Four King & Wood Mallesons partners, the majority of the firm’s influential funds team, are in talks to join Goodwin Procter, following their former group head Michael Halford’s decision to join the US firm.
Legal Business understands major billers Ajay Pathak, Patrick Deasy, Ed Hall and Shawn D’Aguiar are set to sign with Goodwin. Part of the firm’s prized funds team, Pathak, Deasy and Hall were worth roughly £8m in billings.
