King & Wood Mallesons and leading international law firm SJ Berwin announced today a world first legal combination, marking the next step for their clients in building a new global law firm based in Asia. The combination continues to reshape the global legal industry with King & Wood Mallesons being the only global law firm which is headquartered in the Asia Pacific and focused on connecting Asia to the world and the world to Asia. The combination of the Asian regional powerhouse and SJ Berwin’s European and Middle East top quality capability provides regional and international clients with a unique choice among traditional global elite firms. The King & Wood Mallesons network is a Swiss Verein currently consisting of three Member Firms: King & Wood Mallesons Hong Kong; King & Wood Mallesons Australia; and King & Wood Mallesons China. Each of these Member Firms is known as King & Wood Mallesons. SJ Berwin will join the Verein as a fourth Member Firm from the commencement date.