K&L Gates Grows Corporate, Maritime Practices with Miami Partner Arrival

Miami- The Miami office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Robert M. Kritzman as a partner in the firm's corporate practice. Kritzman joins K&L Gates from Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Focusing his practice on corporate, maritime, and international law, Kritzman counsels clients on such matters as mergers and acquisitions; cross-border transactions; bank financings; ship sale, construction, and finance transactions; and travel and leisure industry affairs. He also advises boards on corporate governance matters, develops corporate compliance programs, and counsels international clients on establishing and growing their U.S. business operations.

Kritzman previously spent 15 years managing the legal affairs of Norwegian Cruise Lines, serving as general counsel to the 15,000-employee international corporation. His move to K&L Gates strengthens a global practice with more than 35 years of experience in maritime law and follows several other recent additions bolstering the firm's international capabilities to handle maritime matters.

Robert brings a wealth of legal experience and business acumen, especially in the cruise and shipping industries, that will greatly benefit our clients, said Dan Casey, Administrative Partner of K&L Gates' Miami office.

K&L Gates Chairman and Global Managing Partner Peter J. Kalis said: With Robert's arrival, K&L Gates' Miami office and our firmwide maritime practice take another step forward.

Last month, the Miami office also welcomed Jahan Islami as a partner in the firm's corporate practice. For more information on the practice, please visit the firm's Web site.

K&L Gates includes lawyers practicing out of 35 offices located in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and represents numerous GLOBAL 500, FORTUNE 100, and FTSE 100 corporations, in addition to growth and middle market companies, entrepreneurs, capital market participants and public sector entities. For more information, visit www.klgates.com.

K&L Gates is comprised of multiple affiliated entities: a limited liability partnership with the full name K&L Gates LLP qualified in Delaware and maintaining offices throughout the United States, in Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany, in Beijing (K&L Gates LLP Beijing Representative Office), in Dubai, U.A.E., in Shanghai (K&L Gates LLP Shanghai Representative Office), in Tokyo, and in Singapore; a limited liability partnership (also named K&L Gates LLP) incorporated in England and maintaining offices in London and Paris; a Taiwan general partnership (K&L Gates) maintaining an office in Taipei; a Hong Kong general partnership (K&L Gates, Solicitors) maintaining an office in Hong Kong; and a Delaware limited liability company (K&L Gates Holdings, LLC) maintaining an office in Moscow. K&L Gates maintains appropriate registrations in the jurisdictions in which its offices are located. A list of the partners or members in each entity is available for inspection at any K&L Gates office.

K&L Gates has offices in: Anchorage, Austin, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Fort Worth, Frankfurt, Harrisburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Moscow, Newark, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Spokane/Coeur d'Alene, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.