FinTech Legal - Japan
What the team is known for
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu regularly advises significant Japanese banks and insurance multinationals on mandates involving blockchain, e-payments, crowdfunding and cryptocurrency. The FinTech practice group consists of IT, corporate/M&A and financial regulation specialists.
Strengths
"Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu patiently answered each and every one of our questions every time. The questions we posed were complex, but they provided us with answers that were both simplified and sophisticated."
"The team will either grasp the points of contention or carefully communicate until the problems are extracted."
Work highlights
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu represented Toyota Financial Services Corporation in its launch of a digital money app, Toyota Wallet.
Notable practitioners
Taku Umezawa advises clients on financial regulation, FinTech and M&A. Umezawa works with clients in the banking, payments, virtual money and InsurTech industries.