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 K&L Gates from the Singapore office of DLA Piper. He will be supported by additional members of the K&L Gates Asia practice group.
The firm has more than 70 professionals across the five Asia offices, as well as 200 lawyers firmwide in the Asia practice group.
K&L Gates is Pittsburgh’s ninth largest private company, as ranked by revenue, which was $959.4 million in 2008, up 27 percent over 2007. On March 1st, the firm completed its merger with Chicago-based Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP.
K&L Gates employs around 1,900 lawyers, including 232 in Pittsburgh.