Norton Rose touches down in Tokyo with new office
Norton Rose is to boost its Asian reach with the opening of an office in Tokyo, the firm announced today (4 October). The office will be led by corporate finance partner Chris Viner, who previously led the firm's English law practice in Moscow, with the firm also transferring banking partner Jeremy Gibb from its London headquarters.
October 04, 2007 at 10:51 AM
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Norton Rose is to boost its Asian reach with the opening of an office in Tokyo, the firm announced today (4 October).
The office will be led by corporate finance partner Chris Viner, who previously led the firm's English law practice in Moscow, with the firm also transferring banking partner Jeremy Gibb from its London headquarters.
The office will concentrate on corporate finance, transport, energy, financial institutions and technology work and will support the firm's Japanese-backed projects in the Middle East.
The Tokyo office becomes the City firm's seventh in the region behind Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Shanghai and Singapore.
Norton Rose head of projects Jeffery Barratt commented: "We have a well-established projects practice in the Middle East backed by Japanese banks and investors, and the establishment of the Tokyo office demonstrates our commitment to this area. We look forward to working with existing clients in Japan and developing new relationships in this exciting market."
A number of UK firms have looked to beef up their presence in Japan – the world's second-largest economy – in recent months, with other notable moves including Allen & Overy's launch of a Japanese-law practice in Tokyo after hiring a bengoshi from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer earlier this year.
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