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As of 2024, K&L Gates is ranked #49 in the Top 100 "most prestigious law firms in the country based on the assessments of lawyers at peer firms" by Vault.com. [18] For three consecutive years (2017–2019) U.S. News has ranked K&L Gates as the top law firm in the U.S. for environmental litigation ("Law Firm of the Year - Environmental Litigation").
Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP, also known as Preston Gates, was a law firm with offices in the United States, China, and Taiwan. Its main office was in the IDX Tower in Seattle. In 2007, the firm merged with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham to form K&L Gates. [1]
William Henry Gates II [1] (November 30, 1925 – September 14, 2020), better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader.He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates (a predecessor of K&L Gates), [2] and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. [3]
Following his clerkship, Neukom joined a small law firm. However, after nine years, seeking broader opportunities, he transitioned to the Seattle law firm Shidler, McBroom, Gates & Lucas (later Preston Gates & Ellis), bringing some clients with him. He had already established a connection with Bill Gates Sr., a managing partner at the firm. [10]
Bill Gates said 2024 brought a corporate "pivot" toward climate tech, in a foreword to a new report. The report, by Gates's firm Breakthrough Energy, urged VCs to "prime the pump" on climate startups.
Bill Gates may not be leaving much of his $89 billion fortune to his three kids, but he is setting them up to follow in his footsteps.
William H. Gates Hall is an academic building of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. William H. Gates Hall houses the University of Washington School of Law. The building is named after late William H. Gates, Sr., a lawyer who served as a partner of the Preston Gates & Ellis law firm. [1] Gates was a 1950 graduate of the UW ...
William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington [3] as the only son of William H. Gates Sr. [b] (1925–2020) and his first wife, Mary Maxwell Gates (1929–1994). [4] His ancestry includes English , German , and Irish / Scots-Irish . [ 5 ]