Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
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| Headquarters |
K&L Gates Center Pittsburgh |
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| No. of offices | 45 |
| No. of attorneys | Over 2000 |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people | James Segerdahl (global managing partner), Michael Caccese (chairman, management committee) |
| Date founded | 1883 (Seattle, U.S.A.) |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Website | www.klgates.com |
K&L Gates LLP is a US-based international law firm with offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and the United States. Measured by headcount, it is the 8th largest law firm in the United States and the 11th largest among law firms worldwide. The firm delivers legal services at both an individual office level and through nine broad firmwide practice areas: Corporate and Transactional; Energy, Infrastructure and Resources; Finance; Financial Services; Intellectual Property; Labor, Employment and Workplace Safety; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Real Estate; and Regulatory and Policy, each of which also include a number of subject matter and industry-based practice groups.
As of March 2017[update], the leaders of K&L Gates are James Segerdahl (global managing partner) and Michael Caccese (chairman, management committee). They replaced longtime chairman and global managing partner Peter Kalis, who had held that position since 1997.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, K&L Gates was one of the top law firms contributing to federal candidates during the 2012 election cycle, donating $1.29 million, 52% to Democrats. By comparison, during that same period Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld donated $2.56 million, 66% to Democrats, while oil conglomerate ExxonMobil donated $2.66 million, 88% to Republicans. Since 1990, K&L Gates contributed $10.26 million to federal campaigns, and spent $1.25 million on lobbying since 1999.
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