K&L Gates and its lawyers have been recognized in the 2026 edition of the Chambers Global guide, with the firm receiving 28 practice rankings and 60 individual lawyer recognitions across nearly 50 categories in 17 jurisdictions.
Chambers and Partners, which publishes the guide annually, bases its rankings on thousands of interviews with lawyers and clients to assess the reputation and experience of legal professionals worldwide.
The firm received recognition in several regions. In the Asia-Pacific region, K&L Gates was ranked for Aviation: Finance. In Australia, it was recognized for Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property. The China (including Hong Kong) office received a ranking for Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms). Other notable country-specific recognitions include Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market in Germany and Italy; Investment Funds in Ireland; Banking & Finance: International in Japan; and multiple categories such as Banking & Finance, Corporate/Commercial, Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, and Projects & Energy in Qatar.
In Singapore, K&L Gates was ranked for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Highly Regarded, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Projects & Energy – Foreign Expertise – Indonesia, and Shipping: International: Litigation. The Taiwan office received recognition for Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, and International Capabilities. In the United Arab Emirates, Construction was highlighted. The firm’s U.S. offices were recognized for Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), Hedge Funds, Investment Funds (Investor Representation), Investment Funds (Regulatory & Compliance), and Registered Funds.
A number of individual lawyers from K&L Gates were also acknowledged across various practice areas globally. For example:
– Samuel Kolehmainen, Robert Melson, and Duc Nguyen were recognized for Aviation: Finance in the Asia-Pacific region.
– Tanya Denning was noted for Energy & Natural Resources: Utilities in Australia.
– Francesco Carloni received recognition for Competition: EU in Belgium.
– Guiping Lu was listed under Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms) in China.
– Louis Degos was acknowledged for International Arbitration in France.
– Marius Toime was mentioned under Projects & Energy (Expertise Based Abroad – Singapore) in Indonesia.
– Gayle Bowen, Hazel Doyle, and Shane Geraghty were named under Investment Funds in Ireland.
– Giampaolo Salsi and Bruno Vascellari were recognized for Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market in Italy.
– Dale Araki appeared under Corporate/M&A: International in Japan.
– Simon Chan was listed under Banking & Finance in Qatar.
– Henry Kim received recognition for Shipping: International: Litigation in Singapore.
– Billy Chen, James Chen, and Jacqueline Fu were all noted under Capital Markets; Corporate/M&A in Taiwan.
– Arthur Artinian appeared under Intellectual Property in the UK.
– Farah Al-Nabulsi was listed under Commercial Contracts in the United Arab Emirates.
– Mark Amorosi was named under Registered Funds in the USA.
The full list of K&L Gates’ rankings can be found on the Chambers Global guide website.