King & Wood Mallesons

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is an international commercial law firm headquartered in Hong Kong. It is the largest international law firm in Asia-Pacific. It has thirty offices and more than 3,500 legal professionals in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.

King & Wood Mallesons
HeadquartersHong Kong
No. of offices30
No. of employees3,500+ lawyers
Major practice areasCommercial Law
Key people
  • Sue Kench (Global Chief Executive)
  • Wang Junfeng (Global Chairman)
Date founded2012 (by merger)
Company typeSwiss Verein structure
Websitewww.kwm.com

Prior to KWM's current structure, its predecessor firms included SJ Berwin of the United Kingdom's "Silver Circle", Mallesons Stephen Jaques, one of the "Big Six" Australian law firms, and King & Wood, one of China's "Red Circle" law firms.

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