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 2025‘An environment of possibility’ – why liability management is law’s new frontierLaw firmsAlex Ryan2 Jul 2026‘Restructuring lawyers are like quarterbacks’ – ex-Clifford Chance duo on joining Sidley’s London growth driveLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 Jul 2026Revolving Doors: Latham taps Travers and Freshfields continues Germany rebuild with Hengeler hireLaw firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 2026EQT selects global relationship firms as PE giant targets closer ties with key advisersLaw firmsWill Lewallen10 Jul 2026Cleary taps Kirkland for PE partner in first Paris lateral since 2001Law firmsTom Cox30 Jun 2026Will a flurry of mega-listings spark capital markets lift-off?Law firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 2026