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Hikaru Oguchi

Hikaru Oguchi

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Nishimura & Asahi
 Nishimura & Asahi

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A

Japan

7 years ranked

Corporate/M&A

Vietnam

6 years ranked

About

Provided by Nishimura & Asahi

Practice Areas

Cross-border M&A, Cross-border Transactions (General), Vietnam/Mekong Area, Asia and pacific.

Career

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi;

Deputy Director, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aid Policy Division, International Cooperation Bureau (2006);

Lecturer, The University of Tokyo (2007 - 2008), Gakushuin University (2018-2021);

Member of the International Conciliation Rules Review Committee, the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (2008).

Professional Memberships

Admitted: Japan (1998); New York (2005).

Publications

"Corpus Juris M&A - Completely Revised Edition (first volume) (second volume)" (Shojihomu, 2019);

"The Mergers & Acquisitions Review - Thirteenth Edition - (Vietnam Chapter)" (Law Business Research, 2019);

“Getting the Deal Through - Corporate Governance 2021 (Vietnam Chapter)" (Law Business Research, 2021).

Personal

Graduate of the University of Tokyo (LLB, 1996);

Harvard Law School (LLM, 2003);

and Stanford Law School (JSM, 2004).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A - Japan

Foreign expert in Vietnam
Individual Editorial
Hikaru Oguchi is based in Tokyo and is best known for representing Japanese corporates in their investments into Vietnam. She is regularly involved in large cross-border mandates, with clients remarking upon the quality of advice that she provides.
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Corporate/M&A - Vietnam

Vietnam, expertise based abroad in Japan
Individual Editorial

Hikaru Oguchi is a partner in Nishimura & Asahi's Tokyo office, and leads its Vietnam practice. She is best known for representing Japanese corporates in their investments into Vietnam. She is regularly involved in large cross-border mandates.

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Strengths

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  • She has a high level of advice backed by her experience, a deep knowledge of Vietnamese business and a lot of information that cannot otherwise be known by operating companies.

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Ranked Individuals at Nishimura & Asahi (48)

Asia-Pacific Region

China

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