This week on The Fin, professional services reporter Maxim Shanahan on why King & Wood Mallesons is struggling to manage risk and conflicts across its jurisdictions.

This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband

Further reading: 

‘We didn’t have a hope in hell’: KWM’s cautionary China tale
A corrupt wind farm deal in Montenegro, a controversial Russian legal conference and the financial problems of one of its most senior executives have thrown the spotlight on the Sino-Australian law firm.

Calls for tougher rules amid KWM drama
The senators who led the inquiry into the PwC tax leaks scandal say King & Wood Mallesons’ troubles expose flaws in the governance of top law firms.

KWM sues former global chief operating officer
King & Wood Mallesons is suing a former member of its international management committee for debt relating to loans worth more than $1 million.

This week on The Fin, professional services reporter Maxim Shanahan on why King &amp; Wood Mallesons is struggling to manage risk and conflicts across its jurisdictions. This podcast is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aussiebroadband.com.au/enterprise/" data-stringify-link="https://www.aussiebroadband.com.au/enterprise/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Aussie Broadband</a> Further reading:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/we-didn-t-have-a-hope-in-hell-kwm-s-cautionary-china-tale-20250528-p5m324" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/we-didn-t-have-a-hope-in-hell-kwm-s-cautionary-china-tale-20250528-p5m324" data-sk="tooltip_parent">&lsquo;We didn&rsquo;t have a hope in hell&rsquo;: KWM&rsquo;s cautionary China tale</a> A corrupt wind farm deal in Montenegro, a controversial Russian legal conference and the financial problems of one of its most senior executives have thrown the spotlight on the Sino-Australian law firm. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/calls-for-tougher-rules-amid-kwm-drama-20250611-p5m6ng" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/calls-for-tougher-rules-amid-kwm-drama-20250611-p5m6ng" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Calls for tougher rules amid KWM drama</a> The senators who led the inquiry into the PwC tax leaks scandal say King &amp; Wood Mallesons&rsquo; troubles expose flaws in the governance of top law firms. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/kwm-sues-former-global-chief-operating-officer-20241017-p5kj4i" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/kwm-sues-former-global-chief-operating-officer-20241017-p5kj4i" data-sk="tooltip_parent">KWM sues former global chief operating officer</a> King &amp; Wood Mallesons is suing a former member of its international management committee for debt relating to loans worth more than $1 million.

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‘The Great Wall of China’: A law firm’s cautionary tale

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