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Dezan Shira & Associates Opens United States Office

Dezan Shira & Associates, the specialist foreign direct investment legal and tax consultancy, has opened an office in the United States. The office is based in the downtown financial district of Charlotte, North Carolina, and is currently headed by Jessica Tou, who has relocated from the firm’s Beijing office. Charlotte is the second largest banking center in the United States after New York City, and the city is the home of Bank of America. Charlotte is also home to a significant number of Fortune 500 companies, in addition to possessing a large auto and energy-driven corporate sector.

“Charlotte has long been a source of quality American innovation and finance and we are pleased to be placing our first American office in the city. We look forward to a long and successful cooperation with the business and financial community in the area and are excited about promoting our services in Asia throughout the region,” said Chris Devonshire-Ellis, the firm’s founding partner.

Please visit our office at:

700 East Morehead Street, #400
Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: +1 704 808 5287


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