Corporate/M&A
Japan
1 year ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Takashi Nomura
Global 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Nishimura & Asahi
Practice Areas
China
Cross-border M&A
Joint Ventures
Cross-border Restructuring
Corporate Crisis Management
Personal Data & Privacy/Big Data Businesses
IP
Labor
International Litigation
Hong Kong
Career
2025 - Arbitrators, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration
2025 - Outside Director, Shimizu Corporation (China) Limited
2021 - Chief Representative of Shanghai Representative Office
2014 - 2021 Representative of Shanghai Representative Office
2012 - 2014 Visiting Professor, Tokyo University of Science Graduate School of Innovation Studies (China Intellectual Property Strategy)
2010 - Join Nishimura & Asahi
2005 - 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Shanghai and Tokyo
2001 - 2005 Nishimura & Partners
1998 - 2001 Kyoei Law Office, Osaka
Professional Memberships
Qualifications/Admitted in Japan (1998)
Education
University of International Business and Economics, Beijing
2005
Waseda University (LL.B.)
1998
Awards
Foreign Expertise based abroad in China Spotlight, Chambers Global 2026 Corporate/M&A
2026
The Nikkei "Most Successful Lawyers in 2023", 6th in China practice category
2023
Key sectors
Financial ServicesHealth and Life SciencesIndustrials, Engineering and ManufacturingProperty, Construction and InfrastructureRetail and Consumer
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Corporate/M&A - Japan
Japan, expertise based abroad in China
Individual Editorial
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.
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