About
Welcome to the ALB Japan Law Awards 2015
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2015
Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo - 2/F, Grand Ballroom
Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-1, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6245 Japan
The ALB JapanLaw Awards 2015 will be held on June 18, 2015 in Tokyo and it will recognise the excellence and outstanding achievements of Japan's leading law firms and in-house legal teams as well as the top deals and dealmakers of the past year.
The awards night on June 18, 2015 is expected to attract CEOs, bankers and legal luminaries from the judiciary, domestic and multinational companies, law firms, and academe in Japan. With unparalleled networking opportunities, live entertainment and fine gourmet dinner that the event promises, the ALB Japan Law Awards is a must-see ceremony in every lawyer's event calendar.
Nominations open on March 17, 2015. Please download the nomination form to make your nominations.
For enquiries please contact Colin Wang through email colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com or telephone +86-10-62674306
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GUEST OF HONOUR
Dr. Nobuyuki Sato
Dr. Nobuyuki Sato is a professor of law at Chuo Law School, Tokyo, Japan. He was in charge of the vice president of Chuo University from Jan. 2011 to Nov. 2014.
As a scholar, he is researching Comparative Public Law among Japan, Canada, US and UK mainly focusing Information Law including privacy law, media law and ICT law. As an educator, he is teaching various Legal Research courses for lawyers, government personnel and business persons as well as for law students. As an academic, he has been working for the Japanese Association for Canadian Studies (JACS) as the vice president over 10 years, and working for various government committees as a chair or member.
Born in Fukushima. B.A.(Chuo, 1985), LL.M.(Chuo, 1988) and Ph.D. in Law (Chuo, 2000). For full bio, please visit the URL below.
http://ir.c.chuo-u.ac.jp/researcher/profile/00010734.html
Categories
Award Categories
8 Deal Award categories
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
M&A Deal of the Year
Real Estate Deal of the Year
TMT Deal of the Year
Japan Deal of the Year
Accountancy Deal Firm of the Year
7 In-House Award categories
Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Japan Investment Bank Team of the Year
International Investment Bank Team of the Year
TMT In-House Team of the Year
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Japan In-House Lawyer of the Year
Japan In-House Team of the Year
15 Firm Award categories
Banking Law Firm of the Year
Employment Law Firm of the Year
Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
IP Law Firm of the Year
International Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Litigation Specialist Law Firm of the Year
Tax Law Firm of the Year
Best SEA Practice of the Year
Best China Practice of the Year
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Managing Partner of the Year
International Deal Firm of the Year
Japan Deal Firm of the Year
Japan Law Firm of the Year
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Nominations open on March 17, 2015. Please download the nomination form to make your nominations.
For more information about placing a nomination, please contact Colin via colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com or +86-10-62674306.
17 Mar 2015 Nominations are open
8 May 2015 Deadline for nominations
18 May 2015 Finalists in each category announced on ALB website
18 Jun2015 ALB Japan Law Awards 2015 – winners to be announced at award ceremony
Judges
Methodology
1) Parameters
- Law firms, in-house departments, banks and accountancy firms must be based or have physical offices in Japan (exceptions are the offshore firms)
- All deals must have a significant Japan element to qualify (which must ihnclude at least one of the following):
a) the money to have come from Japan;
b) the deal to be signed in Japan;
c) the legal work to have been done in Japan or
d) the property or project to be based in Japan
- Work completed and services provided within the period of 1 Jan 2014 through 31 Dec 2014
2) Composition of Judging Panel
Over 30 in-house counsel, private practice lawyers, government officials and academia professors will comprise the judging panel
(Note: any judges involved in a specific deal or category are disqualified from voting for a related award category).
3) Guidelines
- Leading law firms and in-house legal departments are invited by e-mail to nominate across various categories.
- All nominations are made using only the nomination form provided.
- Nomination forms are strictly private and confidential and are shared only by the event organiser (the ALB) and the judging panel.
- The ALB team passes the nomination data to the external panel of judges, who examine the information and vote. The judges’ votes are aggregated to calculate the winner in each category.
- The judges' votes are independent of the ALB.
- The judges' votes are final.
- Self-nominations by organizations or individuals are accepted.
4) Categories
a) Deal Award Categories
- Debt market deal of the Year
- Equity Market Deal of the Year
- Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
- M&A Deal of the Year
- Real Estate Deal of the Year
- TMT Deal of the Year
- Japan Deal of the Year
- Accountancy Deal Firm of the Year
Criteria
- Size - the minimum financial value of the deal required for individual deal category
oDebt Market Deal of the Year: US$1 billion or above
oEquity Market Deal of the Year: US$750 million or above
oEnergy & Resources Deal of the Year: US$750 million or above
oM&A Deal of the Year: US$ 1billion or above
oReal Estate Deal of the Year: US$750 million or above
oTMT Deal of the Year: US$750 million or above
oJapan Deal of the Year(Finalists are winners of the individual deal categories, and the the winning deal is that with the highest score out of all the deal category winners - Finalists announced on the night)
oAccountancy Deal Firm of the Year (Finalists are selected from the accountancy firm who has involved in the finalisted deals)
- Complexity - the degree to which the work required intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures
- Innovation/Improvement - the degree to which the work involved original techniques and structures or innovative legal rules and regulations/the degree to which the work involved improved techniques and structures or legal rules and regulations
- Breadth - the degree to which the deal spanned jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries
- TIMESCOPE - the major portion of the deal should be completed between 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014
b) In-House Awards Categories
- Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
- Japan Investment Bank Team of the Year
- International Investment Bank Team of the Year
- TMT In-House Team of the Year
- Innovative In-House Team of the Year
- Japan In-House Lawyer of the Year
- Japan In-House Team of the Year(Finalists are winners of the individual In-House categories, and the the winning team is that with the highest score out of all the category winners - Finalists announced on the night)
CriteriaTeam size
- No. of transactions/deals/projects completed, successful cases handled, disputes settled and legal services provided within the organization
- The total volume of transactions in US$
- Top three significant work involvement within the period of 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014
- c) Firm Awards CategoriesBanking and Finance Law Firm of the Year
- Employment Law Firm of the Year
- Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
- International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
- IP Law Firm of the Year
- International Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year
- Litigation Specialist Law Firm of the Year
- Tax Law Firm of the Year
- Best SEA Practice of the Year
- Best China Practice of the Year
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year
- Managing Partner of the Year
- International Deal Firm of the Year
- Japan Deal Firm of the Year
- Japan Law Firm of the Year(Finalists are winners of the individual law firm categories, and the the winning firm is that with the highest score out of all the category winners - Finalists announced on the night)
CriteriaTeam size (fee earners only)
- Key hires/departures
- Key work highlights and third party recognition, in the relevant practice area. This covers work between 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014
- Please view each tab for more details
5) Award timeline
17 Mar 2015Nominations are open
8 May 2015 Deadline for nominations – please email completed form to Colin Wang at colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com
18 May 2015Finalists in each category announced on ALB website
18 Jun 2015 ALB Japan Law Awards 2015 – winners to be announced at award ceremony
Finalists
ALB Japan Law Awards 2015
Finalists
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Aozora Re’s Japanese Typhoon Catastrophe Bond
Firms: Atsumi & Sakai; Mayer Brown
Banks: GC Securities, an affiliate of Marsh
Credit Suisse AG's bond issuance and public offering
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company’s notes offering
Firms: Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Goldman Sachs & Co; J.P. Morgan; Mizuho Securities
Debt financing related to Suntory Holdings Limited's acquisition of Beam Inc.
Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Nishimura & Asahi
Deutsche Bank AG’s Samurai Bond Issuance
Firms: Linklaters; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi
Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities’ Takedown Offering
Firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Accountancy Firm: Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Metropolis of Tokyo USD Eurobonds issuance
Firms: Clifford Chance; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Banks: Barclays Bank PLC; Goldman Sachs International; Merrill Lynch International;
Nomura International plc
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation's Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Linklaters; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Mizuho Bank’s Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Linklaters; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
Mizuho Financial Group’s issuance of Basel III Compliant Subordinated Notes
Firms: Emmet Marvin & Martin; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan; Mizuho Securities
Morgan Stanley’s samurai bond offering
Firms: Linklaters
Nippon Life Step-up Callable Subordinated Notes Offering
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Accountancy Firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Nomura Holdings, Inc.'s SEC-registered offering
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Sullivan & Cromwell
Nordea Samurai Bond Offering
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Clifford Chance; Mannheimer Swartling
Banks: Daiwa Securities; Merrill Lynch Japan Securities; Mizuho Securities; Nomura Securities
Accountancy Firm: KPMG
Skylark’s IPO Restructuring and Financing
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Ropes & Gray
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Accountancy Firms: Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu LLC; KPMG AZSA LLC; PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s GMTN Program Set Up and Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Barclays Securities Japan Limited; Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s GMTN Program Update and Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Barclays Securities Japan Limited; Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s Tier 2 Subordinated Bond Offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Barclays Securities Japan Limited; Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Suntory Holdings Limited’s Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup; Barclays; BNP Paribas; BofA Merrill Lynch; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. (BTMU)’s Senior Debt Offering
Firms: City-Yuwa Partners; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Business Transfer, Formation and IPO of a business trust in Singapore, Loan with Share Acquisition Rights, and Self Tender Offer
Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Miyakezaka Law Offices; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company’s stock offering
Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Mizuho Securities; Nomura Securities
Fast Retailing's listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Hulic Reit, Inc’s Global IPO and follow-on PO
Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Sullivan & Cromwell
Issuance of Debt-like preferred stock by Kyushu Electric Power Company, Incorporated
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Issuance of new shares by third-party allotment by ITOCHU Corporation as part of its strategic alliance with Charoen Pokphand Group Limited
Firms: Ashurst; Chandler and Thong-Ek Law Offices; Frasers Law Company; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster
Itochu, CP Group’s investment in Citic
Firm: Ashurst; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Sidley Austin
Japan Display Inc’s IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Goldman Sachs International; Morgan Stanley; Nomura International
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s global offering of its common stock
Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd’s global offering of common stock
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Daiwa Securities Inc., Ltd.; Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd.; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Recruit Holdings’ IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities; SMBC Nikko Securities
Seibu Holdings’ global IPO
Firm: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Linklaters; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Limited; J.P. Morgan Securities plc; Merrill Lynch International; Mizuho International plc; Nomura International plc; UBS Limited
Skylark’s IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Ropes & Gray; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Accountancy Firms: Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu LLC; KPMG AZSA LLC; PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata
Terumo Corporation’s Dual-Tranche Convertible Bond issuance
Firms: Clifford Chance; Nishimura & Asahi
Banks: Goldman Sachs International; Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc; Nomura International plc; SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Toray Industry, Inc’s Dual-Tranche "Recap" Convertible Bond issuance
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Clifford Chance
Banks: Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited; Goldman Sachs International; Nomura International plc; SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited
Accountancy Firm: Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Energy and Resources Deal of the Year
480 MW photovoltaic power plant project on the island of Ukujima, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Firms: Atsumi & Sakai; Janssen Foreign Law Office
Debt financing for the Cameron LNG liquefaction-export project in Hackberry, Louisiana
Firm: Latham & Watkins
Development and Project Financing of 230MW photovoltaic plant in Setouchi Japan
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Okamura Sogo Law Office; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Donggi Senoro LNG Project in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Firm: Allen & Overy; Ashurst
Financing for the Safi Independent Power Project in Morocco
Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters
Freeport LNG Liquefaction Facility
Firms: Chadbourne & Parke; Hunton & Williams; Morrison & Foerster; Nishimura & Asahi; White & Case
Banks: Macquarie Capital
Nippon Steel and ArcelorMittal’s purchase of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC
Firms: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Lazard Ltd.; Rothschild
Petra Nova’s Carbon Capture Sequestration/Enhanced Oil Recovery (“CCS/EOR”) Project
Firms: Andrews Kurth; Haynes Boone; Hogan Lovells; Jones Day; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Project financing for the construction of the Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
Firm: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Latham & Watkins
Banks: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited; Bank of China Limited; BNP Paribas; Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; ING Bank N.V.; Mizuho Bank, Ltd; National Australia Bank Limited; Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited; Societe Generale S.A.;Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.;The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited; Westpac Banking Corporation
Project financing for Ultra-Deepwater FPSO operation project in Carioca area of Brazil
Firms: Ashurst Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo; C. Rameh & Advogados Associados; J&A Garrigues; King&Wood Mallesons; Lennox Paton; Nishimura & Asahi; Norton Rose Fulbright; Stibbe; Tostes e Associados Advogados
Sarulla Geothermal Power Project
Firms: ABNR; Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Maples and Calder; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Mochtar Karuwin & Komar
Tepco BPS long-term LNG purchase contract
Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright
M&A Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Windsor Quality Holdings, LP by Ajinomoto North America, Inc.
Firms: Baker Botts; Jones Day
Banks: Morgan Stanley; Price Horne
Accountancy Firm: Ernst & Young
Charoen Pokphand’s cross investment and business alliance with ITOCHU
Firms: Ashurst; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster
Dai-ichi Life Insurance’s acquisition of Protective Life Corporation
Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Debevoise & Plimpton; Willkie, Farr & Gallagher
Banks: Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley
Daiichi Sankyo’s Sale of Ranbaxy to Sun Pharma
Firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.; Crawford Bayley & Co.; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Luthra & Luthra Law Offices; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: Citigroup Inc.; Evercore; Goldman Sachs & Co.; ICICI Securities
Itochu, CP Group’s investment in Citic
Firm: Ashurst; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Sidley Austin
KDDI and Sumitomo’s telecoms joint venture in Myanmar with Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications
Firm: Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation’s tender offer for Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling
Mizkan Holdings’ acquisition of the Ragú and Bertolli pasta sauce business from Unilever
Firms: Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Shearman & Sterling
Nippon Steel and ArcelorMittal’s purchase of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC
Firms: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Lazard Ltd.; Rothschild
Otsuka Pharamaceutical Co. Ltd’s Acquisition of Avanir Pharmaceuticals
Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Panasonic Corporation’s sale of Panasonic Healthcare to KKR
Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Sale of residential real estate business by GE Capital Real Estate to Blackstone
Firms: Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ; Morgan Stanley
SoftBank’s acquisition of Brightstar
Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Cahill Gordon & Reindel; K&L Gates; Morrison & Cohen; Morrison & Foerster; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Banks: Goldman Sachs; The Raine Group
Accountancy Firms: Deloitte; KPMG
Starbucks Corporation's acquisition of Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. through dual tender offers transaction
Firms: Latham & Watkins; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Ohara Law Office
Strategic alliance between Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. and Wuthelam group
Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s acquisition of Flagship Rail Services, LLC
Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Suntory Holdings Limited's acquisition of Beam Inc.
Firm: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kirkland & Ellis; Nishimura & Asahi; Sidley Austin; White & Case
Banks: Centerview Partners; Credit Suisse; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.; Morgan Stanley
Toyota Industries Corporation’s acquisition of a commercial business from Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
Firms: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Real Estate Deal of the Year
Fortune REIT's Loan Facility
Firms: Allen & Overy; Appleby; Baker & McKenzie
Hulic Reit, Inc’s Global IPO and follow-on PO
Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Sullivan & Cromwell
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd’s global offering of common stock
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Daiwa Securities Inc., Ltd.; Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd.; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Purchase of Meguro Gajoen by Mori Trust
Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Sale of Pacific Century Place Offices
Firms: White & Case
Sale of residential real estate business by GE Capital Real Estate to Blackstone
Firms: Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ; Morgan Stanley
TMT Deal of the Year
Alibaba’s sale of assets primarily relating to its SME loan business to Zhejiang Ant Small and Micro Financial Services Company
Firms: Appleby; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Bellsystem24 Sale, Dividend Recapitalization and Restructuring
Firms: Linklaters; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Ropes & Gray
Japan Display Inc’s IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett ; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Goldman Sachs International; Morgan Stanley; Nomura International
KDDI and Sumitomo’s telecoms joint venture in Myanmar with Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications
Firm: Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi
Private finance initiative (PFI) and project finance scheme for the “Quasi-Zenith Satellite System” project
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi
Rakuten Inc.’s acquisition of Viber Media Ltd.
Firms: GKH Law Offices; Linklaters; Meister Seelig & Fein; Morrison & Foerster; Nishimura & Asahi; White & Case
Banks: Goldman Sachs
Recruit Holdings’ IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities; SMBC Nikko Securities
Accountancy Deal Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Japan Deal the Year
Finalists to be announced on the night
The Japan In-House Counsel Network Award Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
Japanese Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
International Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
Goldman Sachs Japan Co
JP Morgan Securities Japan Co
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co
TMT In-House Team of the Year
IBM Japan
KDDI
Softbank
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
IBM Japan
Itochu Corporation
JP Morgan Securities Japan Co
KVH
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co
Japan In-House Lawyer of the Year
Goldman Sachs Japan Co Yutaka Miura
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co Jeremy Entwisle
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co Christopher O. Hathaway
Japan In-House Team of the Year
Finalists to be announced on the night
Banking Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Employment Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
American Chamber of Commerce In Japan Award International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
IP Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Hogan Lovells
Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Ohno & Partners
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Ropes & Gray
SUGIMURA International Patent & Trademark Attorneys
TMI Associates
Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Litigation Specialist Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Tax Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Best Southeast Asia Practice Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Best China Practice Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Appleby
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Maples and Calder
Walkers
Managing Partner of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Ryu Umezu
Atsumi & Sakai Hiroo Atsumi
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) Jeremy Pitts
Davis Polk & Wardwell Theodore A. Paradise
Herbert Smith Freehills Peter Godwin
Morrison & Foerster Ken Siegel
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe L. Mark Weeks
Sullivan & Cromwell Izumi Akai
International Deal Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Morrison & Foerster
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Sullivan & Cromwell
Japanese Deal Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Japan Law Firm of the Year
Finalists to be announced on the night
For information about the event, please email Tracy at tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com, or call +852 2847 2046
Winners
ALB Japan Law Awards 2015
Winners
Debt Market Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Debt financing related to Suntory Holdings Limited's acquisition of Beam Inc.
Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Nishimura & Asahi
The finalists are:
Aozora Re’s Japanese Typhoon Catastrophe Bond
Firms: Atsumi & Sakai; Mayer Brown
Banks: GC Securities, an affiliate of Marsh
Credit Suisse AG's bond issuance and public offering
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company’s notes offering
Firms: Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Goldman Sachs & Co; J.P. Morgan; Mizuho Securities
Debt financing related to Suntory Holdings Limited's acquisition of Beam Inc.
Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Nishimura & Asahi
Deutsche Bank AG’s Samurai Bond Issuance
Firms: Linklaters; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi
Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities’ Takedown Offering
Firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Accountancy Firm: Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Metropolis of Tokyo USD Eurobonds issuance
Firms: Clifford Chance; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Banks: Barclays Bank PLC; Goldman Sachs International; Merrill Lynch International;
Nomura International plc
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation's Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Linklaters; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Mizuho Bank’s Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Linklaters; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
Mizuho Financial Group’s issuance of Basel III Compliant Subordinated Notes
Firms: Emmet Marvin & Martin; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan; Mizuho Securities
Morgan Stanley’s samurai bond offering
Firms: Linklaters
Nippon Life Step-up Callable Subordinated Notes Offering
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Accountancy Firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Nomura Holdings, Inc.'s SEC-registered offering
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Sullivan & Cromwell
Nordea Samurai Bond Offering
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Clifford Chance; Mannheimer Swartling
Banks: Daiwa Securities; Merrill Lynch Japan Securities; Mizuho Securities; Nomura Securities
Accountancy Firm: KPMG
Skylark’s IPO Restructuring and Financing
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Ropes & Gray
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Accountancy Firms: Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu LLC; KPMG AZSA LLC; PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s GMTN Program Set Up and Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Barclays Securities Japan Limited; Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s GMTN Program Update and Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Barclays Securities Japan Limited; Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s Tier 2 Subordinated Bond Offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Barclays Securities Japan Limited; Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Suntory Holdings Limited’s Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup; Barclays; BNP Paribas; BofA Merrill Lynch; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. (BTMU)’s Senior Debt Offering
Firms: City-Yuwa Partners; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Equity Market Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Skylark’s IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Ropes & Gray; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Accountancy Firms: Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu LLC; KPMG AZSA LLC; PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata
The finalists are:
Business Transfer, Formation and IPO of a business trust in Singapore, Loan with Share Acquisition Rights, and Self Tender Offer
Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Miyakezaka Law Offices; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company’s stock offering
Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Mizuho Securities; Nomura Securities
Fast Retailing's listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Hulic Reit, Inc’s Global IPO and follow-on PO
Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Sullivan & Cromwell
Issuance of Debt-like preferred stock by Kyushu Electric Power Company, Incorporated
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Issuance of new shares by third-party allotment by ITOCHU Corporation as part of its strategic alliance with Charoen Pokphand Group Limited
Firms: Ashurst; Chandler and Thong-Ek Law Offices; Frasers Law Company; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster
Itochu, CP Group’s investment in Citic
Firm: Ashurst; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Sidley Austin
Japan Display Inc’s IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Goldman Sachs International; Morgan Stanley; Nomura International
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s global offering of its common stock
Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd’s global offering of common stock
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Daiwa Securities Inc., Ltd.; Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd.; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Recruit Holdings’ IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities; SMBC Nikko Securities
Seibu Holdings’ global IPO
Firm: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Linklaters; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Limited; J.P. Morgan Securities plc; Merrill Lynch International; Mizuho International plc; Nomura International plc; UBS Limited
Skylark’s IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Ropes & Gray; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.; JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Accountancy Firms: Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu LLC; KPMG AZSA LLC; PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata
Terumo Corporation’s Dual-Tranche Convertible Bond issuance
Firms: Clifford Chance; Nishimura & Asahi
Banks: Goldman Sachs International; Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc; Nomura International plc; SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Toray Industry, Inc’s Dual-Tranche "Recap" Convertible Bond issuance
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Clifford Chance
Banks: Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited; Goldman Sachs International; Nomura International plc; SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited
Accountancy Firm: Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Energy and Resources Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Donggi Senoro LNG Project in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Firm: Allen & Overy; Ashurst
The finalists are:
480 MW photovoltaic power plant project on the island of Ukujima, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Firms: Atsumi & Sakai; Janssen Foreign Law Office
Debt financing for the Cameron LNG liquefaction-export project in Hackberry, Louisiana
Firm: Latham & Watkins
Development and Project Financing of 230MW photovoltaic plant in Setouchi Japan
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Okamura Sogo Law Office; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Donggi Senoro LNG Project in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Firm: Allen & Overy; Ashurst
Financing for the Safi Independent Power Project in Morocco
Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters
Freeport LNG Liquefaction Facility
Firms: Chadbourne & Parke; Hunton & Williams; Morrison & Foerster; Nishimura & Asahi; White & Case
Banks: Macquarie Capital
Nippon Steel and ArcelorMittal’s purchase of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC
Firms: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Lazard Ltd.; Rothschild
Petra Nova’s Carbon Capture Sequestration/Enhanced Oil Recovery (“CCS/EOR”) Project
Firms: Andrews Kurth; Haynes Boone; Hogan Lovells; Jones Day; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Project financing for the construction of the Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
Firm: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Latham & Watkins
Banks: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited; Bank of China Limited; BNP Paribas; Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; ING Bank N.V.; Mizuho Bank, Ltd; National Australia Bank Limited; Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited; Societe Generale S.A.;Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.;The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited; Westpac Banking Corporation
Project financing for Ultra-Deepwater FPSO operation project in Carioca area of Brazil
Firms: Ashurst Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo; C. Rameh & Advogados Associados; J&A Garrigues; King&Wood Mallesons; Lennox Paton; Nishimura & Asahi; Norton Rose Fulbright; Stibbe; Tostes e Associados Advogados
Sarulla Geothermal Power Project
Firms: ABNR; Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Maples and Calder; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Mochtar Karuwin & Komar
Tepco BPS long-term LNG purchase contract
Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright
M&A Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Suntory Holdings Limited's acquisition of Beam Inc.
Firm: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kirkland & Ellis; Nishimura & Asahi; Sidley Austin; White & Case
Banks: Centerview Partners; Credit Suisse; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.; Morgan Stanley
The finalists are:
Acquisition of Windsor Quality Holdings, LP by Ajinomoto North America, Inc.
Firms: Baker Botts; Jones Day
Banks: Morgan Stanley; Price Horne
Accountancy Firm: Ernst & Young
Charoen Pokphand’s cross investment and business alliance with ITOCHU
Firms: Ashurst; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster
Dai-ichi Life Insurance’s acquisition of Protective Life Corporation
Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Debevoise & Plimpton; Willkie, Farr & Gallagher
Banks: Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley
Daiichi Sankyo’s Sale of Ranbaxy to Sun Pharma
Firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.; Crawford Bayley & Co.; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Luthra & Luthra Law Offices; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: Citigroup Inc.; Evercore; Goldman Sachs & Co.; ICICI Securities
Itochu, CP Group’s investment in Citic
Firm: Ashurst; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Sidley Austin
KDDI and Sumitomo’s telecoms joint venture in Myanmar with Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications
Firm: Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation’s tender offer for Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling
Mizkan Holdings’ acquisition of the Ragú and Bertolli pasta sauce business from Unilever
Firms: Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Shearman & Sterling
Nippon Steel and ArcelorMittal’s purchase of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC
Firms: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Lazard Ltd.; Rothschild
Otsuka Pharamaceutical Co. Ltd’s Acquisition of Avanir Pharmaceuticals
Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Panasonic Corporation’s sale of Panasonic Healthcare to KKR
Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Sale of residential real estate business by GE Capital Real Estate to Blackstone
Firms: Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ; Morgan Stanley
SoftBank’s acquisition of Brightstar
Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Cahill Gordon & Reindel; K&L Gates; Morrison & Cohen; Morrison & Foerster; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Banks: Goldman Sachs; The Raine Group
Accountancy Firms: Deloitte; KPMG
Starbucks Corporation's acquisition of Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. through dual tender offers transaction
Firms: Latham & Watkins; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Ohara Law Office
Strategic alliance between Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. and Wuthelam group
Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s acquisition of Flagship Rail Services, LLC
Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Suntory Holdings Limited's acquisition of Beam Inc.
Firm: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kirkland & Ellis; Nishimura & Asahi; Sidley Austin; White & Case
Banks: Centerview Partners; Credit Suisse; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.; Morgan Stanley
Toyota Industries Corporation’s acquisition of a commercial business from Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
Firms: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Real Estate Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd’s global offering of common stock
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Daiwa Securities Inc., Ltd.; Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd.; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
The finalists are:
Fortune REIT's Loan Facility
Firms: Allen & Overy; Appleby; Baker & McKenzie
Hulic Reit, Inc’s Global IPO and follow-on PO
Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Sullivan & Cromwell
Accountancy Firm: KPMG AZSA LLC
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd’s global offering of common stock
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Daiwa Securities Inc., Ltd.; Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd.; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Purchase of Meguro Gajoen by Mori Trust
Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Sale of Pacific Century Place Offices
Firms: White & Case
Sale of residential real estate business by GE Capital Real Estate to Blackstone
Firms: Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ; Morgan Stanley
TMT Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Recruit Holdings’ IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities; SMBC Nikko Securities
The finalists are:
Alibaba’s sale of assets primarily relating to its SME loan business to Zhejiang Ant Small and Micro Financial Services Company
Firms: Appleby; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Bellsystem24 Sale, Dividend Recapitalization and Restructuring
Firms: Linklaters; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Ropes & Gray
Japan Display Inc’s IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett ; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Goldman Sachs International; Morgan Stanley; Nomura International
KDDI and Sumitomo’s telecoms joint venture in Myanmar with Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications
Firm: Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi
Private finance initiative (PFI) and project finance scheme for the “Quasi-Zenith Satellite System” project
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi
Rakuten Inc.’s acquisition of Viber Media Ltd.
Firms: GKH Law Offices; Linklaters; Meister Seelig & Fein; Morrison & Foerster; Nishimura & Asahi; White & Case
Banks: Goldman Sachs
Recruit Holdings’ IPO
Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities; SMBC Nikko Securities
Accountancy Deal Firm of the Year
The winner is:
KPMG
The finalists are:
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Japan Deal the Year
The winner is:
Suntory Holdings Limited's acquisition of Beam Inc.
Firm: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kirkland & Ellis; Nishimura & Asahi; Sidley Austin; White & Case
Banks: Centerview Partners; Credit Suisse; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.; Morgan Stanley
The Japan In-House Counsel Network Award Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co
The finalists are:
J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
Japanese Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
The finalists are:
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
International Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co
The finalists are:
Goldman Sachs Japan Co
JP Morgan Securities Japan Co
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co
TMT In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
Softbank
The finalists are:
IBM Japan
KDDI
Softbank
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
Itochu Corporation
The finalists are:
IBM Japan
Itochu Corporation
JP Morgan Securities Japan Co
KVH
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co
Japan In-House Lawyer of the Year
The winner is:
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co Christopher O. Hathaway
The finalists are:
Goldman Sachs Japan Co Yutaka Miura
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co Jeremy Entwisle
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co Christopher O. Hathaway
Japan In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co
Banking Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
The finalists are:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Employment Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
The finalists are:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
The finalists are:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
American Chamber of Commerce In Japan Award International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Herbert Smith Freehills
The finalists are:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
IP Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Morrison & Foerster
The finalists are:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Hogan Lovells
Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Ohno & Partners
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Ropes & Gray
SUGIMURA International Patent & Trademark Attorneys
TMI Associates
Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
The finalists are:
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Litigation Specialist Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
The finalists are:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Tax Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Nishimura & Asahi
The finalists are:
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Best Southeast Asia Practice Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
The finalists are:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Best China Practice Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
The finalists are:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Maples and Calder
The finalists are:
Appleby
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Maples and Calder
Walkers
Managing Partner of the Year
The winner is:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Ryu Umezu
The finalists are:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Ryu Umezu
Atsumi & Sakai Hiroo Atsumi
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) Jeremy Pitts
Davis Polk & Wardwell Theodore A. Paradise
Herbert Smith Freehills Peter Godwin
Morrison & Foerster Ken Siegel
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe L. Mark Weeks
Sullivan & Cromwell Izumi Akai
International Deal Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
The finalists are:
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Morrison & Foerster
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Sullivan & Cromwell
Japanese Deal Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
The finalists are:
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Japan Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
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