Eight months after Duane Morris announced plans to create a Shanghai office, the office has formally opened for business, the firm has announced.

The firm announced today that the Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China granted approval and licensure, allowing the office to officially open. A total of five attorneys will work in the new office. In addition to supporting inbound investments, the attorneys will have a particular emphasis on outbound investment for Chinese corporations, according to a statement from the firm.