K&L Gates
American multinational law firm
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K&L Gates LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm based in the United States, with international offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America.[1] Its namesake firms are Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, a Pittsburgh-based firm founded as Kirkpatrick, Pomeroy, Lockhart & Johnson in 1946, and Preston Gates & Ellis, a Seattle firm founded in 1883 whose prominent partners included William H. Gates, Sr., the attorney, philanthropist, and father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart merged with Preston Gates in 2007 to form K&L Gates, LLP.
| No. of offices | 45 |
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| 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) |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Website | www.klgates.com |