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Nishimura becomes first major Japanese firm to launch HK office
by Sarah Wong, Nimitt Dixit
Japanese Big Four firm Nishimura & Asahi has continued its aggressive international expansion with the opening of an office in Hong Kong. The office will make it the first major Japanese law firm to directly open an outpost in the Asian financial centre.
“This is the first registration of its sort granted to a major Japanese law firm. The office will open in Hong Kong by the end of 2024,” Nishimura said in a statement.
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