Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Asa Shinkawa focuses on mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on tender offers, acting on both domestic and cross-border transactions. She has experience acting for clients in the pharmaceutical and financial services sectors.

Hiroshi Uchima is an established, market-leading practitioner in the M&A space who is noted for providing advice to a variety of clients, including major corporations and private equity firms.

Yoshinobu Fujimoto is active on M&A and share purchase transactions and also has experience in joint ventures and shareholder activism matters.

Yo Ota is praised by market sources for his corporate law expertise. He is well-placed to advise on acquisitions, business alliances and corporate governance matters.

Ryutaro Nakayama has experience on a range of transactional matters, including advising on the merger control aspects of M&A mandates. He is particularly well placed to handle transactions on behalf of clients operating in the regulated sectors.

Zhang Cuiping is based in Tokyo. She is highly sought after by big-name Japanese companies to advise on data compliance matters in China, especially those in relation to cross-border data transfers. Her clientele spans manufacturers, financial service firms and information technology companies.

Daisuke Maeshiro of Nishimura & Asahi is based in Kuala Lumpur, seconded to WM Leong & Co. He regularly assists Japanese listed companies with acquisitions for business expansions into Malaysia or formations of business alliances with Malaysian companies.

Kaoru Tatsumi of Nishimura & Asahi is based in New York and is highly regarded for his expertise in cross-border M&A. He frequently advises Japanese corporates on the US aspects of transactions.

Shintaro Uno of Nishimura & Asahi in Singapore has earned strong client recognition for his construction law expertise, often advising Japanese companies on front-end and contentious matters.

Takashi Nomura is Chief Representative of Nishimura & Asahi’s Shanghai office. He is highly regarded for his expertise in advising Japanese corporates on China-related matters, including joint venture formations with Chinese partners, reorganisations, and cross-border M&A transactions.