Whether lashing out at the managing partners of Wall Street law firms over alternative fees, opining on the “Noah’s ark” nature of Swiss vereins, or decrying the inefficiency of airports in Pennsylvania’s two major cities, longtime K&L Gates chairman and global managing partner Peter Kalis doesn’t have a problem sharing his strong opinions. 

So when Kalis was reelected to his fifth consecutive term this week as head of K&L Gates, The Am Law Daily felt it was a good time to check in with the Rhodes Scholar and West Virginia native who during his tenure at the top of a regional shop with Pittsburgh roots gradually grew it into a global legal giant. (Click here for a 2010 Q&A with Kalis and here for a 2009 cover story on K&L Gates from The American Lawyer.)