K&L Gates is an international law firm which delivers legal services on an integrated and global basis, with approximately 2,000 lawyers on five continents. K&L Gates represents leading global 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. Over each of the last six years our revenues exceeded $1 billion. In addition, K&L Gates has one of the top investment management practices in the country with over 150 lawyers across 24 offices spanning the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. The breadth and depth of our overall investment management practice, which includes a large number of former regulatory officials and in house counsels, allows us to provide market leading legal and business advice to some of the largest and best-known asset managers and fund boards in the industry.
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. We offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.
Morningstar provides data on nearly 540,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on approximately 18.5 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with more than $200 billion in assets under advisement and management as of December 31, 2016. The company has operations in 27 countries.
