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K&L Gates Launches Singapore Office

K&L Gates, Pittsburgh’s largest law firm, has opened a Singapore office, its 32nd location and its fifth in Asia. New partner Kevin Murphy will lead the Singapore office. Murphy joins…

ATL: K&L Gates to Hold Layoffs Tomorrow

Tipsters from several K&L Gates offices have written in to Above the Law about expected layoffs tomorrow. The rumors were sparked by an emergency partners meeting held Wednesday. We believe…

Former Congressman Joins K & L Gates in DC

Former Congressman Joins K & L Gates in DC

One month after retiring from a 20-year stint in Congress, former Representative James Walsh has begun work as a government affairs counselor for the DC office of K&L Gates. Walsh…

K&L Gates Freezes Salaries

Above the Law reports that K&L Gates held a meeting Friday to discuss, amongst other things, salary freezes. Earlier today, associates at K&L Gates attended a town hall meeting with…

K&L Gates + Bell Boyd Merger Is Official

In December, we noted merger talks between K&L Gates and Bell Boyd & Lloyd. As of today, the merger is official. From the press release: Partners of the law firms…

K&L Gates: No Bonus So Far — And We Need Some Money Back

Above the Law hears about all the best nonsense first. For instance, K&L Gates associates have not yet heard about 2008 bonuses or 2009 raises. After all, who’d want to…

K&L Gates Opens Second Deutsche Office

K&L Gates, Pittsburgh’s largest law firm, has opened an office in Frankfurt, Germany, its 29th site and second in that country. It has added partners Mathias Schulze Steinen and Frank…

Watson Joins Brown McCarroll

Watson Joins Brown McCarroll

Democratic Texas state Senator Kirk Watson has left the Austin office of K&L Gates LLP to join Brown McCarroll LLP. Watson has been with Pittsburgh’s K&L Gates since 2005. Brown McCarroll, which has…

Law Firm Mergers to Spike in 2009

According to a survey by consulting firm Hildebrandt International, US law firm mergers rose slightly in 2008 over 2007; and experts are predicting the trend will increase in 2009 due to…

K&L Gates – yet another acquisition?

K&L Gates – yet another acquisition?

More merger news.  K&L Gates and Chicago’s Bell Boyd & Lloyd announced today that they are in merger discussions with a view to combining the firms in early 2009. Wow…