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 2025Paul Hastings builds London restructuring with Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, Sidley hiresLaw firmsAlex Ryan10 Aug 2026Gateley set to cut support roles as firm begins consultation after share price dipLaw firmsTom Cox20 Jul 2026‘An environment of possibility’ – why liability management is law’s new frontierLaw firmsAlex Ryan2 Jul 2026Latham and Paul Weiss among eight new winners as EQT finalises panelIn-HouseWill Lewallen19 Aug 2026Revolving Doors: BCLP brings in tech Hall of Famer as Cleary hires CMA senior directorLaw firmsNews Editor12 Aug 2026Global elite firms take it away as Uber agrees €13bn acquisition of Delivery HeroLaw firmsKate Peacock17 Jul 2026