The late Toshiro Nishimura established Nishimura Law Office (later to become Nishimura & Partners)

Hideki Matsushima established Matsushima Law Office (later to become Tokiwa Sogo Law Offices)

Masuda and Ejiri Law Office was established (later to become Asahi Law Office)

Nishimura & Partners merged with Tokiwa Sogo Law Offices and took a leadership position, offering services in all areas of corporate, finance, litigation and bankruptcy law

All exceptional team of finance lawyers (from the former Mitsui, Yasuda, Wani & Maeda) specializing in project finance matters and private finance initiatives joined Nishimura & Partners

Nishimura & Partners and the international division of Asahi Law Offices integrated and established Nishimura & Asahi

Beijing Representative Office opened

HCMC Office opened

Hanoi Office opened

Singapore Office opened

Nishimura & Asahi LPC (a legal professional corporation) was established
Osaka Office and Nagoya Office opened

Yangon Office opened

Fukuoka Office (Nishimura & Asahi LPC Branch Office) opened

Bangkok Office opened

Shanghai Representative Office opened

Jakarta Office^*1 opened
(Entered into an association with Rosetini & Partners Law Firm)

Okada Law Firm (Hong Kong)^*2 opened

Dubai Representative Office opened

Entered into an association with Walalangi & Partners in Indonesia

Nishimura & Asahi NY LLP opened

Integration of SCL Law Group in Thailand

Taipei Office (Nishimura & Asahi Taiwan) opened

Entered into a formal law alliance with Bayfront Law LLC in Singapore

Frankfurt and Düsseldorf Office opened