Australian IP law firm Spruson & Ferguson has opened an office in Manila, its 10th, to better tap into the rising demand from the evolving IP market in Asia.
Since setting up an office in Singapore in 1997, the Sydney-headquartered Spruson has steadily expanded in the region by establishing offices in major economic centres including Kuala Lumpur in 2004, and Beijing, Hong Kong, Jakarta and Bangkok in 2016.
Leading Japanese law firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (NO&T) has announced plans to establish its first permanent European presence with a new office in London, set to open in January 2025.
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.
Submissions open for ALB Firm to Watch (Singapore) list. The list will highlight the law firms with a more compact partner structure or focused practice in the country. The list will be published in the January/February 2025 issue of ALB Asia.