TAHOTA’s Washington office recently helped Nakano establish a warehouse center in Norfolk, Virginia, the second-largest city and port in the state.

Nakano Transportation Inc. is one of Japan’s largest warehouse and transportation companies, with a history of over 100 years since its establishment. Nakano primarily transports cargo by truck, provides warehouse services, handles cargo, offers insurance agency services, and leases real estate.

As the project lead, Lawyer Cheng Shaoming from the Washington office has provided Nakano with comprehensive legal services regarding legal compliance, tax planning, land planning, and other matters in the United States. Mr. Cheng Shaoming graduated from Southwest University of Political Science and Law. He later earned a doctoral degree from the Law School of the University of Texas in the United States and is licensed to practice law in six states in the U.S.A, including Virginia.

Nakano has completed the first phase of its warehouse center located in Norfolk along the Elizabeth River after three years of preparation and construction. A grand completion and opening ceremony was recently held, with Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin personally attending to extend his congratulations.

In December 2015, the Washington office was established, marking TAHOTA the first law firm in Western China entering the US legal service market. The Washington office comprises dozens of lawyers who graduated from prestigious law schools in the United States and abroad. They hold law licenses in multiple jurisdictions, including New York, Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the Chinese Mainland, and are proficient in providing legal services in English and Mandarin. The Washington office currently primarily offers legal services in areas such as international trade, resolution of international trade disputes, foreign direct investment, foreign acquisitions, mergers and reorganizations, securities and capital markets, immigration, intellectual property, and taxation.