Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone, a U.S. patent litigation boutique established late last year, has launched its debut international office in Tokyo with the hire of partner Maxwell Fox from McDermott, Will & Emery.

The Tokyo office will work closely with the firm’s U.S. offices to represent Japanese and East Asian companies on intellectual property issues across a broad spectrum of industries including life sciences, biopharmaceuticals, electronics, automotive, chemicals, telecommunications and consumer products.