Gleiss Lutz’s “Japan Advisory Group” has outstanding contacts in and extensive knowledge of the legal and economic framework of Japan. Several of its members have spent a number of years in the country, speak Japanese, and have an excellent understanding of the local (business) culture. Gleiss Lutz maintains close personal ties with Japanese businesses, helping them with their investments in and with the expansion of their activities across the German market. This has made Gleiss Lutz one of Germany’s preeminent legal advisers of Japanese companies.