广州金鹏律师事务所近日正式开设日本名古屋办事处，根据金鹏网站信息，这是该所在全球范围内第12家分支机构。

根据金鹏的一份新闻稿，新办事处由金鹏广州总部合伙人潘秀芬律师主导筹备，未来将由潘律师带领的、由其他3位律师组成的中日民商法团队运营，提供包含公司业务、民商事诉讼仲裁、房地产、知识产权、政府事务、劳动法、外商直接投资与并购、中资企业境外投资等领域法律服务。

潘律师本人的执业领域为公司业务、公司股权及制度设计、公司重组并购、投融资、房地产、民商事诉讼仲裁、知识产权、家族办公室、政府事务、劳动法法律事务等。

未来该办事处将服务于在日华侨及中国企业，以及在华日本客户。

近年来，部分中国律所正尝试逐渐进驻日本法律服务市场，近期开设日本分支机构的律所包括德和衡律师事务所和金诚同达律师事务所；此外，段和段律师事务所同样在名古屋设有办事处。

Kingpound sets up new branch in Japan industrial city

Guangzhou headquartered Kingpound Law Firm has launched a new office in the Japanese city of Nagoya, which is the firm’s twelfth branch globally.

According to Kingpound, the new office will be run by a three-lawyer team led by Guangzhou-based partner Pan Xiufen. It will provide services on corporate issues, dispute resolution, real estate, intellectual property, government issues, employment law, foreign direct investment, M&A, and outbound investment by Chinese companies.

Recent years have seen Chinese law firms gradually entering into the Japan legal market, with DHH Law Firm and Jincheng Tongda & Neal opening in Tokyo in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Besides, Duan & Duan also has an office in Nagoya.

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