Christopher Valente

Christopher Valente is a partner in the Boston and Washington, D.C. offices of K&L Gates. Mr. Valente represents global clients in the construction and infrastructure, financial services, manufacturing, and biotech sectors. His practice focuses on complex commercial disputes in state and federal court throughout the United States and in domestic and international arbitration under institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules, including those of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Mr. Valente serves on the K&L Gates’ innovation committee (the “IDEA Group”) and leads the firm’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions Group, which has been tasked with tackling AI solutions both internally at K&L Gates and externally for its clients. He regularly speaks internally and externally on the opportunities, challenges, and risks of AI and, in particular, generative AI. Mr. Valente is also certified in legal project management (LPM) and is seeks to leverage LMP strategies, tools, and concepts to drive innovation and efficiencies across his practice. 

Mr. Valente is a member of the firmwide Diversity Committee, co-chair of its LGBTQ+ Subcommittee, and co-chair of the K&L Gates Boston office’s Inclusion & Diversity Committee. Chris is a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow. He is also a member of the Boston International Arbitration Council.