OUR GLOBAL PLATFORM

K&L GATES OPERATES AT THE CRITICAL CROSSROADS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, OFFERING CLIENTS EXPERIENCED LEGAL COUNSEL AT THE INTERSECTION OF GLOBALIZATION, REGULATION, AND INNOVATION.

APPLY A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVETo achieve your business goals, your law firm should have a broad global platform and the

capabilities to guide you through the legal challenges of the ever-changing international

landscape. K&L Gates has a strong presence in key capital cities and world commercial

and financial centers. This platform provides the base for our global network of legal

resources, enabling us to offer strategic counsel on varied issues around the world. Such

qualities have contributed to K&L Gates being named among the top 20 best-known law

firm brands in the world by the legal market research company Acritas in its 2016 Global

Brand Elite Index.

Drawing on our seamless service capabilities, we provide efficient and effective

representation that delivers better value for our clients. In fact, our largest clients typically

use lawyers in an average of 17 offices.

We represent a broad array of Global 500, Fortune 100, and FTSE 100 corporations in

every major industry, as well as many other businesses, individuals, and philanthropic

organizations. Our approximately 2,000 lawyers across five continents counsel clients

on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of transactional and regulatory

law, as well as litigation and intellectual property. We are leaders in legal issues relating

to industries critical to the economies of both the developed and developing worlds—

technology, manufacturing, energy, transportation, telecommunications, financial

services, health care, life sciences, sustainable development, and infrastructure,

among others.

We have the knowledge, resources, talent, and experience to help you succeed locally,

nationally, and internationally—regardless of your location.

K&L Gates lawyers advise and represent

some of the world’s most prominent

companies on cutting-edge

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY issues, influencing

technology and intellectual property law

as our clients shape their industries. Our

intellectual property team is one of the

strongest in the profession, from providing

sophisticated counseling and assistance

with the acquisition and global management

of IP portfolios, to our extensive litigation

experience in leading IP venues.

One of the firm’s premier practices is in the diversified FINANCIAL SERVICES area. We represent a large number of the major financial institutions and securities firms in a variety of disciplines, and our investment management and securities and financial services litigation practices

are perennial leaders.

The firm’s ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE

AND RESOURCES lawyers work together across practices to serve energy clients in matters involving litigation, international arbitration, mergers and acquisitions,

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, concession deals, permitting, and downstream

construction projects.

GLOBAL LEGAL COUNSEL ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTSThrough our worldwide service capabilities, we offer clients broad counsel in nine core practice areas.

GLOBAL PRACTICE

Across the globe, our LABOR, EMPLOYMENT

AND WORKPLACE SAFETY lawyers represent clients in the full spectrum of matters

arising from the employment relationship.

The firm’s LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION lawyers are at their best when

handling complex, multidimensional commercial and regulatory disputes.

Our dispute resolution practice includes international arbitrations, civil and criminal

trials, deal litigation, domestic and international class actions, appellate work, finance recovery and litigation, and labor,

employment, and workplace safety litigation and advice. Our e-Discovery Analysis

and Technology (e-DAT) group delivers creative, efficient, and cost-effective records

management, e-discovery, and litigation readiness solutions.

Our CORPORATE AND TRANSACTIONAL practice is one of the most substantial in

the profession. Our lawyers in the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and the Middle East

are highly experienced in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, securities,

regulatory, tax, and financing transactions, and recoveries and insolvency disputes.

We maintain a balance between company-side and capital-markets clients in virtually

every industry segment.

Our global FINANCE practice combines capabilities in banking and asset finance, debt capital markets, and restructuring and insolvency.

Our lawyers' close coordination with a web of related specialty practices provides us with unique experience

and visibility in diverse markets.

K&L Gates’ POLICY AND REGULATORY lawyers are not only familiar with

legislative processes, but also guide clients through governmental regulation in the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia,

and elsewhere around the world. Our lawyers bring unique perspective to

legislative and regulatory matters, having held positions with government agencies

around the globe.

Our clients call on us to help solve a broad spectrum of

REAL ESTATE-based legal needs, including development and construction, leasing and

acquisitions, tax advice and entity structuring, real estate litigation,

and land use and zoning.

ASIA PACIFIC

ASIA K&L Gates has one of the largest international law practices in Asia,

representing public and private companies and state-owned enterprises

in their activities across Asia and abroad. Since the opening of our Hong

Kong office in 1996, we have steadily built our Asia practice to include more

than 100 legal professionals in our offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul,

Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo.

Our Asia practice is distinct from other international law firms in two

respects: (1) all of our lawyers in Asia are based in their respective markets

and do not simply rotate through their offices periodically, and (2) we seek

to represent both local and international clients in Asia. These two attributes

provide us with unparalleled experience in, and access to, local markets

for our clients. Our partners in Asia combine local knowledge of business

customs, language, and networks with Western legal training.

K&L Gates has unsurpassed

coverage in the Asia Pacific

region, with 400 lawyers

across 11 offices. In 2016,

K&L Gates was ranked

among the American

Lawyer 's “Asia 50,” which

ranks international law firms

with the largest presence in

the Asia Pacific region.

AUSTRALIA The firm’s Australian operations provide vast knowledge of the Australian

legal marketplace across a wide spectrum of industries. With nearly 300

lawyers located in four established offices in Australia’s leading financial and

commercial centers and possessing substantial experience, K&L Gates acts

for industry leaders, major corporations, capital markets participants, major

financial institutions, and governments on groundbreaking legal transactions,

both domestically and internationally.

With the extraordinary inbound investment into Australia from the

Asia Pacific region, especially from four of Australia’s five largest trading

partners—China, Japan, Korea, and India—located in the region, we

have the resources on the ground to handle the most sophisticated

legal requirements.

SEOUL

TOKYO

TAIPEI

BRISBANE

BEIJING

SHANGHAI

HONG KONG

SINGAPORE

PERTH SYDNEY

MELBOURNE

EUROPEK&L Gates’ European presence has origins in the 19th century, dating

back to predecessor firm Nicholson Graham & Jones’ beginnings in

London in 1858. Today, we are located in key cities in the European

market, with more than 300 lawyers in Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt,

London, Milan, Munich, Paris, and Warsaw.

We represent both local and international clients in Europe. Our lawyers

understand the needs of large multinational companies doing business

in Europe and can respond to those needs creatively and efficiently.

Our on-the-ground experience and knowledge enable us to give clients

valuable insights into local business policies and practices. We have

advised clients at every stage of their development in Europe, from

local startups to mid-sized overseas companies looking to enter the

market to experienced global businesses with well-established

operations in the region.

MIDDLE EASTWith offices in Dubai and Doha, K&L Gates is positioned to present solutions

to clients’ most complex legal challenges in the Middle East, as well as

support the legal needs of Gulf Region clients abroad. The location of the

Middle East relative to Europe, Africa, and Asia underscores the strength of

its trading relationships with the rest of the world.

In Doha, we support Qatari clients domestically and abroad, as well as

international clients doing business in Qatar, in meeting legal and regulatory

needs. Our Dubai team assists clients throughout the Middle East, as well

as those companies from around the world looking to do business in the

Middle East.

In 2016, lawyers across our

offices in Europe and the

Middle East achieved 124

practice rankings and 78

lawyer rankings in the Legal

500 and Chambers and

Partners directories.

EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST

LONDON

PARIS

MILAN

BRUSSELS

BERLIN

DUBAIDOHA

WARSAWFRANKFURT

MUNICH

NORTH AMERICAWith more than 1,300 lawyers in the United States, K&L Gates provides

clients access to one of the largest networks of U.S. offices of any law

firm in the world. This broad platform offers clients local market knowledge

and access to both national and international legal capabilities. We provide

the full spectrum of corporate, litigation, intellectual property, policy,

financial services, and real estate advice through our coast-to-coast

office coverage.

As an example of our deep capabilities throughout the United States, our firm

was ranked for the seventh consecutive year among the top tier law firms in

the 2017 U.S. News-Best Lawyers survey. We were listed among the top five

firms to have earned the most national first-tier rankings out of the 13,000

firms ranked. For the fifth consecutive year, K&L Gates was named in the BTI

Consulting Group’s 2017 “Client Service 30,” an elite ranking that recognizes

leading law firms in driving superior client relationships according to general

counsel. In addition, for the second consecutive year, K&L Gates was

recognized among the top 10 strongest U.S. law firm brands in legal market

research company Acritas' U.S. Law Firm Brand Index 2016.

Our lawyers also regularly advise clients on both inbound and outbound

matters and transactions involving companies based in Canada and Mexico,

including investors and financial institutions, among others.

SOUTH AMERICA Brazil is a dynamic and growing economy, home to many of Latin America’s

most significant companies, its largest stock market, and in recent years, its

most ambitious infrastructure projects. Our lawyers in São Paulo guide clients

in establishing and developing operations in Brazil, as well as providing

counsel to major Brazilian and Latin American companies.

In 2016, K&L Gates was

named one of the top 25

corporate law firms in the

United States, according

to a survey of U.S. general

counsel by Corporate Board

Member magazine and

FTI Consulting.

THE AMERICAS

SÃO PAULO

DALLAS

HOUSTON MIAMI

SEATTLE

CHICAGO

NEWARK

PITTSBURGH

BOSTONNEW YORK

WASHINGTON, D.C.WILMINGTON

HARRISBURG

CHARLESTON

CHARLOTTE

RALEIGHRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK

SAN FRANCISCOPALO ALTO

LOS ANGELESORANGE COUNTY

ANCHORAGE

PORTLAND

FORT WORTH

AUSTIN

Africa

K&L Gates has been involved in advising companies

with resources and operations in Africa, from mining,

oil and gas, and infrastructure projects to sports,

investment funds, and government contracts.

This broad experience enables our lawyers to provide

our clients with a comprehensive understanding of

the continent’s various regulatory requirements and

challenges. With our involvement in matters across

various African locations, our team has developed

strong relationships with African advisors and

government agencies.

India

The firm’s work in India encompasses a wide range

of lawyers and clients around the world involved in

inbound and outbound matters. Our lawyers represent

international clients entering various India markets,

as well as rapidly expanding regional businesses

and ambitious entrepreneurs looking to venture into

overseas markets. Members of the firm’s India practice

have assisted regional companies in an array of

matters, from corporate and tax to international trade

and employment, among others.

Latin America

We have a growing practice in Latin America,

representing Latin American companies, governments,

and prominent families, as well as North American,

European, Asian, and Middle Eastern financial

institutions and multinational corporations doing

business in the region. Lawyers in the firm’s Latin

America group assist Brazil-based companies with global

finance, compliance, commercial, intellectual property,

tax, and disputes matters by drawing upon the firm’s

worldwide capabilities in a wide variety of disciplines,

including energy, infrastructure, and resources.

The firm’s practice capabilities around the globe span beyond the locations of our offices.

BEYOND THE PLATFORM

In the globalized economy of the 21st century, K&L Gates’ global platform is recognized

consistently for providing clients with the most sophisticated solutions to legal challenges

around the world.

K&L Gates was named among the TOP 20 BEST-KNOWN

LAW FIRM BRANDS IN THE WORLD for the second time

in the legal market research company Acritas’ 2016

Global Brand Elite Index. The ranking is determined by

unprompted interviews with more than 1,000 in-house

general counsel globally.

In 2016, K&L Gates was named one of the TOP 25

CORPORATE LAW FIRMS in the United States, according

to a survey of U.S. general counsel by Corporate Board

Member magazine and FTI Consulting. The ranking

recognizes national law firms general counsel would

retain for a variety of corporate governance and

legal matters.

For the second consecutive year, K&L Gates was

recognized AMONG THE TOP 10 STRONGEST U.S.

LAW FIRM BRANDS in Acritas' U.S. Law Firm Brand

Index 2016.

For the sixth year in a row, K&L Gates was ranked by

Law360 in the publication's Global 20 survey as one

of the “20 LAW FIRMS THAT HAD THE BIGGEST GLOBAL

PRESENCE and handled the most large, significant and

groundbreaking international and cross-border matters

over the past year.”

In the 2017 U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”

survey, K&L Gates was listed among the top five firms

to have earned the MOST NATIONAL TOP TIER RANKINGS

out of the 13,000 firms ranked.

K&L Gates has been recognized by general counsel

as one of the TOP LAW FIRMS FOR SUPERIOR CLIENT

SERVICE for a fifth consecutive year in the 2017 BTI

"Client Service 30."

The Financial Times noted K&L Gates as a HIGHLY

COMMENDED FIRM, specifically recognizing the

groundbreaking client-focused digital content site K&L Gates

HUB. The firm was also a named a Commended firm for

our Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project.

Australasian Lawyer recognized K&L Gates as one of

the MOST INNOVATIVE LAW FIRMS of 2016 for the firm’s

groundbreaking HUB On-Demand CLE Center.

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klgates.com

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. For more information about K&L Gates or its locations, practices and registrations, visit klgates.com.

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