Pittsburgh, PA— LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP’s (K&LNG) mutual fund practice was ranked first among firms that counsel mutual fund clients by The American Lawyer’s “Corporate Scorecard.”
Published annually, the Corporate Scorecard tracks transactional practices of leading law firms and ranks them based on a variety of criteria, including the net assets under management of a law firm’s fund clients. K&LNG, whose fund clients have in excess of $1.2 Trillion under management, has been consistently listed among various Corporate Scorecard categories since The American Lawyer first established these rankings in 1987.
“Our lawyers and our clients have long considered our investment management group to be a leader among law firms serving the investment management industry. We are pleased to see these views affirmed by our ranking,” said Robert J. Zutz, a leader in K&LNG’s investment management practice.
Peter Kalis, Chair of the firm’s Management Committee, added: “We have served the mutual fund industry for decades and are proud of the extraordinary confidence that industry members repose in our investment management lawyers in Washington, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles and London.”
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham (K&LNG) has approximately 950 lawyers and represents entrepreneurs, growth and middle market companies and leading FORTUNE 100 and FTSE 100 global corporations nationally and internationally.
K&LNG is a combination of two limited liability partnerships, each named Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP, one qualified in Delaware, U.S.A. and practicing from offices in Boston, Dallas, Harrisburg, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Washington and one incorporated in England practicing from the London office.
