TMI Associates, one of the leading law firms in Japan, has engaged Mr. Colin Passmore, a former senior partner of prestigious UK law firm Simmons & Simmons, to enhance TMI’s expansion throughout the European and African regions.

TMI was set up in 1990 with ten attorneys and one patent attorney, and it has grown organically within the past 34 years to now encompass over 720 attorneys, patent/trademark attorneys and foreign attorneys. TMI now has six offices in Japan and 17 overseas bases around the globe, including those in London, Paris and Nairobi. In addition, TMI will be opening a new office in Brussels this autumn.

TMI and Simmons & Simmons have had a long-standing collaborative arrangement since 2001, and Mr. Passmore’s guidance and support for TMI’s further expansion is truly a key element to ensure our further worldwide growth.