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Nishimura & Asahi

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Banking & Finance

Traditionally not as strong for capital markets work compared to its big four competitors, Nishimura & Asahi has now successfully developed a leading status in this area after the arrival of market luminary Mitsuhiro Yasuda in 2007 and four years of ... [more]

Corporate/M&A

Corporate/M&A - domestic firms

As one of the largest shops in town, Nishimura & Asahi can boast an impressive deal list that excels in both quantity and quality. Often seen on pioneering deals, leading lawyer Takashi Eijri and his team advised JX Nippon Oil & Energy on its divestiture ... [more]

Construction & Real Estate - domestic firms

Peers note that Nishimura & Asahi has an impressive restructuring and insolvency team that complements its real estate practice, and this has been active of late as there are more distressed asset transactions due to challenging market conditions. Apart ... [more]

Dispute Resolution - domestic firms

One of the leading players in the Japanese dispute resolution market, Nishimura & Asahi is home to arbitration specialist Hiroyuki Tezuka and star litigator Mazakazu Iwakura. Tetsuo Ito joined as counsel last year to expand the team’s offering. The size ... [more]

Intellectual Property - domestic firms

Nishimura & Asahi moves up to the second tier of the IP rankings this year to join some of its big four counterparts. Peers note the skills of Yoshiyuki Miyashita, while Eiichi Fukushima and Masakazu Iwakura are two other star IP practitioners at the ... [more]

IT, Telco & Media

Nishimura & Asahi can count Microsoft, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation, GMO Internet and online shopping website Kakaku.com as some of its active clients. The firm moves up a tier in the rankings this year, having completed some impressive work ... [more]

Labour & Employment

The employment group at Nishimura & Asahi has a diverse client base, which includes both domestic and international corporations, and is known for its involvement on high profile labour and employment issues. For example, over the past 12 months, it ... [more]

Tax

Handling tax disputes is one of the key aspects of the tax practice at Nishimura & Asahi. One of its successes in court in 2010 was recovering ¥67.3 billion (US$81.8 million) for Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance. This involved contesting a tax assessment ... [more]

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