It is natural for business people to feel the need for legal support when expanding overseas. In comparison with Europe and the U.S., however, Japan's legal industry has not been internationalized. While there are a number of international law firms in Japan, there are very few with branch offices overseas. Doing what we could to address this issue, in October of 2004, Nishizawa International Law Office opened an office in one of the most important countries for Japanese businesses, Thailand.

Since then, we have been providing support to meet the specific needs of clients who are moving its business into overseas from Japan; from small size businesses to publicly listed companies. Regardless of whether trade agreements, such as TPP or FTA, go into effect, it is predicted that the overseas expansion of Japanese businesses will continue to increase. Therefore, we shall take one step at a time to provide legal services in every country throughout Asia while maintaining the law-abiding ethos for which Japanese lawyers are renowned. Also, we hope that this expansion will provide exciting career opportunities for young legal professionals.

1. Our firm offers legal and liaison services, allowing your head office and overseas subsidiaries to communicate and exchange information smoothly.

The majority of businesses venturing into Thailand have their head office located in another country. A head office typically wants its overseas subsidiaries to be a reflection of itself. However, companies are often faced with the inability to give the right directions to subsidiaries when information regarding local laws and operations is insufficient.

Alternately, the subsidiary itself may face the problem that without knowledge of laws, systems, and customs, it is unable to provide convincing reports and may find itself mistrusted by the head office.

We are proud to say that, with twin offices in Tokyo and Bangkok, and experts in residence in both of these offices, we can provide services to help smooth communication and information exchange between your overseas subsidiaries and head office.