International law firm Taylor Wessing today announced the opening of two representative offices in the USA. The offices, in Palo Alto and New York, will both open in September this year. The firm is sending two partners and an associate to Silicon Valley whilst a partner will spend part of his time in New York.  Partners Mark Barron who specialises in corporate technology and is currently based in London and technology and data protection specialist Dr Kai Westerwelle, who is currently based in Frankfurt, will head out to Palo Alto.  Associate Dennis Tan, who is currently based in Singapore, will also join the duo. Mike Turner, a corporate technology partner, will head  the New York office. The firm will not be practicing US law, but rather using its locations in Palo Alto and New York to support US clients' international growth.

Supporting US clients

Commenting on the new offices, Dr. Kai Westerwelle said:  “With the opening of our new representative offices in Palo Alto and New York we fulfil the increasing need of US companies for competent on-site advice with respect to their target markets in Europe, CEE, and Asia. Furthermore, we support international clients in realising their US strategies. Thus, after the successful expansions in Europe and Asia, this step into the USA is another milestone in the internationalisation of Taylor Wessing.” Taylor Wessing's USA Group represents many prominent US businesses across the firm's offices and industry sectors from start-ups to the world's household-name tech giants. Clients include: Amazon, Concur Technologies and Hospira.