Press Release
K&L Gates Ranked Among Top Law Firms for Client Service for Fifth Straight Year
29 November 2016
Boston - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has been recognized by general counsel as one of the leading firms for superior client service for a fifth consecutive year, according to the 2017 BTI Client Service A-Team survey, released today. K&L Gates ranks 14th on BTI’s list of the top 30 firms for client service and also has been named among the leaders for delivering the best value to clients.
BTI’s annual Client Service A-Team survey ranks law firms based on in-depth, unprompted, unbiased interviews with more than 330 legal decision makers at domestic and global companies with $1 billion or more in revenues. The survey rates firms in 17 unique activities, such as breadth of services, innovative offerings, anticipating client needs, and understanding client business, that clients say drive superior service, recognizing those that clients identify by name for helping to reinvent how legal services are delivered.
This is K&L Gates’ 16th straight appearance on the Client Service A-Team and the third consecutive year the firm has ranked in the upper half of the “Client Service 30.”
The ranking follows a number of other recent honors for K&L Gates, including having been named to the 2016 Global Elite Brand Index by Acritas; among the top law firms for first-tier practice rankings in the 2017 edition of the U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” survey; as one of the top corporate law firms in the United States by Corporate Board Member magazine; as a “Powerhouse” and “Standout” firm in the 2017 “BTI Litigation Outlook”; and, for a sixth straight year, as one the world’s leading law firms for global depth and breadth by legal news outlet Law360.
BTI’s annual Client Service A-Team survey ranks law firms based on in-depth, unprompted, unbiased interviews with more than 330 legal decision makers at domestic and global companies with $1 billion or more in revenues. The survey rates firms in 17 unique activities, such as breadth of services, innovative offerings, anticipating client needs, and understanding client business, that clients say drive superior service, recognizing those that clients identify by name for helping to reinvent how legal services are delivered.
This is K&L Gates’ 16th straight appearance on the Client Service A-Team and the third consecutive year the firm has ranked in the upper half of the “Client Service 30.”
The ranking follows a number of other recent honors for K&L Gates, including having been named to the 2016 Global Elite Brand Index by Acritas; among the top law firms for first-tier practice rankings in the 2017 edition of the U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” survey; as one of the top corporate law firms in the United States by Corporate Board Member magazine; as a “Powerhouse” and “Standout” firm in the 2017 “BTI Litigation Outlook”; and, for a sixth straight year, as one the world’s leading law firms for global depth and breadth by legal news outlet Law360.
K&L Gates comprises approximately 2,000 lawyers globally who practice in fully integrated offices located on five continents. The firm represents leading multinational corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals.
