King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partners Darren Rogers and Patrick Williams are leaving the firm for Ashurst’s real estate practice.
Darren Rogers joined legacy SJ Berwin as an associate in 2001, before being promoted to partner in 2010.
Fellow real estate colleague Patrick Williams is also making the move from KWM to Ashurst, having been one of KWM’s 36 partner promotions announced last year.
Both partners advise on matters concerning commercial real estate, investment transactions and development work. Recent mandates won by the pair include transactions for British Land and Lands Improvement Holdings.
The duo are the latest partners to leave KWM following the firm’s announcement in March that it was cutting 15 per cent of its partnership in the UK, Europe and Middle (EUME).
Earlier this month, KWM saw head of intellectual property David Rose leave the firm for Mishcon de Reya, as well as IP partner Campbell Forsyth who is joining Dentons. Corporate partner Gretchen Scott also announced her departure to Goodwin Procter in a move that will see her reunited with KWM private equity colleagues Simon Fulbrook and Richard Lever.
However, KWM has also been hiring and most recently hired Mayer Brown capital markets partner Greg Stonefield and Sidley Austin US securities partner Bart Capeci.