Law firms Heads roll on Queen Street: KWM to axe 15% of European partners in sweeping shake-up Legal Business · 23 March 2016 · 3 min read Restructuring Europe Job cuts King & Wood Mallesons King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) told its London partnership this morning that 15% of its European and Middle Eastern partners will be axed, with an additional 45 business services roles in London to be made redundant.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryRevolving Doors: City hires at Goodwin, Ropes as Willkie brings in former CC antitrust headLaw firmsEliza Winter2 Mar 2026Revolving Doors: Sidley and Hogan Lovells swipe Latham partners, as Ropes and Clifford Chance build in EuropeLaw firmsKate Peacock19 Jan 2026End of the merger: King & Wood Mallesons to split into twoLaw firmsGeorgina Stanley9 Dec 2025Sidley hits Clifford Chance for heavyweight restructuring duo as firm’s London hiring gathers paceLaw firmsWill Lewallen31 Mar 2026Trowers takes high-profile restructuring role as Mandelson-founded advisory firm collapsesLaw firmsEliza Winter20 Feb 2026Simpson Thacher hires Kirkland financial restructuring heavyweight for Dallas launchLaw firmsKate Peacock19 Feb 2026Revolving Doors: Weil hires Kirkland secondaries partner as Orrick targets Cadwalader againLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Apr 2026Ropes & Gray adds new private equity partner as Milan office growsLaw firmsWill Lewallen13 Apr 2026Revolving Doors: Simpson Thacher launches in Singapore as Ropes, Clifford Chance build in ParisLaw firmsEliza Winter7 Apr 2026