K&L Gates LLP

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily DC · PERM filings 2020–2023

#13,465 top sponsor

Overview

K&L Gates LLP is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 5 PERM green-card applications between FY2020 and FY2023. That places it #13,465 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 4 were certified (80% approval rate), taking about 322 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Lawyers, with most worksites in DC, and the median sponsored wage is $179,982.

5

PERM filings

80%

approval

0

denied

$179,982

median wage

322d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 4 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (50%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China2
  • Canada1
  • Japan1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B2
  • TN1
  • Not in USA1

Education

  • Other2
  • Master's2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations K&L Gates LLP most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Lawyers 5 $198,002

Common job titles

Associate Attorney 2 Equity Partner, Investment Management 1 Oil and Gas Associate Attorney 1 International Exchange Counsel 1

Worksite states

DC 2 NY 1 TX 1 CA 1

Wage range

$150,000

25th

$179,982

median

$225,118

75th

$279,386

90th

Law firms used

  • KL Gates LLP4
  • K&L Gates LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23278-413176 Associate AttorneyCertified New York, NY Mar 8, 2025
A-22229-07414 Associate AttorneyCertified Palo Alto, CA Sep 20, 2023
A-21243-38562 International Exchange CounselCertified Washington DC, DC Apr 29, 2022
A-20365-37903 Oil and Gas Associate AttorneyCertified-Expired Houston, TX Dec 7, 2021
A-20198-77119 Equity Partner, Investment ManagementCertified Washington, DC Apr 14, 2021

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.