Law firms ‘A testament to our strategic direction’: Naunton and Jones ditch real estate boutique dream to join King & Wood Mallesons Legal Business · 14 November 2014 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Eversheds Property Eversheds Sutherland King & Wood Mallesons Senior Eversheds partners William Naunton and Clive Jones, who handed in their resignations at the start of this year with plans of launching a City boutique for high-end real estate work, will join King & Wood Mallesons in the New Year.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 categoryCC, HSF Kramer and Linklaters come out on top in latest L500 UK researchLaw firm dataAmy Ulliott1 Oct 2026Revolving Doors: latest hires for Eversheds Sutherland, HFW and Bird & BirdLaw firmsNews Editor2 Sep 2026Latham and Skadden lead on Shein’s Hong Kong IPO as retailer targets $1.8bnLaw firmsEliza Winter24 Aug 2026Paul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Feb 2025Gibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playLaw firmsElisha Juttla27 Feb 2025Chance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?Law firmsElisha Juttla14 Feb 2025Dealwatch: Slaughters, Latham lead as Hammerson sells £1.5bn stake in Bicester Village ownerLaw firmsTom Cox25 Jul 2024Q&A with Investec: Banking for law firm partners in times of changeLaw firmsGuest Blog21 Sep 2021Cranes in the sky: UK real estate market rebuildsLaw firmsMuna Abdi7 Apr 2020