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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has strengthened its Corporate, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Labor and Employment practices with the addition of a six-partner team in its San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Houston offices. The lawyers enhance the firm\u2019s corporate, capital markets, transactional, litigation, and intellectual property capabilities, particularly in the technology, artificial intelligence, life sciences, and other innovation-driven sectors. The group joins from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.<\/p>\n
Collectively, the partners bring substantial experience advising public and private companies, investors, financial institutions, multinational businesses, and technology innovators on capital markets transactions, corporate reorganizations, financings, cross-border transactions and investments, foreign direct investment, complex commercial litigation, labor and employment counseling and litigation, and intellectual property strategy, counseling, and dispute resolution. Their practices further enhance the firm\u2019s ability to support clients operating across key global business and innovation corridors connecting California, Texas, and other strategic US markets with Korea, China, Taiwan, and other Asia-Pacific markets.<\/p>\n
Global Managing Partner Stacy Ackermann<\/a> remarked: \u201cOne of the things that makes this group particularly exciting is that they have built strong professional relationships working together and share a highly collaborative approach to serving clients. That collaborative spirit closely reflects how we work at K&L Gates, bringing together talent across practices, offices, and markets to serve clients seamlessly. Their decision to join our firm together underscores this strong cultural alignment, and we are delighted to welcome them to K&L Gates.\u201d<\/p>\n Joining the firm are:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matt Mangan<\/a>, office managing partner of K&L Gates\u2019 San Francisco and Palo Alto offices, commented: \u201cCalifornia remains one of the world\u2019s most important centers of innovation, investment, and technology development, and we continue to see significant opportunities to expand our capabilities in support of clients operating across those sectors. This team adds substantial depth across our Corporate, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Labor and Employment practices, bringing highly complementary experience in capital markets, corporate reorganizations, cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, venture financings, employment counseling and litigation, and intellectual property litigation and counseling. Their practices align closely with our strategic focus on technology, artificial intelligence, life sciences, and other innovation-driven industries, while strengthening our ability to serve clients operating across the United States and key markets throughout Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTexas continues to be a strategic market for K&L Gates and for the clients we serve across a broad range of industries,\u201d said Anil Patel<\/a> office managing partner of K&L Gates\u2019 Houston office. \u201cThe combined experience of this group enhances our ability to advise clients on increasingly sophisticated transactions, investments, financings, foreign direct investment matters, employment and business disputes, and intellectual property challenges. Their practices align closely with growing client demand for coordinated counsel across Texas, California, and major international markets, particularly throughout the Asia-Pacific region.\u201d<\/p>\n The team\u2019s arrival follows other recent additions in California and Texas, including corporate transactional partner Pat Knapp<\/a> in Dallas, ETF partner Ed Baer<\/a> in San Francisco, labor and employment partner Carlos Jimenez<\/a> in Los Angeles, and public policy partner Kate Goodrich Wright<\/a> in Austin, and reflects K&L Gates\u2019 continued investment in attracting top talent in strategic markets and industries around the world.<\/p>\n
\n\tTheresa Lee<\/a> (San Francisco) advises domestic and international clients on complex corporate reorganizations, global integrations, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, commercial transactions, and corporate governance matters. She represents public and private companies across a range of industries, including technology, artificial intelligence, data centers, financial services, life sciences, digital health, and alternative energy. She previously served as co-leader of her prior firm\u2019s Corporate Reorganizations practice.
\n\tJenny Liu<\/a> (San Francisco) advises public and private companies, financial institutions, private equity firms, and venture funds on US-China cross-border transactions, equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate matters. She has extensive experience helping businesses navigate cross-border opportunities involving the United States and China and serves clients in the technology, telecommunications, energy, education, healthcare, financial services, and consumer sectors. She previously served as co-leader of her prior firm\u2019s Greater China practice.
\n\tZandir Morton<\/a> (San Francisco) focuses his practice on intellectual property, employment litigation and counseling, and complex commercial litigation, including trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, employment, and other business disputes. He represents clients across the technology, life sciences, consumer products, hospitality, and higher education sectors and regularly guides companies through litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution.
\n\tJulie Park<\/a> (Palo Alto) advises issuers, financial institutions, public and private companies, startups, and investors on capital markets and securities matters, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, private placements, Exchange Act reporting, stock exchange compliance, and public company governance. Her practice also includes mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, and other strategic transactions, particularly in the technology, life sciences, and emerging growth sectors. She previously served as co-leader of her prior firm\u2019s Korea practice.
\n\tDavid Tsai<\/a> (San Francisco) is a first-chair trial lawyer whose practice focuses on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. He represents technology, semiconductor, artificial intelligence, life sciences, and healthcare companies in patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, and related disputes in courts and arbitration proceedings. He also advises clients on patent counseling, licensing, negotiations, and intellectual property portfolio strategy, with substantial experience representing Taiwanese and other global innovators in US matters. He previously served as co-leader of his prior firm\u2019s Taiwan practice.
\n\tZiyan \u201cFrank\u201d Xue<\/a> (Houston) focuses his practice on cross-border transactions and corporate matters. He advises foreign and domestic clients on mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, private equity and venture capital transactions, corporate structuring and governance, commercial agreements, and US market entry strategies. He has significant experience advising companies in the United States and Asia, with a focus on renewable energy, advanced manufacturing, technology, and other emerging industries.
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