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ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

Whether you are an investor, investment manager, company owner, or board member, this guide examines the legal and financial impacts of standards that are changing investing and business practices worldwide.

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We have ESG down to the letter.

Our integrated environmental, social, and corporate governance approach is designed to help our clients navigate ever-evolving standards and add value to their companies.

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Introducing K&L; Gates IP Agency

We have enhanced our global trademark capabilities by launching our own Chinese trademark agency, K&L Gates IP Agency. We can file and prosecute trademark applications directly with the China National Intellectual Property Administration.

Launching the agency is in direct response to client need, and allows us to offer clients a streamlined trademark solution across four continents.

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Conversations About Race

We believe that education is key to activate change; therefore, we are actively hosting a speaker series titled Conversations About Race to convene voices around diversity. Most recently, Kevin Jennings, CEO of Lambda Legal, spoke about LGBTQ rights, the historical attitudes toward LGBTQ people in the United States, and the state of LGBTQ equality across the globe.

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Responding to COVID-19

Our Responding to COVID-19 Resource Center provides a wide-range of legal and business insight to help clients respond to the challenges they are facing due to the global outbreak.

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Workplace Wrap – September Update

Earlier this year, the Australian Federal government introduced broad changes to laws relating to casual employment which included a requirement for employers to offer permanent employment to eligible employees.

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Potential future disputes are a reality in all cross-border manufacturing agreements––whether for the sale or purchase of goods or services, or corporate transactions––even for the best drafted contracts.

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On 10 September 2021, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden of Oregon released a discussion draft proposing changes to partnership taxation, and to the taxation of regulated investment companies including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)--that would have significant impacts in the world of investment funds.

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Noteworthy Work
K&L; Gates Advises Megaport (USA) Inc. in Acquisition of InnovoEdge Inc. Read Release - K&L; Gates Advises Megaport (USA) Inc. in Acquisition of InnovoEdge Inc. K&L; Gates Advises Proxima Group on EST Partners' Support for Proxima's Buy and Build Programme Read Release - K&L; Gates Advises Proxima Group on EST Partners' Support for Proxima's Buy and Build Programme K&L; Gates Advises Reliant Bancorp on $517 Million Merger with United Community Banks Read Release - K&L; Gates Advises Reliant Bancorp on $517 Million Merger with United Community Banks
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Navigating the Trademark Modernization Act: How to Play Offense and Defense with your Trademark Strategies

This webinar will explore how the new procedures of the Trademark Modernization Act will affect both offensive and defensive trademark strategies now and in the future.

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Our ESG Approach

Our environmental, social, and corporate governance approach can help navigate legislative, regulatory, and policy matters across a wide range of industries, from agriculture and energy to investing. 

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Conversations About Race

As a firm, we reject racism and social injustice. We believe that education is key to activate change; therefore, we are actively hosting a speaker series titled, Conversations About Race to convene voices around diversity.

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