K&L Gates, Corporate/M&A | Chambers USA Profile

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Corporate/M&A - North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

K&L Gates houses a prominent corporate practice with an impressive depth of resources, leveraging its extensive state, national and global network to advise on cross-border deals. It attracts a diverse roster of private equity funds, advising on transactions such as M&A and leveraged buyouts. Wider strengths include assisting lenders, borrowers and underwriters with a broad range of structured finance and capital markets work.

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Work Highlights

K&L Gates represented Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition in its de-SPAC transaction, business combination and merger with OSR Holdings.

Strengths

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The K&L Gates team is proactive, easy to work with and meets demanding deadlines.

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K&L Gates provides fantastic service. The team takes a good business-oriented approach to negotiating transactions, demonstrating understanding from a legal and business standpoint.

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The team is extremely business-savvy with a keen ability to focus on the most pertinent legal issues.

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K&L Gates has a deep bench of talented attorneys that can handle most any issue that arises in our company.

Corporate/M&A respondent
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The K&L Gates team is proactive, easy to work with and meets demanding deadlines.

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

K&L Gates provides fantastic service. The team takes a good business-oriented approach to negotiating transactions, demonstrating understanding from a legal and business standpoint.

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

The team is extremely business-savvy with a keen ability to focus on the most pertinent legal issues.

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

K&L Gates has a deep bench of talented attorneys that can handle most any issue that arises in our company.

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Notable Practitioners

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T Richard Giovannelli

Band 1

Richard Giovannelli has attained a sterling reputation for his skills in transactional work, with clients turning to him for both strategic M&A and private equity investment matters. He also advises on corporate finance mandates, where he acts for borrowers on commercial lending matters.

He is great - a fantastic lawyer.

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Kevin P Stichter

Band 3

Kevin Stichter's clients include local and multinational corporates, financial institutions, private equity firms and boards of executives. His clients turn to him for his wide-ranging transactional skill set, which sees him advise on strategic M&A and private equity matters.

Kevin is a trusted adviser and understands how to clearly advocate for what is most important in getting our deals done.

Kevin is a legitimate subject matter expert in M&A transactions.

Kevin is a great partner. He's thoughtful, experienced and prepared.

Kevin is as good as they get in terms of private equity lawyers in Charlotte.

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Sean M Jones

Band 4

Sean Jones provides expert counsel to public companies on a broad spectrum of securities and corporate governance matters, as well as advising both public and private companies on capital markets issues and M&A. He offers experience advising corporates in the technology, industrials and energy sectors.

Sean is super bright and very thoughtful. He's a very good lawyer.

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Brittany Doolittle

Up and Coming

Brittany Doolittle advises clients on a host of different transactions including acquisitions, recapitalization and sales.

Brittany is outstanding. She's well liked by opposing counsel and cuts through issues quickly.

Brittany is always hard-working and diligent.

Brittany is a key resource to our firm. She has an excellent business sense and demonstrates an adept understanding of what will drive the most value in a negotiation.

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