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Japan’s MHM to open office in NY, its first outside Asia
By MARI IWATA / 09 MARCH 2023
Japanese Big Five firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto plans to open an office in New York this autumn in a move to expand its network outside Asia. It follows in the footsteps of fellow Japan heavyweights Nishimura & Asahi and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.
According to a statement from MHM, this new office aims to tap into demand for legal services from recovering economies after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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