Rimon Expands Asian Presence With New Tokyo Office

Rimon Expands Asian Presence With New Tokyo Office

Rimon, a US law firm, has expanded its presence in Asia by opening a new office in Tokyo, increasing its regional branches to five, which also include offices in Seoul, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Sydney.

The Tokyo office launch follows the establishment of a Japan practice in November last year, aimed at providing cross-border legal advice to Japanese companies.

Intellectual Property Partner Eric Kirsch, Formerly the IP Chief Counsel at Nikon Corporation and head of litigation and licensing at RYUKA International IP Law Firm, is currently the only Rimon lawyer registered and based in Japan, according to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations website.

Kirsch, a registered foreign lawyer in Japan, previously served as the Tokyo office managing partner at IP boutique Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, which Rimon acquired last year.

The Tokyo-based IP partner will be supported by a Japan practice team comprising lawyers David Case, Michael Fogarty, Nicolas Lafont, Harold Nathan, Takashi Saito, and Tomoki Tanida. Saito, Tanida, and Fogarty joined Rimon from McDermott, Will & Emery last year.

David Case, who also joined the firm last year, was previously an IP Partner at the Tokyo offices of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and White & Case. Nathan, another addition to Rimon last year, was formerly a Partner at Schiff Hardin, specializing in corporate M&A, Capital Markets, and Banking and Finance, with a background in commercial law practice in Japan.

Nicolas Lafont began his role at Rimon as a Corporate M&A Partner in April this year, also from McDermott.