Expansion-hungry Chengdu-based law firm Tahota has established a presence on China’s eastern seaboard after opening an office in Jinan, the capital of the coastal Shandong Province.

Comprising more than 20 lawyers, including 10 partners, the new office will mainly focus on finance, investment, government compliance, cultural industry, corporate, and real estate, according to a news statement.

Apart from its home base in Chengdu, Tahota also has offices in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Lhasa, and Hong Kong. It is also preparing to open new offices in Kunming, Shanghai and Washington DC, its first outside the Greater China region.

Tahota was named West China Law Firm of the Year at the ALB China Law Awards 2015, the seventh time the firm received the award.