And Japanese firms have already realized that there can be an advantage when one of their lawyers makes a lateral move to a corporation. As Taro Tsunoda, a Tokyo-based partner at Anderson Mori, notes, "If you can place your associates [at a company], they could bring work from potential future clients."
Email: tbrennan@alm.com.
Correction, 3/4/13: A previous version of this story mistakenly described Gree Inc. as an American company. It was founded in Tokyo in 2007. We regret the error.
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Mcalhoun
Bengoshi career-paths often look different from those of corporate lawyers in the US or UK. I wonder what affects this shift toward in-house work will have? See for instance -- https://hligroup.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/what-bengoshi-can-teach-us-about-local-practices/
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