About
Provided by Nishimura & Asahi
The firm is a go-to law firm in Japan for disputes having international and cross-border aspects.
We are known for our competence in cross-border and domestic litigation, covering various corporate activities. We pride ourselves on our team work in advising clients in disputes. With dispute lawyers taking the lead, lawyers from our Corporate, Finance, IP, Tax, Crisis Management, Labour and Insolvency & Restructuring practices collaborate to serve clients with invaluable professional insights and knowledge on the industry, law, and most importantly, their businesses. With this in mind, we compose teams that are ideally suited to assist our clients on their particular disputes.
With over 30 years of experience, we are the leading Japanese law firm for international arbitration work. The team and many of its partners have won accolades and recognition for their handling of large complex arbitrations. International arbitration, be it in the area of commercial or investment disputes, is the key area of growth for the disputes practice.
The dispute resolution department is composed of partners Hiroyuki Tezuka (practice head), Akihiro Hironaka, Masako Yajima, Yutaro Kawabata, Chie Nakahara, foreign law partner Lars Markert, all in the Tokyo office, as well as Shintaro Uno in the Singapore office. Next to Lars Markert, the international arbitration team comprises three additional foreign lawyers from various jurisdictions, underscoring the international outlook and capacity of the team.
