Even if you discount the more lurid claims made regarding King & Wood Mallesons, it is clear the firm is facing a huge challenge to get its Europe and Middle East business back on track.
In this week alone, five significant partners have indicated they are to go – a group including four of its most significant billers. Around 40 partners have now left the firm in Europe this year, including 24 the firm restructured out of the business, and the last two months have seen a number of significant departures, most damagingly at the end of August that of German funds star Sonya Pauls for Clifford Chance.
