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King & Wood Mallesons Names New Leader After Collapse of European Arm
King & Wood Mallesons has appointed Sue Kench, chief executive partner of its Australian arm, as its new global managing partner. Kench succeeds Stuart Fuller, who relinquished the role at the height of problems with the firm's embattled European affiliate late last year.
Ex-Stroock Leader Part of Dozen-Lawyer Team Joining Proskauer
An investment funds group from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan led by Stuart Coleman, the firm's former co-managing partner and chair of its investment management practice, is peeling off for Proskauer Rose.
McDermott, Reed Smith Recruit Fund Formation Partners
A pair of investment funds partners are on the move in New York. McDermott Will & Emery has hired Fried Frank partner Ian Schwartz to head its investment funds group, while Reed Smith added King & Wood Mallesons partner Parik Dasgupta, an international investment funds pro who re-joins dozens of former colleagues at the firm.
KWM Partners Rejected Repeated Attempts to Raise Capital in Years Before Collapse
King & Wood Mallesons' (KWM) Europe and Middle East (EUME) partners rejected at least four attempts by management to increase capital at the firm between 2011 and 2015, it has emerged.
Merger Vaults Eversheds Sutherland Onto Global Stage
Global firm Eversheds Sutherland made its formal debut on Wednesday, unveiling a new logo and website and cementing the most significant transatlantic tie-up since Norton Rose combined with Fulbright & Jaworski in 2013.
King & Wood Mallesons Collapse Kept Recruiters Busy
In 2016, a range of U.K. and U.S. firms hired lawyers from KWM's beleagured European arm.
KWM Creditors Report Reveals Failed Merger Efforts and Millions Raised by Business Sell-Off
The administrators of King & Wood Mallesons' (KWM) European arm have released details of the sums raised by the break-up and sale of the business in a letter to creditors that also sheds light on the failed efforts to secure a single-firm takeover.What Went Wrong at KWME? Partners Opine About Demise of Legacy SJ Berwin
Poor leadership and a reluctance to deal with longstanding issues were the key factors behind the collapse of King & Wood Mallesons' European arm (KWME), according to a survey of London partners by sibling publication Legal Week.
Reed Smith Seals Hire of 50-Strong KWM Team
Reed Smith has confirmed its addition of 17 partners from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) in London, Germany and Paris, who bring with them sizeable teams of lawyers, trainees and support staff.
King & Wood Mallesons Addresses Past Failures and Future Plans
The global legal giant's management told clients this week that the collapse of its legacy SJ Berwin business in the U.K. and Europe was the result of poor leadership and a lack of consensus among European partners, and described how King & Wood Mallesons plans to rebuild its operations across the region.TRENDING STORIES
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