05 JUL 2018 This Week's Headlines | BY APARNA SAI Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi is set to open an office in New York City, its first in the Western Hemisphere.
The office, which will be launched in the autumn of 2018, will be led by senior corporate partner Katsuyuki Yamaguchi and have eight other lawyers. It will provide legal services across all aspects of Japanese law, including cross-border transactions, business formations, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, licensing of intellectual property, real estate, banking and finance, as well as dispute resolution, including complex, large-scale and highly specialized litigation and arbitration. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi is set to open an office in New York City, its first in the Western Hemisphere. Full Article |
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