Field Fisher Waterhouse to open in Palo Alto
03 September 2012
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP announces today
that it will be opening an office in Palo Alto,
California.
The Field Fisher Waterhouse office will open
this month, run by Phil
Lee, a partner in the firm's Privacy and Information Law
Group. The move is part of the firm's strategy to
focus on advising businesses that are highly regulated and those
with business models driven by IP and technology. The firm will
not be providing local law advice but will use its California
presence to bring its European offering closer to local
clients.
Field Fisher Waterhouse has a strong
reputation in the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sector and
growing expertise in life
sciences. The firm has always had a large US
client base and the new office will give Field Fisher Waterhouse's
substantial list of Silicon Valley based clients easy access to the
firm's offices across Europe.
The initial focus of the new office will be to
attract corporate,
technology,
data protection,
IP, digital media and litigation
work.
Nick Rose, the
partner leading Field Fisher Waterhouse's US strategy, said: “The
US is a big market for us and we have a growing number of
multinational clients based in Silicon Valley. Taking our
leading reputation in the TMT sector to the focal point of the
world's technology industry gives us the opportunity to better
service our existing client base as well as attract work from US
clients who require legal advice from across our European
offices."
Phil Lee said: “This is a fantastic
opportunity for Field Fisher Waterhouse to play to its core
strengths and be part of the most exciting and innovative
technology hub in the world. The firm acts for a wide range
of technology companies, both large global organisations and
emerging start-ups. We also advise a number of "big pharma"
clients as well as biotechs and medical devices companies. We will
be able to target US companies considering investments in Europe
and to build on our existing relationships with clients in the
region.."
For further information, please
contact:
Louise Eckersley, PR Manager,
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP on 020 7861 4120