Reed Smith has confirmed its hire of 17 partners from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) across London, Paris and Germany, alongside sizeable teams of lawyers, trainees and support staff.

The US firm has added eight partners to its London office, with the hires of financial regulatory partners David Calligan, Tim Dolan, Tamasin Little and Adrian Brown, corporate partners Delphine Currie and Mark Sanders, private equity partner Laura Brunnen and tax partner Gareth Amdor. The new additions take partner count in Reed Smith’s City base to around 120.