King & Wood Mallesons

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is a global law firm headquartered in Asia, founded in 1993 as one of China's first private partnership law firms. The firm employs more than 3,700 lawyers across a network of over 30 international offices spanning Asia, Australia, the United States, Europe and the Middle East. It was among the first Chinese firms to establish overseas offices.

The firm advises on a broad range of practice areas, including corporate and M&A, banking and finance and capital markets, competition and antitrust, dispute resolution through litigation and arbitration, intellectual property, employment law, and restructuring and insolvency. Services are delivered across industry verticals including legal services, corporate and M&A, banking and finance, intellectual property, and restructuring and insolvency.

KWM describes its approach as a fusion of Eastern and Western legal expertise, and the firm reports more than 300 awards from international legal rating agencies and publications. It has been named Asia Pacific Law Firm of the Year by Chambers and Partners and Most Innovative Law Firm in the Asia-Pacific by The Financial Times. Further information is available at www.kwm.com.