International & Cross-Border Capabilities (International Firms)

Freshfields offers international transactional and contentious capabilities, with the Tokyo office collaborating closely with colleagues across the law firm's international network to assist foreign clients in Japan and Japanese clients with their overseas business. The law firm has a leading global offering in multi-jurisdictional mergers that is complemented by its renowned merger clearance and competition law expertise.

The Japan dispute resolution team at Freshfields is integrated with the law firm's renowned litigation and arbitration practitioners around the world. The law firm often forms multi-jurisdictional teams alongside partners in Singapore, Hong Kong and Europe, to assist Japanese multinationals, notably in the energy and resources sector.