Taylor Wessing heads stateside with New York and Palo Alto launches
Taylor Wessing has announced plans to expand its US presence with two new offices opening in September.
June 23, 2014 at 06:08 AM
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Taylor Wessing is to launch representative offices in New York and Palto Alto in September.
The firm will not practice US law from either base, but will instead use them to advise US clients on international matters and strategic growth.
Corporate technology partner Mike Turner will head up the New York operation, splitting his time between the office and London, and will be supported by a team of lawyers from Taylor Wessing's international network.
Mark Barron, currently a corporate technology partner in London, will move to the Palo Alto office full-time, along with Frankfurt-based technology and data protection partner Kai Westerwelle and corporate technology associate Dennis Tan from the Singapore office.
Barron told Legal Week the firm has no immediate plans to open additional US offices or practice local law, nor did it wish to formalise any ties with US-based firms.
The Palo Alto location will be a permanent, fully-staffed office, whereas the New York base will be used more to provide on the ground assistance to clients.
Barron commented: "Our US offices, combined with our long-standing presence in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, mean we are now perfectly placed to advise US businesses on the best way to approach their international expansion, help them navigate all the practical challenges that presents, and provide the full range of services to enable them to continue to grow once they're there."
"With the opening of our new representative offices in Palo Alto and New York we fulfil the increasing need of US companies for competent on-site advice with respect to their target markets in Europe, CEE, and Asia," added Westerwell. Current US-based clients include Amazon, Concur Technologies and Hospira.
Earlier this month, Taylor Wessing reported growth in international revenues of more than 6% in 2013-14, due to an increase in work from its Middle Eastern, Asian and US clients.
In January,DAC Beachcroft launched its first representative office in the US.
The New York base was set tup to promote the firm's insurance work, particularly in Latin America, and will focus on litigation and arbitration work, while also handling some corporate and regulatory matters.
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