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KWM nabs partner from Clayton Utz
International law firm King & Wood Mallesons has bolstered its private capital capability with the addition of a...
12 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Former ACCC GC joins KWM
International law firm King & Wood Mallesons has added a new competition partner, who joins from the Australian...
01 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
KWM adds 3 partners across Asia-Pacific region
Global law firm King & Wood Mallesons has appointed three partners, including two in Australia, in a move to...
12 February 2025
By Lauren Croft
KWM partner joins HFW as special counsel
John Canning, who served for over two decades as a partner at King & Wood Mallesons, has joined global rival HFW in...
09 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
KWM adds 6 partners, a strategic counsel, and 12 lawyers from Corrs
Global law firm King & Wood Mallesons has swelled its employment relations and safety practice significantly, with...
16 December 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Sue Kench, KWM’s global head, to step down
Sue Kench, who was the first woman to head up one of the ā€œbig sixā€ law firms Down Under when she assumed the role...
18 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Disputes partner to join Minters from KWM
BigLaw MinterEllison has appointed a construction litigation partner from global rival King & Wood...
10 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Sparke Helmore launches corporate and commercial tech offering with 2 new partners
Following its recent expansion into Cairns, national law firm Sparke Helmore is set to have a technology offering...
02 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
BigLaw firms advise on $24bn acquisition
Numerous BigLaw firms have worked on one of the largest private capital M&A deals in Australian...
09 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Deals may have to clear higher bar for public interest
The government’s draft legislation for proposed reforms to Australia’s merger laws has been released, which...
29 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
KWM promotes 82
International law firm King & Wood Mallesons has promoted 82 across its legal and shared services teams, including...
01 July 2024
By Lauren Croft
KWM promotes 9 to partnership
International law firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has promoted nine to the partnership in Australia and Singapore...
20 June 2024
By Lauren Croft
Clayton Utz partner to join KWM’s ERS team
International law firm King & Wood Mallesons has appointed an industrial relations and employment law partner from...
21 February 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
KWM senior associate joins Ashurst as partner in real estate team
Global law firm Ashurst has appointed a new partner for its Sydney-based real estate practice, hiring a senior...
08 February 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Debt capital markets partner joins Corrs from KWM
National law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has added a partner from BigLaw rival King & Wood...
10 January 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Closing a $26bn acquisition
Recently, King & Wood Mallesons advised Newmont Corporation on the completion of its acquisition of Newcrest Mining...
15 November 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
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More cyber privacy class actions to come, report says
In the 2023 financial year, consumer class actions have dominated the market, with data breach class actions set to...
16 October 2023
By Lauren Croft
KWM announces winner of $25k First Nations Art Award
King & Wood Mallesons has announced that Queensland-based artist and founder of an Aboriginal art collective,...
22 September 2023
By Naomi Neilson
The GC’s role as businesses pursue profitability
Pursuing and maintaining profitability has been significantly elevated as a priority for businesses across the country,...
12 September 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Dentons cuts ties with Chinese firm Dacheng
At a time when King & Wood Mallesons has moved to strengthen its China presence with a new collaboration agreement...
11 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
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