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First foreign law firm enters Iran (before India): CMS sets up corp office in Tehran

CMS has become the first international firm to open an office in Iran, two weeks after sanctions against the country were lifted by the US

Partners from the firm’s German arm, CMS Hasche Sigle, will lead the Tehran office, which now has the right to provide legal advice across the country. The office will be led by partners Jürgen Frodermann and Shaghayegh Smousavi.

reported The Lawyer (viewing article requires free registration).

India’s legal market remains closed to foreign law firms, although the government has made public statements that it is working on a blueprint to liberalising part of the legal sector.

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