Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Yoshinobu Fujimoto is active on M&A and share purchase transactions, and also has experience in joint ventures and shareholder activism matters.

"He is one of the handful of M&A wizards in the Tokyo market. Having his views to help align strategies for responding to the other side, especially in M&A transactions, is truly valuable."

Asa Shinkawa focuses on mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on tender offers, acting on both domestic and cross-border transactions. She has experience acting for clients in the pharmaceutical and financial services sectors.

Hiroshi Uchima is an established lawyer in the M&A space who is noted for providing advice to a variety of clients, including major corporations and private equity firms.

"He is experienced and cares about clients' interests a lot."

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.

Tatsuya Tanigawa handles cross-border and domestic M&A transactions and frequently serves clients in the insurance and financial sectors.

Yo Ota receives praise from a market source for his corporate law expertise. He is well placed to advise on acquisitions, business alliances and corporate governance matters.

"He is experienced and rich in professional knowledge, and he provides easy to understand explanations and legal resolutions in a timely manner."

Takahiko Date regularly assists clients in both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions such as joint ventures and corporate restructurings.

Yuki Oi advises notable Japanese and international corporations on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.

"His advice tends to have good business and legal judgement which is based on a good balance between risk mitigation and risk taking based on credible knowledge about the legal ground."