What is K&L Gates?
{{primarysources|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox law firm |firm_name = K&L Gates LLP |location = [[K&L Gates Center]]<br/>[[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] |num_offices = 45 |num_attorneys = 1,800 (approx.) |key_people = James Segerdahl (global managing partner), Michael Caccese (chairman, management committee) |practice_areas = General practice |foundation = 1946 ([[Pittsburgh]])<br/>1883 ([[Seattle]]) |company_type = [[Limited Liability Partnership]] |revenue = {{profit}} [[United States dollar|US$]] 990 million (2017) |homepage = www.klgates.com |image = KLGates-logo.png |10=$1.06b }} '''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]].<ref>http://www.klgates.com/places/</ref> 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. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:K and L Gates}} [[Category:American law firms]]