Brown Rudnick hires King & Wood European employment head amid high profile departures
US firm Brown Rudnick has hired King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) former head of employment Nicola Kerr as the Hong…
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Comment: The fundamental things – SJ Berwin and the problem with legal conglomerates
At the time that SJ Berwin combined with King & Wood Mallesons there were plenty of reasons to be optimistic.…
King & Wood Mallesons departures continue as Ashurst hires Hong Kong corporate heavyweight Joshua Cole
King Wood & Mallesons (KWM) is to lose senior corporate partner Joshua Cole from its Hong Kong office to Ashurst.
The fundamental things – SJ Berwin and the problem with legal conglomerates
At the time that SJ Berwin combined with King & Wood Mallesons there were plenty of reasons to be optimistic.…
Sum of its parts: can King & Wood Mallesons match the hype?
After a promising first year for King & Wood Mallesons/SJ Berwin, its UK practice saw a bruising 12 months. Tom…
King & Wood Mallesons City departures continue as K&L Gates recruits tax partner
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) continues to see partner departures from its London office as K&L Gates has recruited longstanding…
KWM launches ‘global partner’ programme to secure star recruits
With its City rivals increasingly breaking their remuneration models for star hires, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has created a…
KWM to smash lockstep pay limits for star partners as war for talent rages
With its City rivals increasingly breaking their remuneration models for star hires, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has created a…
KWM hires Nabarro’s former head of financial services regulation to support real estate and PE push
In a ‘sign to the market of our commitment to grow our private equity practice’, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM)…
KWM downplays Europe in 36-strong partnership round with only two made up in the City
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has made up just two London partners, focused on boosting its real estate offering, in…
Further KWM partner exits earmarked as firm completes Europe and Middle East review
King & Wood Mallesons has wrapped up a review of its 170-strong partnership across Europe and the Middle East with…
KWM loses second City partner this week as Fried Frank takes funds specialist
King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) City office has suffered its second partner exit this week, with financial markets partner Gregg…
KWM seeks to rebuild City private equity practice with Fried Frank hire
After suffering a series of raids on its renowned City private equity practice, including the announced departure of partner Simon…
Goodwin Procter makes second private equity hire from King & Wood Mallesons
US firm Goodwin Procter has made its second private equity hire from King & Wood Mallesons’ City office with private…
KWM suffers another corporate exit in the City as Woollard leaves for Paul Hastings
Duncan Woollard has become the latest private equity partner to leave King & Wood Mallesons, heading for Paul Hastings to…
Asia: KWM relocates partner trio to launch in Singapore as Quinn opens in Shanghai
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has hired Kirkland & Ellis partner Samuel Williamson as it looks to launch an office in…
News in brief – May 2015
WHITTAKER STEPS DOWN AS LLOYDS GC Group general counsel (GC) Andrew Whittaker is stepping down from his role at Lloyds…
‘A significant phase of renewal’: King & Wood Mallesons takes real estate team from Eversheds
Three months after persuading Eversheds‘ heavyweight real estate trio William Naunton, Clive Jones and Cornelius Medvei to stay in Big…
Targeting London: Goodwin Procter hires KWM’s Lever to launch City PE practice
Having set its sights on creating a private equity practice, given how Weil, Gotshal & Manges has made moves on…
Significant hires: KWM lands JP Morgan’s Asia-Pacific vice chairman
Eager to convince Western investment banks, hedge funds and private equity houses that it has the lawyers to handle the…