Legal 500 Recognizes K&L Gates in 2022 Asia Pacific Guide
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2022 has recognized K&L Gates and its lawyers as leaders in 38 practice categories across eight jurisdictions.
Published annually, the Legal 500 rankings highlight the practice area teams and practitioners that provide the most cutting-edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Research is based on feedback from clients worldwide as well as interviews with leading private practice lawyers.
To view the firm's full rankings, visit the Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2022.
Australia
Banking and Finance
Competition and Trade
Construction
Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Environment and Planning
Financial Services Regulatory
Intellectual Property
IT and Telecoms
Labour and Employment
Labour and Employment:
Workplace Health & Safety (WHS)
Project Development
Real Estate
Restructuring and Insolvency
Tax
Transport: Aviation
China
Corporate and M&A – Foreign Firms
Intellectual Property – Foreign Firms
Investment Funds – Foreign Firms
Tax – Foreign Firms
Hong Kong
Corporate (including M&A)
Investment Funds
Recognized Practices
recognized individuals
Banking and Finance - Richard Hayes Hall of Fame
Competition and Trade - Ayman Guirguis Leading Individual
Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Tim Webster Leading Individual
Environment and Planning - Kirstie Richards Next Generation Partner
Labour and Employment - Stephen Hardy Next Generation Partner
Real Estate - Samuel Brown Next Generation Partner
Tax - Betsy-Ann Howe Leading Individual
Transport: Aviation - Julie Brown Rising Star
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.
Indonesia (as K&L Gates Straits Law LLC)
Foreign Firms
Japan
Banking and Finance –
International Firms and Joint Ventures
Corporate/M&A –
International Firms and Joint Ventures
Labour and Employment – International Firms and Joint Ventures
Malaysia (as K&L Gates Straits Law LLC)
Foreign Firms
Singapore (as K&L Gates Straits Law LLC)
Asset Finance – Foreign Firms
Banking and Finance – Local Firms
Dispute Resolution – Local Firms
Energy – Foreign Firms
International Arbitration
Labour and Employment – Foreign Firms
Projects – Foreign Firms
White Collar Crime – Foreign Firms
Taiwan
Capital Markets
Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
australia
Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms - Simon Poh Leading Individual
Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms - Edward Yao Rising Star
Tax - Foreign Firms - Roberta Chang Next Generation Partner
Tax - Foreign Firms - Anita Zhou Rising Star
china
hong kong
Investment Funds - Scott Peterman Hall of Fame
japan
singapore
taiwan
australia
china
hong kong
australia
AUSTRALIA
Banking and Finance - Richard Hayes Hall of Fame
Competition and Trade - Ayman Guirguis Leading Individual
Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Tim Webster Leading Individual
Environment and Planning - Kirstie Richards Next Generation Partner
Labour and Employment - Stephen Hardy Next Generation Partner
Real Estate - Samuel Brown Next Generation Partner
Tax - Betsy-Ann Howe Leading Individual
Transport: Aviation - Julie Brown Rising Star
CHINA
Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms - Simon Poh Leading Individual
Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms - Edward Yao Rising Star
Tax - Foreign Firms - Roberta Chang Next Generation Partner
Tax - Foreign Firms - Anita Zhou Rising Star
TAIWAN
Capital Markets - Jacqueline Fu Leading Individual
Corporate and M&A - Jacqueline Fu Hall of Fame
Corporate and M&A - James Chen Leading Individual
Corporate and M&A - Billy Chen Next Generation Partner
HONG KONG
Investment Funds - Scott Peterman Hall of Fame
JAPAN
Banking and Finance - International Firms and Joint Ventures- Robert Melson Leading Individual
Labour and Employment - International Firms and Joint Ventures - Takahiro Hoshino Leading Individual
Labour and Employment - International Firms and Joint Ventures - Nobuki Wada Next Generation Partner
SINGAPORE (as K&L Gates Straits Law LLC)
Asset Finance: Foreign Firms - James Bradley Next Generation Partner
Asset Finance: Foreign Firms - Terry Chang Rising Star
Dispute Resolution: Local Firms - N. Sreenivasan Leading Individual
Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms - Christopher Tan Next Generation Partner
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.