K&L Gates
| Headquarters | K&L Gates Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| No. of offices | 45 |
| No. of attorneys | 1,800 (approx.) |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people | James Segerdahl (global managing partner), Michael Caccese (chairman, management committee) |
| Revenue | US$ 990 million (2017) |
| Date founded | 1946 (Pittsburgh) 1883 (Seattle) |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Website | www.klgates.com |
K&L Gates LLP is a multinational corporation law firm based in the United States, with international offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the firm was formed in 2007 by the merger of the Pittsburgh-based law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart and the Seattle-based law firm Preston Gates & Ellis.
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, the leaders of K&L Gates are James Segerdahl (global managing partner) and Michael Caccese (chairman, management committee).