Tag: Tokyo

Supporting the Asia-Pacific arbitration practice, Herbert Smith Freehills launches an Australian arbitration hub in Melbourne led by partners James Allsop and Chad Catterwell

DLA Piper has hired international tax lawyer Barbara Voskamp and energy expert Peter Armstrong as partners in its Singapore and Tokyo offices, respectively

Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise), a Japanese member firm of Baker McKenzie, has hired former secretary general of the JFTC Shuichi Sugahisa

Five experts have boosted Ashurst’s international projects group in Japan and the M&A team at its formal law alliance in Singapore, ADTLaw

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of Japan’s legal profession

DLA Piper has promoted Masahiko Ishida as co-country managing partner for Japan, sharing joint leadership responsibilities with Lance Miller

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu has hired Kazuhiko Yamamoto, professor at Hitotsubashi University Law School, as a special adviser

Squire Patton Boggs has advised independent containerships owner Seaspan Corporation on securing two separate export credit agency (ECA)-backed Japanese Operating Lease with Call Options (JOLCOs) totalling USD838 million and USD1.4 billion