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 categoryEversheds Sutherland posts double-digit boosts to profit and PEPLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Jul 2026Revolving Doors: latest laterals for Paul Hastings, McDermott, Proskauer and moreLaw firmsNews Editor6 Jul 2026Revolving Doors: Latham taps Travers and Freshfields continues Germany rebuild with Hengeler hireLaw firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 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