Nishimura & Asahi law firm news

Japan’s largest law firm by headcount, Nishimura & Asahi, has announced plans to open its second office in Vietnam.

Japanese firms in Tokyo have returned for its first full day of business amid grim economic sentiment as more bad news pour in, in the wake of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Japan on Friday.

The rivalry heats up amongst Tokyo-based international firms at the night of nights for Japan’s legal fraternity – the ALB Japan Law Awards 2011.

Lex Mundi has welcomed five new members to its Client Advisory Council, bringing the current total to 12.

An increase in Japanese investment throughout South East Asia and Australia has led more Australian firms to focus their resources on building relationships with the Japanese market.

Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu (NO&T), Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM), Nishimura & Asahi (N&A) and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (AM&T) have all indicated expansions and secondments into Asia as Japanese businesses shift from domestic markets and go regional.

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu’s recent announcement of a landmark alliance with Allens Arthur Robinson (AAR) – to capitalise on the Australian firm’s regional spread — indicates a long-term structural shift in Japanese business dealings as Japan’s outbound investment into Asia grows.

Nishimura & Asahi, the largest of Japan’s “Big Four” law firms, has launched its first representative office in Southeast Asia. The new office in Ho Chi Minh will be the firm’s second overseas venture, after its first international office was launched in Beijing only three months ago.

Korean firm Hwang Mok Park has closed its Shanghai office less than a year after acquiring it through a merger with another law firm, citing the office as ‘unsustainable.’

The continuous intra-Asia deal flow in China have tempted Korean firm Shin & Kim to launch a second China office in Shanghai, four years after its debut in Beijing.

韩国世宗律师事务所近日在上海设立了其第二间中国代表处，从而成为在上海设有代表处的第四家韩国律所。

Korean firm Shin & Kim has opened another office in China four years after its debut in Beijing. In addition, the firm has merged with real estate firm Evergreen Law Group.

Nishimura & Asahi, the largest of the Japanese 'big four' firms, has opened its Beijing representative office upon receiving the licence from the Ministry of Justice in April.

日本西村朝日律师事务所获得司法部批准，已在北京开设代表处，并于6月开始正式执业。

The winners of the sixth annual ALB Japan Law Awards 2010 will be announced this Friday 28 May at the Ritz Carlton, Tokyo at a gala event attended by a sellout 200+ crowd of Japan’s pre-eminent solicitors, in-house counsel, investment bankers and business leaders.

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and Nishimura & Asahi are set to fight it out for top honours at the Japanese legal fraternity’s night of nights – the ALB Japan Law Awards 2010

Former Japanese ministry of justice official Takashi Shibuya has joined local Big Four firm Nishimura & Asahi

Japanese ‘big four’ firms Nishimura & Asahi and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, along with Wall Street firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Sullivan & Cromwell, have gained roles on the world’s biggest IPO in two years.

Over the past 12 months, significant change has taken place in the legal market as domestic firms aggressively expand their practices in China. How will this affect workloads?

Whether they are cash-strapped or expanding, Asia’s aviation industry has proven to be a big source of work for the region’s law firms recently.