USA Guide 2026 : Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
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K&L Gates possesses an excellent group with tremendous experience in commercial litigation and insurance coverage cases. The firm is also noted for its strong reputation in toxic tort defense, and regularly sought after for its counsel in antitrust, IP and product liability disputes. Its client base includes household names from the consumer products and chemicals industries.
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K&L Gates represented Arkema in multidistrict civil law disputes relating to personal injury and property damage arising from fires at the company's organic peroxide plant in Texas.
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K&L Gates' team is thorough, highly detailed and able to handle complexity.
All of K&L Gates' lawyers are really bright and excellent writers, very good communicators and also pragmatic and practical in seeking solutions.
K&L Gates offers significant resources and subject matter expertise, and is also client service-focused.
K&L Gates fields a highly capable team that is responsive, quick in dealing with inquiries and has a highly commercial approach.
They are highly capable of handling very complex litigation.
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Melissa Tea leads K&L Gates' global litigation and dispute resolution practice. She frequently represents clients in a variety of breach of contract and product liability disputes, among others.
Melissa is an excellent oral advocate who is very effective in the courtroom. She also produces great written work product.
Melissa is a very capable litigator in complex matters. She is intelligent, quick and resourceful.
David Fusco is recognized for his considerable expertise representing manufacturers and companies in the chemical sector in a range of product liability disputes, including toxic tort-related claims.
David Fusco is professional, responsive and pragmatic. He has great experience in product liability matters.
David Fusco is a very sophisticated, nationally recognized lawyer with great organizational and strategic skills.
David is client-oriented, good at organizing his work as well as being commercial and considerate.
David is astute and always willing to work with us.
Jackie Celender assists clients with the full range of commercial litigation. She is particularly well placed to act on personal injury claims as well as class actions.
Jackie has an unbelievable ability to see a case and analyze it.
Jackie is one of the brightest commercial litigators in the country.
Jackie works through all the different angles and thinks through different decisions and their impacts on the case.
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Litigation: Product Liability
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