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Law Practice

Oct. 24, 2013

Most firms still watching, waiting on Myanmar

Duane Morris LLP was the first U.S.-based firm to open an office in Myanmar last month, but legal observers don't expect many other American law firms to follow suit anytime soon.


By Kylie Reynolds


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Philadelphia-based Duane Morris LLP made inroads last month as the first American firm with an office in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma, which only recently opened to foreign investment after decades of isolation.


The firm, which opened its first outpost in the city of Yangon, hopes to open a second office in the country's capital, Naypyidaw, in the coming months, said Eduardo Ramo...

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