Mallesons

Companies, including investment bank Morgan Stanley and law firms such as Mallesons Stephen Jaques, have recognised the need to allow greater flexibility to attract and retain the best staff.

Daily Telegraph | Top Stories 2008

The move is a bet on the strength of the Asian economy and importance of China's role in the region, said Stuart Fuller of Mallesons, who would serve as the combined firm's global managing partner.

Merger to Form Big Asian Law Firm Jennifer Smith 2011

King & Wood, an 18-year-old firm with headquarters in Beijing, and Mallesons Stephen Jaques of Australia said Thursday that the planned firm would have more than 380 partners and 1,800 lawyers in five countries.

Merger to Form Big Asian Law Firm Jennifer Smith 2011

The plan to create King & Wood Mallesons, which was hatched in November 2010, involves a somewhat unusual structure known as a verein, an association between partnerships that share a common name but remain financially independent and maintain separate budgets and expenses.

Merger to Form Big Asian Law Firm Jennifer Smith 2011

Lawyers at the newly formed King & Wood Mallesons will still have to comply with such rules.

Merger to Form Big Asian Law Firm Jennifer Smith 2011

March also will bring the formation of King & Wood Mallesons, a novel Pacific Rim alliance between a leading Australian firm and a top Chinese practice.

Stark Choice for Lawyers— Firms Must Merge or Die Jennifer Smith 2012

In the wake of the Muddy Waters allegations, Sino-Forest's board launched a special investigation led by board members and conducted by auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers and lawyers from three firms—Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Canada, Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Hong Kong and Jun He Law Offices in mainland China.

A Panel's Inquiry Clears Sino-Forest Duncan Mavin 2011

It was unclear whether the King & Wood Mallesons alliance requires the Chinese government's approval.

Merger to Form Big Asian Law Firm Jennifer Smith 2011

In the wake of the Muddy Waters allegations, Sino-Forest's board launched a special investigation led by board members and conducted by auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers and lawyers from three firms—Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Canada, Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Hong Kong and Jun He Law Offices in mainland China.

Inquiry Clears Sino-Forest of Short Seller's Fraud Charges Duncan Mavin 2011

The new firm, which is expected to be formed in March, would be known as King & Wood Mallesons.

Merger to Form Big Asian Law Firm Jennifer Smith 2011