Law firms KWM’s European head Kon to step down early after turbulent period for global giant Legal Business · 5 September 2016 · 3 min read Law firm management Europe King & Wood Mallesons After a bruising 18 months for King & Wood Mallesons‘ European and Middle East business, regional senior partner Stephen Kon has informed the partnership he will step down as senior partner halfway into his three-year term.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 categoryLatham and Skadden lead on Shein’s Hong Kong IPO as retailer targets $1.8bnLaw firmsEliza Winter24 Aug 2026Revolving 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 2026‘How hard are you prepared to work?’ – partners who’ve made it on how they built a book of businessLaw firmsElisha Juttla9 Dec 2024‘We don’t have a large ship to turn around’ – Eversheds Sutherland co-CEOs to canvas partners on strategy plansLaw firmsAnna Huntley18 Nov 2024NRF to incentivise cross-border work with formalised global management committeeLaw firmsAnna Huntley24 Sep 2024Starbucks EMEA GC on leadership, business turnarounds and traveling the ‘bumpy road’In-HouseTheresa Hargreaves21 Aug 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 2026