‘No-one has managed to build out of the key locations’: Eversheds’ Ranson discusses Asia strategy following KWM tie-up Ayesha Ellis Following the announcement last week that Eversheds Sutherland has entered into a formal cooperation agreement with Chinese firm King &…
Mishcon turns off the lights in New York as partners defect to KWM Muna Abdi Mishcon de Reya has called it quits in Manhattan after ten years as the firm’s three remaining partners jumped ship…
Apathy and a multimillion-pound shortfall define beleaguered KWM Europe insolvency Thomas Alan Thomas Alan finds reality setting in for creditors and former partners more than two years on ‘My immediate thought was:…
KWM administration report shows £18.3m hole for creditors as former staff set for payouts Thomas Alan Two years after the collapse of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) the saga rumbles on, with administrators primed to pay…
‘A clear cut case’ – Ex-KWM employees win £1m pay-out from employment tribunal Tom Baker After being on the verge of accepting a six-figure sum last month, a group of 288 former King & Wood…
KWM insolvency report reveals cost of everything from artwork to legal fees as ex-staff agree payout Kathryn McCann Eight months on and the King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) saga continues, with a progress report filed this week revealing…
KWM Germany plans to double Chinese-German deals capability by mid-2018 in focus shift Georgiana Tudor Asia-headquartered firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has made a strategic commitment to its German practice with the hire of two new partners in…
Ex-KWM real estate duo exits Ashurst for Fried Frank after one year Madeleine Farman Real estate duo Darren Rogers and Patrick Williams has resigned from Ashurst to join Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s…
‘Cementing KWM’: Australian chief exec Kench elected as new global managing partner Georgiana Tudor After going months without a global managing partner, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has appointed Australia chief executive partner Sue…
News in brief – May 2017 Legal Business PINSENTS LAUNCHES IN MADRID Pinsent Masons has launched in Madrid, the firm’s third international office in less than a year.…
Barclays deadline looms for KWM partners who took personal loans for capital Legal Business Former King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partners who took out personal loans from Barclays for their capital contributions have received…
Unsecured creditors to lose almost £34m as KWM Europe admin continues Legal Business KWM China buys reassurance by taking SJ Berwin name An initial report into the financial affairs of King & Wood…
Scaling back: KWM pulls out of Riyadh in latest loss for global giant Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) confirmed today (3 April) that it is closing its Riyadh office, one of two bases…
KWM New York co-founder Dasgupta quits for Reed Smith leaving one partner in legacy SJ Berwin outpost Legal Business Reed Smith confirmed today (21 March) King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) New York-based international funds partner Parik Dasgupta has joined…
KWM admin: Quantuma to bill £1.3m as pensions, business rates experts assess payments Legal Business The inner financial workings of King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) failed European arm have become evident in the joint administrators’…
Barclays among unsecured creditors set to lose £33.5m in KWM Europe administration Legal Business An initial report into King & Wood Mallesons‘ now defunct European arm states unsecured creditors are expected to lose £33.5m…
Comment: Myths and monsters – how KWM got swallowed by its own culture Legal Business Hearing that Legal Business was gearing up for an in-depth look at the collapse of the European arm of King…
Myths and monsters – how KWM got swallowed by its own culture Alex Novarese Hearing that Legal Business was gearing up for an in-depth look at the collapse of the European arm of King…
Comment: As KWM cracks, beware re-written history and schadenfreude Legal Business Happy New Year, profession. Barely have we gotten into 2017 and the inevitable has happened: the legacy SJ Berwin business…
As KWM cracks, beware re-written history and schadenfreude Alex Novarese Happy New Year, profession. Barely have we gotten into 2017 and the inevitable has happened: the legacy SJ Berwin business…
