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Provided by Nishimura & Asahi

Nishimura & Asahi provides wide-ranging legal advice on construction and infrastructure projects involving contentious and non-contentious matters in Japan and across Asia. We advise on semiconductor plants, data centers, power plants, high-speed railways, motor highways, coal-mining process facilities, Mass Rapid Transit, high-rise buildings, lithium hydroxide plants, tunnels, ports, dredging, offshore wind, and water treatment and supply facilities. We have abundant experience with standard contract forms such as FIDIC (MDB version, 1999 and 2017 Redbook, Yellowbook, and Silverbook), ENAA, Minkan Rengo Building Contract, and the Design & Build Contract of the Japan Federation of Construction Contractors (Nikkenren).

Our achievements and experience in this area are unparalleled among Japanese law firms. We are one of only a few such firms with extensive experience handling both domestic and cross-border projects. We possess extensive experience advising clients on EPC and Turnkey projects in Japan and across Asia, utilizing our network of Asian branches and relationships with local firms.