King & Wood Mallesons to debut next March

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    Australian law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chinese law firm King & Wood will merge to form King & Wood Mallesons. The combination will be…

    Australian law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chinese law firm King & Wood will merge to form King & Wood Mallesons. The combination will be effective as of March 1 2012 and is the first alliance between a Chinese and a Western law firm.

    King & Wood Mallesons is set to become the largest law firm in Asia, with over 380 partners and 1800 lawyers. The firm's Hong Kong offices will utilise the verein structure to merge their partnerships.

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