16th Japan Law Awards pays tribute to country’s legal luminaries
BY Aparna Sai |The 16th annual Japan Law Awards, a virtual event held on Sept. 24, was a resounding success, honouring the who’s who of the country’s legal industry, including in-house counsel, law firms and private practice lawyers.
AZB, Links, CAM, K&S, Trilegal involved in $980 mln India-Japan energy deal
BY Aparna Sai |AZB & Partners and Linklaters have advised Japanese financial services group Orix on its $980 million investment in India’s Greenko Energy Holdings (GEH), which was represented by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and King & Spalding.
NRF partner joins Nishimura as foreign law head of asset, project finance
BY Aparna Sai |Nishimura & Asahi, Japan’s largest law firm, has named Adrian Joyce as its foreign law head of project and asset finance. He joins from Norton Rose Fulbright in Tokyo, where he was a partner.
STB, AMT, N&A act on Blackstone’s $2.3 bln purchase of Takeda health unit
BY Aparna Sai |Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune have represented Blackstone in its 242 billion yen ($2.3 billion) acquisition of Takeda Consumer Healthcare, which turned to Nishimura & Asahi for advice.
CC, White & Case advise on AXA's $368 mln purchase of warehouse in Japan
BY Aparna Sai |Clifford Chance has advised AXA Investment Managers on the $368 million acquisition of ESR Kuki Distribution Centre in Japan from Redwood Japan Logistics Fund II (RJLF II). ESR was advised by White & Case
FINALISTS REVEALED: ALB Japan Law Awards 2020
BY Asian Legal Business |The much-awaited ALB Japan Law Awards is returning for its 16th edition this year, on September 24 with an all new format of celebration – virtual awards ceremony. The annual celebration will continue to give recognition to outstanding legal practitioners, top law firms and most important deals from within and around Japan.
Nishimura acts as Sompo invests $500 mln in big data company Palantir
BY Aparna Sai |Nishimura & Asahi has advised Japanese insurance company Sompo Holdings on its $500 million investment in Silicon Valley data analytics company Palantir Technologies.
Ex-MHM partners launch new firm in Tokyo
BY Aparna Sai |Mori Hamada & Matsumoto M&A lawyers Satoko Kuwabara and Shin Kikuchi have left to co-found a new firm called Gaien Partners in Tokyo along with partners Junichi Tobimatsu and Hisafumi Sato.
Withers continues Tokyo expansion with Orrick hire
BY Aparna Sai |Withers has continued growing its real estate practice in Tokyo with the hire of partner Toshi Tsuchiya and his team from Orrick.
CC acts on $457 mln Kyoto hotel sale
BY Aparna Sai |Clifford Chance has advised Malaysia’s Berjaya Corporation and its subsidiary, Kyoto Higashiyama Hospitality Assets Tokutei Mokuteki Kaisha, on the sale of Four Seasons Hotel & Hotel Residences Kyoto in Japan to Godo Kaisha Tigre for 49 billion yen ($457 million).
CC boosts corp practice in Tokyo with Skadden hire
BY Aparna Sai |Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has recruited Michihiro Nishi as a corporate partner in its Tokyo office from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he was a counsel.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Japan Law Awards 2020
BY Asian Legal Business |Submissions are now open for the ALB Japan Law Awards. Now on its 16th year, the black-tie gala event recognising and celebrating Japan’s top deals, dealmakers and lawyers will take place on June 11 at one of the grandest venues in Japan.