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Ryutaro Nakayama

Ryutaro Nakayama

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Nishimura & Asahi
 Nishimura & Asahi

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Japan

12 years ranked

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Corporate & Commercial Transactions, M&A, Compliance, Startups & Venture Capital, Restructuring/Insolvency, Cross-border Transactions, International Disputes, Competition Law/Antitrust Law, Tax Disputes, Africa.

Career

Managing Partner, Nishimura & Asahi; Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York (2004-2005); Lecturer, Chuo Law School (2007-2019); Lecturer, Seikei University Law School (2008-2009); Professor from Practice, The Business Law Department of Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law(2020-).

Professional Memberships

Admitted: Japan, 1999; New York, 2009.

Publications

"Getting the Deal Through - Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2020" (Law Business Research, 2020).

Personal

Graduate of the University of Tokyo (LLB, 1995); the University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics (LLM, 1997); and New York University School of Law (LLM, 2006).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Japan

Band 4
Individual Editorial

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.

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Strengths

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  • Ryutaro Nakayama stands out for his wealth of experience, accuracy of judgement and integrity.

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Asia-Pacific Region

Japan

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