However, the firm, whose office was located next to the old courthouse in the Russian Compound, quickly became involved in the process of nation-building.
haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə fˈɜːm, hˌuːz ˈɑːfɪs wʌz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd nˈɛkst tə ðɪ ˈoʊld kˈoːɹthaʊs ɪnðə ɹˈʌʃən kˈɑːmpaʊnd, kwˈɪkli bɪkˌeɪm ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv nˈeɪʃənbˈɪldɪŋ.