Nicola Wakefield Evans

Nicola Wakefield Evans has extensive experience as an equity capital markets and M&A lawyer, has been involved in a number of significant and ground-breaking M&A transactions, and has advised some of the largest companies in Australia, Asia and globally.

She was an M&A lawyer for 29 years at King & Wood Mallesons and a partner for nearly 20 years. Ms Wakefield Evans is well known in Asia where she was the managing partner, international at King & Wood Mallesons, Hong Kong and is rated by a number of publications as one of the Asian region’s leading M&A, corporate governance, communications and resources and energy lawyers. She was also a key member of King & Wood Malleson’s corporate governance group and has deep experience providing strategic advice to a number of company boards.

In October 2012, Ms Wakefield Evans was included in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac Group’s inaugural list of ‘Australia’s 100 Women of Influence.’

Ms Wakefield Evans holds a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales and is a qualified lawyer in Australia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. She is also a member of Chief Executive Women.