King & Wood Mallesons’ London head Robert Hanley has left the firm to join Seyfarth Shaw in the city along with counsel Jonathon Wood.

Hanley, who joined Mallesons in London in 2008 from the UK office of Australia’s Minter Ellison, is a key member of the KWM M&A practice team with over 25 years’ experience advising on English and Australian law.