
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Wilmington, Delaware
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Recognized Lawyers at K&L Gates LLP
Justin H. Kleckner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law. Justin H., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Justin H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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