An opportunity to ‘build something’: KWM’s City litigation head Alex Leitch leaves for Covington
US firm Covington & Burling has bolstered its European disputes capabilities with the hire of King & Wood Mallesons London head…
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Spring hires: KWM and A&O bolster core City teams with notable recruits
International heavyweights King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Allen & Overy (A&O) have ushered in spring by today (2 March)…
‘Satisfactory’: King & Wood Mallesons LLP sees 10% drop in UK office revenue
Filings at Companies House by King & Wood Mallesons LLP (KWM LLP) have revealed that the firm’s UK office saw…
‘The logical next step’: King & Wood Mallesons secures Singapore licence
Filling in a major hole in King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) Asian network, the firm is set to open an…
Management shuffles: Freshfields names new financial co-head as KWM appoints chiefs in Hong Kong
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made another change in management before the year ends, appointing head of the firm’s retail sector…
News in brief – December 2014
KING & WOOD MALLESONS HIRES HEAVYWEIGHT EVERSHEDS TRIO KWM last month hired former Eversheds senior partner Cornelius Medvei alongside former…
‘A testament to our strategic direction’: Naunton and Jones ditch real estate boutique dream to join King & Wood Mallesons
Senior Eversheds partners William Naunton and Clive Jones, who handed in their resignations at the start of this year with plans…
News in Brief – November 2014
PWC LEGAL LOOKS FOR REGIONAL GROWTH Addleshaw Goddard and DLA Piper veteran Neal Shepherd was recruited by PwC Legal to…
What’s in a name: One year on King & Wood Mallesons drops SJ Berwin
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin will cut the SJ Berwin from its name on 1 November, a year after…
‘A difficult decision’: Rob Day steps down as KWM SJ Berwin MP while Kon continues
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin has today (7 October) announced the election of UK real estate co-head William Boss…
‘Steven has been a tremendous force’: Proskauer turns to KWMSJB’s best-known London M&A lawyer as it shifts focus
Steven Davis, who led SJ Berwin’s City corporate team before its $1bn Sino-Australian merger, is set to leave the firm…
‘A true litigator’: O’Melveny & Myers hires Asian heavyweight Denis Brock from King & Wood Mallesons
Litigation partner Denis Brock, who headed Clifford Chance’s Asian disputes practice for nine years, has swapped King & Wood Mallesons…
KWMSJB brings in arbitration partner to develop Russia and CIS disputes work
Just two years after joining Winston & Strawn’s international arbitration group from the legacy Norton Rose, London-based disputes lawyer Andrei…
Loss and gain: Ashurst loses City corporate partner as KWM finance partner joins in Sydney
Ashurst yesterday (12 May) saw both sides of the lateral hiring coin as it announced the hire in Sydney of King…
DLA Piper hires King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin private equity partner Tim Wright
DLA Piper has hired King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) City private equity partner Tim Wright, whose resignation from…
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin hires A&O competition partner as globally KWM unveils promotions
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) yesterday (30 April) announced the hire of former Allen & Overy antitrust and competition…
Reed Smith ramps up City litigation practice with hire of King & Wood’s Nick Brocklesby
Reed Smith is continuing to ramp up its City practice, its largest office globally, with the hire of King & Wood…
Emerging markets M&A down as King & Wood tops league
With the emerging markets continuing to dominate the expansion strategies of many City and international firms, the short term picture…
Berlin office closure for King & Wood following partner departures and ‘strategic review’
Following signifcant movement within the German arms of major international firms of late, King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) has pointed…
King & Wood Mallesons reshuffles management team again following partner exit
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has made another change to its practice management team just months after restructuring its leadership…