Charleston K&L Gates Partner contributes to Chambers USA Regional Real Estate 2021 Guide, among three from office recognized in 2021 Chambers USA

May 28, 2021

Three partners from the Charleston, S.C., office of the global law firm K&L Gates LLP have been recognized in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA. In addition, one of those lawyers –partner Matthew Norton — authored the ‘Law and Practice South Carolina’ section of the Chambers USA Regional Real Estate 2021 Guide, part of the Chambers Global Practice Guides. The Law and Practice Section provides clients with legal insight needed to make practical business decisions in certain jurisdictions. The content will be globally published and distributed to general counsel and will be featured on the practice guides page of the Chambers and Partners website.

The Charleston lawyers and the categories in which Chambers USA recognized them are as follows:

James S. Bruce (South Carolina Corporate/M&A)
Mr. Bruce is a founding partner of the firm’s Charleston office and represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other business transactions. He advises Fortune 500 companies, as well as middle-market and emerging-growth companies, in a broad range of industries, including aerospace, paper and packaging, technology, distribution, renewable energy, resort development, hospitality and leisure, retail, transportation and logistics, health care and media. Mr. Bruce also represents private equity and venture capital firms, strategic investors and distressed company investors.

J. Walker Coleman IV (South Carolina Labor and Employment)
Mr. Coleman is a founding partner and the Managing Partner of the firm’s Charleston office, as well as a member of the firm’s Advisory Council. He is an experienced litigator who handles employment and trade secret misappropriation cases for local, national, and international companies in virtually every industry. He also represents employers before state and federal employment and labor boards and departments, assists companies with due diligence associated with the sale and acquisition of domestic and foreign businesses, and counsels employers of all sizes on myriad labor and employment issues.

Matthew J. Norton (South Carolina Real Estate)
Mr. Norton is a founding partner of the firm’s Charleston office and serves on the firm’s Advisory Council in his capacity as a leader of the firmwide Real Estate practice area. He has a broad practice focusing on all aspects of commercial real estate that includes significant experience in the resort and hospitality area. He is the author of the South Carolina chapter of the recently published Chambers USA Regional Real Estate 2021 Guide.

 

Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates LLP and more than 100 of its lawyers across the United States as leaders in their respective practice areas in the 2021 edition of its Chambers USA guide. This includes rankings for the firm and its lawyers in 30 practice categories, including Real Estate in South Carolina.

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across 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.