Recognised as one of the world’s most innovative law firms, King & Wood Mallesons offers a different perspective to commercial thinking and the client experience. With access to a global platform, a team of over 2,000 lawyers in 27 locations around the world KWM works with clients to help them understand local challenges, navigate through regional complexity, and to find commercial solutions that deliver a competitive advantage for our clients.

As a leading international law firm headquartered in Asia, we help clients to open doors and unlock opportunities as they look to Asian markets to unleash their full potential. Combining an unrivaled depth of expertise and breadth of relationships in our core markets. In particular, in China where KWM is China’s premier law firm with over 75 tier one rated partners and in Australia where KWM has been rated as Australia’s number one law firm.

In London, our lawyers advise clients on Banking & Finance, Corporate, Private Equity, M&A and Securities, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Financial Regulatory, Real Estate, Employment, and Tax issues. We regularly help clients investing in China and other cross-border matters. We also have specialist expertise in advising Chinese and other international corporates and investors on transactions in the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The team regularly advise financial institutions and international banks, in transactions spanning the UK, Europe and Asia. Our highly regarded dispute resolution team advise on the full range of commercial disputes, investigations and other crisis situations around the world. The team is particularly adept in resolving investor-state disputes, with exceptional skill in global emerging markets.

The London office has market leading expertise in the following sectors: pharmaceuticals, education, creative, telecoms, mining and natural resources, projects involving China related “Belt and Road” investment, fintech and financial services.

Products and services

Legal

Company incorporation, Employment, Immigration, Land use planning, Intellectual property, Data protection and information assurance

Human resources

Staff onboarding

Management consulting

Risk consultation

Industry

Advanced manufacturing, Automotive, Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, Business and consumer services, Chemicals, Clothing, footwear and fashion, Creative and media, Education and training, Electronics and IT hardware, Financial and professional services, Food and drink, Global sports infrastructure, Life sciences, Leisure and tourism, Legal services, Metals, minerals and materials, Mining, Oil and gas, Power, Renewable energy, Retail and luxury, Software and computer services, Water

International

Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Gambia, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Languages

Afrikaans, Arabic, Belarusian, Chinese (written, simplified), English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian