Chambers USA 2022 P&R K&L Gates, 2022 Chambers USA, policy and regulatory

BELGIUM Aviation Commercial, corporate and M&A Competition: EU and global Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping FRANCE Data privacy and data protection Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation Dispute resolution: International arbitration Industry focus: IT and Internet Mergers and acquisitions GERMANY Corporate Entertainment M&A: mid-sized deals (SUB-€500M) Public procurement Real estate

Recognised Practices

recogniSed individuals

Martin von Albrecht - Entertainment, Germany [Leading Individual] Nazanin Aleyaseen - Employment, United Arab Emirates [Leading individual] Anna Amprimo - Real estate and construction, Italy [Rising Star] Claude-Etienne Armingaud - Data privacy and data protection, France [Leading Individual] Elias Matni - Banking, finance and capital markets, Qatar [Rising Star] Giovanni Meschia - Investment funds, Italy [Leading Individual] Annette Mutschler-Siebert - Public procurement, Germany [Leading Individual] Paolo Rusconi - Restructuring and insolvency, Italy [Leading Individual]

All Singapore rankings relate to practices and individuals who are members of K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, a Singapore law firm which is the Singapore office of K&L Gates.

ITALY Banking and finance: borrower side Banking and finance: lender or arranger side Commercial, corporate and M&A Employment Industry Focus: Energy Investment funds Real estate and construction Restructuring and insolvency Tax QATAR Commercial, corporate and M&A Dispute resolution Projects, real estate and construction UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation Employment

Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates LLP and more than 120 of its lawyers across the United States as leaders in their respective practice areas in the 2022 edition of its Chambers USA guide. This includes rankings for the firm in 36 practice categories, including 12 nationwide, and for K&L Gates lawyers in nearly 70 nationwide and state categories. Published annually, the guide recognizes the top lawyers and law firms across the United States, with rankings based on thousands of in-depth interviews conducted with lawyers and clients to assess the reputations and experience of lawyers around the country.

K&L Gates Receives Firm, Individual Rankings in 2022 Chambers USA Guide

The firm’s Policy and Regulatory practice group was recognized in the following categories:

Environment Government Contracts: The Elite Government Relations Healthcare: Highly Regarded Transport: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory

Nationwide Rankings

Antitrust - Illinois Antitrust - Massachusetts Environment - New Jersey Environment - North Carolina Environment - Pennsylvania Environment - Texas Environment - Washington Healthcare - North Carolina Healthcare - Tennessee Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Pennsylvania

State Rankings

Healthcare - North Carolina Healthcare - Tennessee Hedge & Mutual Funds - Massachusetts Immigration - Texas Insurance - Pennsylvania Intellectual Property - Pennsylvania Intellectual Property - Washington Labor & Employment - New Jersey Labor & Employment - Washington Litigation: General Commercial - Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial - Washington Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Pennsylvania Real Estate - Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds Real Estate - South Carolina Real Estate - Washington Tax - Washington

Mark Amorosi - Registered Funds, Nationwide Ndenisarya Bregasi - Registered Funds, Nationwide Michael Caccese - Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts; Registered Funds, Nationwide Mark Goshko - Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts; Registered Funds, Nationwide Nicholas Hodge - Hedge Funds, Nationwide Michael McGrath - Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts Margaret Niles - Investment Funds: Investor Representation, Nationwide Clair Pagnano - Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts George Zornada - Hedge & Mutual Funds, Massachusetts Robert Zutz - Registered Funds, Nationwide

Asset Management and Investment Funds

Annette Becker - Corporate/M&A, Washington James Bruce - Corporate/M&A, South Carolina Kent Carlson - Corporate/M&A, Washington Won-Han Cheng - Tax, Washington Shiau Yen Chin-Dennis - Corporate/M&A, Oregon Stephan Coonrod - Corporate/M&A, Washington David Edgar - Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds Eric Feldman - Corporate/M&A: Alternative Entities, Delaware Rick Giovannelli - Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds Sean Jones - Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds Gary Kocher - Corporate/M&A, Washington Brendan Gutierrez McDonnell - Corporate/M&A, Oregon Sam Megally - Tax: Litigation, Texas; Tax: State & Local, Texas Cynthia Ohlenforst - Tax: Litigation, Texas; Tax: State & Local, Texas Clayton Parker - Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Florida: South Jessica Pearlman - Corporate/M&A, Washington Charles Purcell - Tax, Washington Rob Starin - Tax, Washington Kevin Stichter - Corporate/M&A, North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds Adam Tejeda - Tax, New York Christopher Voss - Corporate/M&A, Washington Scott Waxman - Corporate/M&A: Alternative Entities, Delaware Megan Wotherspoon - Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds Robert Zinn - Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

Corporate

Jack Dodson - Construction, Tennessee William Holmes - Energy & Natural Resources, Oregon Donald Kaplan - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), Nationwide Jeffrey King - Oil & Gas Litigation, Nationwide George Kontakis - Transport: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York), Nationwide Thomas Ryan - Energy & Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Elizabeth Thomas - Energy & Natural Resources, Washington Elizabeth Tiblets - Oil & Gas Litigation, Nationwide Kari Vander Stoep - Energy & Natural Resources, Washington

Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources

Michael Cuda - Banking & Finance, Texas John Gardner - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, North Carolina Michael Gearin - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Washington Lee Hogewood III - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, North Carolina David Neu - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Washington Stanley Ragalevsky - Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Massachusetts Adam Smith - Banking & Finance: Regulatory, Tennessee Robert Tammero - Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Massachusetts Margaret Westbrook - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, North Carolina

Finance

Thomas Anderton - Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution, California Theo Angelis - Intellectual Property, Washington David Bateman - Intellectual Property, Washington Pam Jacobson - Intellectual Property, Washington Patrick McElhinny - Intellectual Property, Pennsylvania Frank Politano - Intellectual Property, New Jersey

Intellectual Property

Rosemary Alito - Labor & Employment, New Jersey Vincent Avallone - Labor & Employment, New Jersey Walker Coleman IV - Labor & Employment, South Carolina Mark Filipini - Labor & Employment, Washington Brian Graham - Immigration, Texas David Lindsay - Labor & Employment, North Carolina Patrick Madden - Labor & Employment, Washington Adriana Reyes - Immigration, Texas

Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety

Thomas Birsic - Litigation: General Commercial, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds Martha Dawson - E-Discovery & Information Governance, Nationwide Philip Guess - Litigation: General Commercial, Washington David McGonigle - Insurance, Pennsylvania Melissa Tea - Litigation: General Commercial, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds Pallavi Mehta Wahi - Litigation: General Commercial, Washington Robert Walker - Litigation: General Commercial, Tennessee Matthew Weldon - International Arbitration: Enforcement, Nationwide

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Stuart Nibley - Government Contracts, Nationwide; Government Contracts: Bid Protests, Nationwide Karishma Shah Page - Government Relations, Nationwide Gary Qualls - Healthcare, North Carolina David Raphael - Environment, Pennsylvania David Rieser - Environment: Mainly Transactional, Illinois Jorge Romero - Transport: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide Emanuel Rouvelas - Government Relations, Nationwide; Transport: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide Mark Ruge - Transport: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide Mark Rush - Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania Thomas Ryan - Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania Brian Saulnier - Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania Michael Scanlon - Transport: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide Joshua Skora - Healthcare, Texas Ankur Tohan - Environment, Washington Craig Trueblood - Environment, Washington Timothy Weston - Environment, Pennsylvania Craig Wilson - Environment, Pennsylvania

Policy and Regulatory

Stanford Baird - Environment, North Carolina Erica Bakies - Government Contracts, Nationwide Gina Bertolini - Healthcare, North Carolina Limo Cherian - Healthcare, Illinois Gail Conenello - Environment, New Jersey Daniel Crowley - Government Relations, Nationwide Darlene Davis - Healthcare, North Carolina Carla DewBerry - Healthcare, Washington Lauren Donahue - Antitrust, Illinois Janessa Glenn - Environment, Texas Bruce Heiman - Government Relations, Nationwide Amy Hoang - Government Contracts, USA - Nationwide William Hyatt, Jr - Environment, New Jersey Mary Beth Johnston - Healthcare, North Carolina Amanda Konarski - Environment, New Jersey Steven Kowal - Antitrust, Illinois Kim Looney - Healthcare: Regulatory, Tennessee Kenneth Marlow - Healthcare, Tennessee Michael Martinez - Antitrust, Illinois Brian Montag - Environment, New Jersey William Myhre - Transport: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, Nationwide David Naidu - Environment, New York Christopher Nasson - Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Massachusetts

recognized individuals

To view the firm's full rankings and commentary, please visit 2022 Chambers USA guide.

The firm's Policy and Regulatory practice group was recognized in the following categories:

Policy and Regulatory