K&L Gates is on a roll. Not long after announcing the launch of its second China office, the firm has continued its expansion agenda by absorbing the nine lawyers of Taiwan firm J&J Attorneys-at-Law.

The addition strengthens K&L Gates' domestic and cross-border capabilities both in Taipei and throughout the Greater China region, which includes the firm's offices in Hong Kong and Beijing as well as the recently announced Shanghai location. And K&L Gates is not a newcomer to Taiwan - the firm has had a Taipei office since 2003 and the former J&J lawyers will be accommodated there.

"We will be able to capitalise on the corporate strengths of both groups in working with a number of the world's leading corporations, including our shared client Microsoft, and also offer clients formidable international intellectual property experience," said David Tang, K&L Gates' managing partner, Asia (pictured).