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    Welcome to the ALB Japan Law Awards 2020! 

     
    ALB'S FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
    Date:   24 September 2020, Thursday
      
    Asian Legal Business (ALB) is proud to present the 16th Annual ALB Japan Law Awards 2020! These prestigious awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams in Japan and around the region.
     
    As health and safety of our participants are our priority, after careful consideration, the awards will be hosted virtually this year on 24 September 2020.
     
    ALB has been closely monitoring Japan's health environment and protocols in relation to COVID-19 and we understand the need to respond with increasing care and responsibility, both towards the Japan legal community as well as the guests from other cities who are planning to travel for the event. With social distancing being widely implemented to abate the spread of COVID-19, hosting events online would definitely eliminate the anxiety brought by physical contact at the venue.
     
    Continuous connection is especially important in these uncertain times, and we are determined to keep ALB’s commitment in delivering the finest event experience to the legal community.
     
    Let us celebrate together ALB’s first-ever virtual awards ceremony in Japan at the comfort of our homes with our favorite food and drinks! 
     
    FINALISTS NOW REVEALED! CHECK THE SHORTLIST AT THE "FINALISTS" TAB.
     
    Contact Harmony Tam at harmony.tam@thomsonreuters.com or +852 2841 5783 to receive the most up-to-date event information.
     
    Looking to meet potential clients and get extra publicity across the region? Contact 
    Amantha at amantha.chia@tr.com or +65 6973 8258.

     

    CATEGORIES

    DEAL CATEGORIES

    1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
    2. Equity Market Deal of the Year 
    3. M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize) 
    4. M&A Deal of the Year (Premium) 
    5. Project Finance Deal of the Year
    6. Real Estate Deal of the Year 
    7. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year 

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    1. Dealmaker of the Year 
    2. Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year 
    3. Foreign Lawyer of the Year 
    4. In-House Lawyer of the Year 
    5. Managing Partner of the Year 
    6. Woman Lawyer of the Year
    7. Young Lawyer of the Year

    IN-HOUSE TEAM CATEGORIES

    1. Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year 
    2. Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year (NEW!)
    3. Innovative In-House Team of the Year 
    4. Manufacturing and Trade In-House Team of the Year 
    5. Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year 
    6. Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year (NEW!)
    7. Japan In-House Team of the Year

    FIRM CATEGORIES

    1. Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of the Year
    2. Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year 
    3. Boutique Law Firm of the Year 
    4. Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    5. Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year 
    6. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 
    7. International Deal Firm of the Year 
    8. International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 
    9. Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year 
    10. Japan Deal Firm of the Year 
    11. Japan Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 
    12. Japan Practice Foreign Law Firm of the Year 
    13. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 
    14. Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    15. Maritime Law Firm of the Year 
    16. Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year -
    17. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 
    18. Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year 
    19. Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year 
    20. Rising Law Firm of the Year (NEW!)
    21. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year 
    22. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year (NEW!)
    23. Japan Law Firm of the Year

     

                               SUBMISSION MATERIALS:                          

    Research Methodology Summary

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    Individual Categories | In-House Categories | Deal Categories 

    Firm Category - Japan Law Firm of the Year

    Firm Category - Japan Deal Firm of the Year or International Deal Firm of the Year

    Firm Categories - All Other Firm Categories

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                                IMPORTANT DATES :                          
    Opening of submissions | 14 Feb 2020
    Deadline of submissions  | 27 Apr 2020
    Online announcement of finalists | 10 July 2020
    Awards ceremony | 24 Sep 2020

     

                    SUBMISSION INQUIRIES                       

    Harmony Tam
    Events Researcher 
    Phone: +852 2841 5783
    Email: harmony.tam@thomsonreuters.com
     

     

    JUDGING PANEL

    Junko
    Junko Mukoyama

    Senior Corporate Counsel, Avaya Japan Ltd.

    Junko Mukoyama is a board member and senior corporate counsel at Avaya Japan Ltd. and is in charge of the legal department at the company. Before joining Avaya in 2004, she worked at an international law and patent firm as a trademark attorney and at an IT company. She received a masters of law degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and completed a doctorate course in bankruptcy at Waseda University. She has published over a dozen articles in the fields of bankruptcy and intellectual property. She is registered as an attorney in New York State and as a patent attorney in Japan. She is a member of ABI, AIPPI, INTA and JTA. 


    Yoshio Sano
    Director & Regional General Counsel, Far East
    Chubb Insurance Japan

    Yoshio Sano joined Chubb Insurance Japan as Executive Director and General Counsel, Far East in June 2017 and was promoted a director in March 2018. He manages 6 departments, Legal, Compliance, Solicitation Compliance, Solicitation materials Control, Product Filing and Government Affairs.

    Before joining Chubb, he belonged to BNP Paribas Cardif Japan as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer from 2015. Also, he worked for Tokyo office of Aetos Japan, an American asset management company from 2009 to 2015 and for an investment management subsidiary of Namura Holdings from 2005 to 2008 as General Counsel.

    He started his business carrier at Nippon Life Insurance in 1985 and experienced in Claims, NLI Research Institute, HR, Legal and Real Estate until 2005. The final job title was General Counsel for Real Estate

    He obtained LL.B at University of Tokyo in 1985 and LL.M at Harvard Law School in MA 1995.

    He is an attorney at law admitted in New York, USA.


    Arshad Karim
    Senior Legal Counsel, Japan & Korea
    Twitter Japan K.K.

    Arshad Karim is Senior Legal Counsel at Twitter since January 2019, responsible for all legal matters in Japan and Korea, including but not limited to drafting and negotiating various commercial agreements, managing litigation, and advising on privacy, law enforcement, and employment matters.

    Prior to Twitter, he served as Senior Vice President & Legal Counsel for Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd where Arshad was involved in projects such as acquisitions of asset management companies in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia, establishment of joint ventures in China and India, and the listing process with the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

    Prior to that, he was Legal Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer for IMS Japan, an American pharmaceutical data firm where he led the Company’s efforts to comply with the Personal Information Protection Law of Japan. His previous positions also include tenure at Hayabusa Kokusai Law Offices and Deloitte & Touche in New York. He received a B.A. with Distinction in Biological Sciences from Cornell University and a J.D. from Loyola Law School. 

    Tomoaki
    Tomoaki Kuragano
    Senior Legal Counsel, Alcon

    Tomoaki Kuragano, is the Senior Legal Counsel, Japan for Alcon, a global medical company specializing in eye care products. His main areas are medical devices and other healthcare laws and regulations. He has a serial column regarding medical device laws on Yakuji-Nippo, a pharma newspaper.

    Prior to joining Alcon, he was as an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at their Tokyo and Palo Alto offices, and focused on corporate finance transactions and other corporate transactions including M&As. He started his career as a lawyer at a leading domestic law firm, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune.

    Mr. Kuragano is a graduate of the University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2006), the University of Tokyo School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 2008), and Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (LL.M. with Honors, 2015). He was admitted to the Japanese Bar (2009) and the New York Bar (2017).


    Steven Howard
    Senior Legal Counsel, Japan & Pan-Asia
    Fiskars Group

    Steven Howard is Senior Legal Counsel for the Fiskars Group, a Finnish consumer products company which includes such iconic brands as Wedgwood, Waterford and Royal Copenhagen.  He handles all legal matters across the Asia-Pacific region.  Prior to joining Fiskars this year Steven was a senior counsel with Sony in Tokyo and Singapore for eight years, including two years as Global Privacy Officer for Sony's mobile business group.  Originally from the US, Steven has practiced law in Asia for over 20 years, both in-house and in private practice.

    Hiroyuki
    Hiroyuki Yasuda
    Director, Legal, HJ Holdings, Inc.

    Hiroyuki Yasuda is Director of the Legal Department of HJ Holdings, Inc. which operates Hulu in Japan.  He is responsible for all legal matters relating to video-on-demand service operation, content acquisition and distribution, production finance and investment, live-event streaming, partner alliance, consumer protection, privacy and marketing.

    He was previously in private practice with prominent law firms in New York City for ten years providing legal advice on intellectual property, FCPA, antitrust, labor and employment issues.

    He is admitted to the bars of the State of New York, the District of Columbia, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.


    Mika Yano
    Director, Head of Legal, Asia and the U.S.
    Colt Technology Services Co., Ltd.

    Mika Yano is Director, Head of Legal, Asia and the U.S. at Colt Technology Services, Co., Ltd.  She has held several in-house positions in Japan and the U.S., and was also in private practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.  Mika is admitted to practice law in New York, and is a graduate of Keio University and Georgetown University Law Center.

    Scott Warren
    Scott Warren
    Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
    Secretary, Executive Board, The Society for The Policing of Cyberspace

    Scott Warren is a partner in our Tokyo office, specializing in cybersecurity, data privacy and digital data disclosures in Asia and the Middle East. He also has significant experience in compliance, intellectual property (IP), litigation, dispute resolution, and government regulatory and internal investigations.

    Scott started his career as a civil litigator in California. He moved to Japan in 1993, where he has lived since. He served seven years as general counsel at Sega Corporation and six years as a senior attorney at Microsoft. He serves on the executive board of The Society for the Policing of Cyberspace, a nonprofit organization.

    He headed Kroll in Japan and Kroll Ontrack across Asia, and later opened Epiq Systems in Japan, providing IP protection, computer forensics and e-discovery solutions.   

    Scott is a California-licensed lawyer and a licensed foreign lawyer in Japan. He is a Certified International Counter-Cyber Crime Professional and certified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

    He serves at the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan as Co-Chair of the Legal Services & Intellectual Property Committee, Vice-Chair of the Digital Economy Committee and Vice-Chair of the Information, Communication and Technology Committee.


    Tsutomu Miyano
    Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

    Mr. Miyano's practice covers a wide range of areas, including general corporate, commercial transactions, M&A, labor issues and international finance (including securities issuance). So, he is the real "general corporate" lawyer himself. He also handles litigations. Among his wide coverage of practice areas, he has been involved in many cases and transactions relating to the telecommunication business. He is also knowledgeable regarding restructuring of defaulted bonds, the conduct of related bondholders' meetings. He served as a regular member of the study group on Japanese legal issues for the Ministry of Finance of Japan relating the bondholders' actions for defaulted bonds. 

    Masaki
    Masaki Hosaka
    Partner, Nishimura & Asahi

    Masaki Hosaka has been the Managing Partner of Nishimura & Asahi, Japan’s largest law firm and the largest international law firm headquartered in Japan, since 2011, where he also specializes in general corporate and M&A matters. His practice has focused mainly on cross-border and domestic acquisitions, amalgamations, reorganizations and joint-venture transactions, as well as defensive measures in hostile takeover situations.

    In addition, he is a visiting professor at the Business Law Center of the Institute of Business Law and Comparative Law and Politics, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics at The University of Tokyo. Since 2019 he has served as an appointed councilor to the KDDI Foundation, which works around the world to bring the benefits of information communications technology to all.

    He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1987) and Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1995).


    Daisuke Hayashi
    Chief Legal Officer, Persol Holdings Co., Ltd.

    Daisuke Hayashi is Chief Legal Officer of PERSOL HOLDINGS, a leading HR services provider based in Japan, in charge of legal, corporate governance and risk management functions for PERSOL group. He is also a board member of Global Business Law Institute, an NPO for global research and education.  He is admitted to practice law in New York, and is a graduate of Tokyo University and NYU School of Law (LLM).

     

    Takeno
    Yasuzo Takeno

    Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

    Yasuzo Takeno is a partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto. Since the early 1990s he has had extensive experience in advisory work for both domestic and foreign investment managers and investment funds businesses, including structuring, public offerings and private placements of offshore investment funds in Japan. As well as his work dealing with asset management, his practice spans corporate finance activities and financial regulation. He had been a member of the management committee of the firm for ten years snce 2007. He obtained his LL.B. from Waseda University in 1985 and his M.Litt. from Oxford University, Worcester College, in 1993. He was admitted to practise in Japan in 1987 and speaks Japanese and English.

     

    and many more...

     

    FINALISTS

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    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

     

    Dealmaker of the Year
    Alan G. Cannon - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Ian S. Scott - Atsumi & Sakai
    John A. Tessensohn - SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO
    Keiji Hatano - Sullivan & Cromwell
    Ken Lebrun - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Kohei Morita - Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Masahiko Ishida - DLA Piper Tokyo
    Mikiharu Mori - Tokyo International Law Office
    Shinichi Araki - Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Shinichiro Kitamura - Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
    Tong Yu - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Yo Ota - Nishimura & Asahi
    Yusuke Abe - Clifford Chance

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    Chie Yakura - Morrison & Foerster
    Chris Bailey - King & Spalding Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho
    David Gilmore - Herbert Smith Freehills
    Hiroyuki Tezuka - Nishimura & Asahi
    Kensaku Yamamoto - SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO
    Ryan Goldstein - Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
    Shunji Matsuda - Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Teruhisa Toyama - Atsumi & Sakai

    Foreign Lawyer of the Year
    Andrew Blacoe - Herbert Smith Freehills
    Axel Kuhlmann - Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Catherine O'Connell - Catherine O'Connell Law
    Dr. Frederick Ch'en - Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
    Eric Marcks - Southgate
    Eric Roose - Withers
    Gautam Kene - EY Advisory & Consulting
    Gavin Raftery - Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
    Ian S. Scott - Atsumi & Sakai
    Ing-Chian Sun - Nishimura & Asahi
    Keiji Hatano - Sullivan & Cromwell
    Reiko Sakimura - Clifford Chance

    In-House Lawyer of the Year
    Akiko Kikuchi - Bayer
    Gautam Kene - EY Advisory & Consulting
    Naoki Kobayashi - Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning

    Ravinder Passi - Nissan Motor Co.
    Sayo Kondo Takizawa - The Blackstone Group
    Yuichiro Watanabe - Airbnb

    Managing Partner of the Year
    David Gilmore - Herbert Smith Freehills
    Fumihide Sugimoto - Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    George Gibson - Norton Rose Fulbright
    Jon Gray - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Junzaburo Kiuchi - EY Law
    Keiji Hatano - Sullivan & Cromwell
    Ken Siegel - Morrison & Foerster
    Kensaku Yamamoto - SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO
    Leng-Fong Lai - Clifford Chance
    Masaki Hosaka - Nishimura & Asahi
    Mikiharu Mori - Tokyo International Law Office
    Shinsuke Yakura - Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Akiko Kikuchi - Bayer

    Angela Yuen - JERA
    Anna Zhang - Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning
    Sayo Kondo Takizawa - The Blackstone Group

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Asa Shinkawa - Nishimura & Asahi
    Ayako Kawano - White & Case
    Jacky Scanlan-Dyas - Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
    Laarni Vinas - SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO
    Louise Stoupe - Morrison & Foerster
    Natsuko Sugihara - Clifford Chance
    Yuko Ino - Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
    Yuko Tamai - Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Yuri Suzuki - Atsumi & Sakai

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Anna Zhang - Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning
    Gautam Kene - EY Advisory & Consulting
    Yuichiro Watanabe - Airbnb

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Daisuke Fukamizu - Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Hans Menski - Clifford Chance
    Jonathan G. Stradling - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Kohei Nakajima - EY Law
    Laarni Vinas - SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO
    Mari Foster - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Masataka Ogasawara - ZeLo
    Paul Coggins - Norton Rose Fulbright
    Shuhei Uchida - Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Tomoe Takahashi - Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
    Yasuhiro Usui - Atsumi & Sakai
    Yoshiyuki Asaoka - Nishimura & Asahi
    Yuka Teraguchi - Morrison & Foerster

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    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

     

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year
    Airbnb
    Bayer
    IBM Japan

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year
    Airbnb
    Bayer
    Broadcom
    IBM Japan
    INPEX Corporation
    JERA
    UiPath

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
    Airbnb
    Broadcom
    IBM Japan
    LINE
    UiPath

    Japan In-House Team of the Year
    Airbnb
    Broadcom
    FedEx
    Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning
    IBM Japan
    INPEX Corporation
    LINE
    UiPath

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    FIRM CATEGORIES

     

    Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    TMI Associates

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
    Clifford Chance
    K&L Gates
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    TMI Associates
    White & Case

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Catherine O'Connell Law
    Tokyo International Law Office
    Vanguard Lawyers
    ZeLo Law Firm

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
    Clifford Chance
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
    White & Case

    Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Vanguard Lawyers

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    King & Spalding Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi

    International Deal Firm of the Year
    Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
    Clifford Chance
    Davis Polk & Wardwell
    DLA Piper Tokyo
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Shearman & Sterling
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
    Sullivan & Cromwell

    International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
    Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
    Morrison & Foerster
    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Withers

    Japan Deal Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Miura & Partners
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Tokyo International Law Office

    Japan Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Abe, Ikubo and Katayama
    Atsumi & Sakai

    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nakamura & Partners
    Nishimura & Asahi
    SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO
    TMI Associates

    Japan Practice Foreign Law Firm of the Year
    Bird & Bird
    Gleiss Lutz
    JT&N
    Lee & Li

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
    TMI Associates
    Vanguard Lawyers

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Morrison & Foerster
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
    SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO
    TMI Associates
    Vanguard Lawyers

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    TMI Associates

    Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
    Clifford Chance
    Greenberg Traurig
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Withers

    Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Clifford Chance
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO
    Sullivan & Cromwell

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi

    Rising Law Firm of the Year
    EY Law
    Miura & Partners
    Southgate
    Tokyo International Law Office
    Withers
    ZeLo

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Withers

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
    Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Morrison & Foerster
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
    SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO
    Southgate
    TMI Associates

    Japan Law Firm of the Year
    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
    Atsumi & Sakai
    Clifford Chance
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Morrison & Foerster
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Tokyo International Law Office

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    DEAL CATEGORIES

     

    Debt Market Deal of the Year

    ING Tokyo Pro-Bond Market-Listed Samurai Bonds
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Clifford Chance

    Japan Bank for International Cooperation Bond Offering
    Law firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
    Banks: Barclays; BofA Securities; Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited; Goldman Sachs International; J.P. Morgan Securities; Morgan Stanley

    Japan Post Insurance’s Bond Offering
    Law firm: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Banks: Daiwa Securities; Mizuho Securities; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities

    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s Issuance of TLAC Bonds
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Banks: Barclays; BoA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; J.P.Morgan; Morgan Stanley; MUFG

    Oriental Land's Earthquake Risk Countermeasure-Type Term Loan
    Law firm: Nishimura & Asahi

    Panasonic Corporation's Senior Note Offering
    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    SoftBank Group’s Domestic Senior Bond Offering
    Law firm: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Banks: Daiwa Securities; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Mizuho Securities; Nomura Securities; SBI Securities; SMBC Nikko Securities

    Takeda Pharmaceutical's Exchange Offer of Outstanding Notes
    Law firm: Nishimura & Asahi

    The Metropolis of Tokyo’s Bond Offering
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

    Toshiba Memory’s Loans and Preferred Stock Financing
    Law firms: Linklaters; Maples Group; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Ropes & Gray; Walkers; White & Case

    Toyota Motor Corporation's Senior Note Offering
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Shearman & Sterling

    Equity Market Deal of the Year

    Freee's Global Offering
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Japan Post Insurance's Secondary Global Offering
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
    Banks: Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch International; Morgan Stanley

    Kyushu Electric Power's Stock Refinance
    Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Banks: Mizuho Bank; MUFG Bank

    Recruit Holdings' Global Offering
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Iwata Godo; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell; Yanagida & Partners
    Banks: Goldman Sachs International; Merrill Lynch International; Mizuho International; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities; SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited

    ROHM's Stock Repurchase and Issuance of Convertible Bonds
    Law firms: Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi
    Banks: Goldman Sachs; Nomura Securities

    Z Holdings' Issuance of Shares
    Law firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Bain Capital's Acquisition of the HR Business of Works Applications
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Nishimura & Asahi; Ropes & Gray

    J. Front Retailing's Acquisition of PARCO
    Law firms: Miura & Partners; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Sullivan & Cromwell
    Banks: Morgan Stanley; Nomura Holdings

    Nidec Corp's Acquisition of OMRON
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

    Sekisui Chemical's Acquisition of AIM Aerospace
    Law firms: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Takeda Pharmaceutical's Strategic Divestitures to STADA
    Law firms: Kirkland & Ellis; White & Case

    Toshiba's Privatization of NuFlare Technology
    Law firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi

    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)

    Asahi's Acquisition of CUB
    Law firm: Allen & Overy, Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Business Integration of Z Holdings and LINE
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nakamura Tsunoda Matsumoto Law Office; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Takai & Partners; White & Case
    Banks: JPMorgan Securities Japan; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Mizuho Securities

    Management Integration of Hitachi and Honda
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Shiomizaka; Sullivan & Cromwell; TMI Associates
    Bank: BoA Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; Mizuho Securities; Nomura Securities

    Business Integration of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma and Roivant
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Cravath Swaine & Moore; Jones Day

    Business Integration of Z Holdings and ZOZO
    Law firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Banks: Mizuho Securities

    Fujifilm's Acquisition of Xerox's Stake in Fuji Xerox
    Law firms: King & Spalding; Morrison & Foerster

    GE's Sale of Biopharma Business to Danaher Corp
    Law firm: DLA Piper; Nishimura & Asahi

    GE's Sale of PK AirFinance Assets to Aurora Bidco
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; K&L Gates

    Idemitsu Kosan's Business Integration with Showa Shell
    Law firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto;
    Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Mizuho Leasing Co and Marubeni's Acquisition of Aircastle
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; White & Case

    Phoenix Group’s Acquisition of Swiss Re’s ReAssure
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Tokyo Century's Acquisition of Aviation Capital Group
    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Debevoise & Plimpton; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

    Project Finance Deal of the Year

    Akita Offshore Wind Project
    Law firms: Atsumi & Sakai; Bech-Brunn; Linklaters; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi

    Hokkaido Bundled Airport Concession's Project Financing
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Kansai Law & Patent Office; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi
    Banks: Mizuho Bank; SMBC

    Project RAPID in Malaysia
    Law firms: Milbank; Shearman & Sterling; White & Case

    Mong Duong 2 Project in Vietnam
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; NautaDutilh; Shearman & Sterling; VILAF

    Van Phong 1 Thermal Power Plant Project in Vietnam
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Frontier Law & Advisory; Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo; Kim & Chang; LCS & Partners; Liang & Partners Law Offices; Shin & Kim; VILAF
    Banks: BOC; DBS; Mizuho Bank; MUFG; OCBC; SMBC; SMTB

    Real Estate Deal of the Year

    Allianz Real Estate's Property Investment in Japan
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi
    Banks: Mizuho Bank; Mizuho Trust & Banking; Shinsei Trust & Banking; The Norinchukin Trust & Banking

    Blackstone's Acquisition of Logistics Portfolio of Mapletree
    Law firms: Morrison & Foerster; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    GLP Alphalink Sagamihara Development
    Law firms: Nishimura & Asahi; TMI Associates
    Banks: Mizuho Bank; SMTB; The Bank of Fukuoka

    La Salle Investment Management's Property Fund
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

    Merger of Japan Rental Housing and Nippon Healthcare Investment
    Law firms: Kimura Takushima & Yamaguchi; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year

    Applied Materials' Share Purchase of Kokusai Electric Corp
    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Business Integration of Z Holdings and LINE
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nakamura Tsunoda Matsumoto Law Office; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Takai & Partners; White & Case
    Banks: JPMorgan Securities Japan; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Mizuho Securities

    Business Integration of Z Holdings and ZOZO
    Law firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Banks: Mizuho Securities

    Management Integration of Hitachi and Honda
    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Shiomizaka; Sullivan & Cromwell; TMI Associates
    Bank: BoA Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; Mizuho Securities; Nomura Securities

    Rakuten’s Senior Note Offering
    Law firms: Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
    Banks: Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley

    SoftBank Group's Domestic Senior Bond Offering
    Law firm: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
    Banks: Daiwa Securities; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Mizuho Securities; Nomura Securities; SBI Securities; SMBC Nikko Securities

    SoftBank Vision Fund's Investment in Greensill Capital
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; White & Case

    Z Holdings' Issuance of Shares
    Law firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

     

     

    * The above list will be updated as may be necessary.  For queries about the shortlist, please email Harmony at harmony.tam@thomsonreuters.com.

    **COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION. Please note that the inclusion of banks and legal advisors in the transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organisations. Therefore, any omission of a party involved in any of these transactions should not be taken as a commentary on the role assumed by that party.

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    WINNERS

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dealmaker of the Year

    Yo Ota - Nishimura & Asahi

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

    Chie Yakura - Morrison & Foerster

    Foreign Lawyer of the Year

    Dr. Frederick Ch'en - Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo

    In-House Lawyer of the Year

    Yuichiro Watanabe - Airbnb

    Managing Partner of the Year

    Fumihide Sugimoto, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Akiko Kikuchi - Bayer

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Asa Shinkawa - Nishimura & Asahi

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Anna Zhang - Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Daisuke Fukamizu - Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

     

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year

    Bayer

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year

    JERA

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year

    IBM Japan

    Japan In-House Team of the Year

    IBM Japan

     

    FIRM CATEGORIES

    Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year

    White & Case

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Vanguard Lawyers

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)

    Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year

    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    International Deal Firm of the Year

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year

    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

    Japan Deal Firm of the Year

    Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

    Japan Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Abe, Ikubo and Katayama

    Japan Practice Foreign Law Firm of the Year
    JT&N

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year

    Nishimura & Asahi

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year

    TMI Associates

    Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year

    Atsumi & Sakai

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    Nishimura & Asahi

    Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year

    Atsumi & Sakai

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year

    Nishimura & Asahi

    Rising Law Firm of the Year

    ZeLo

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

    Withers

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

    Japan Law Firm of the Year

    Nishimura & Asahi

     

    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year

    Toshiba Memory’s Loans and Preferred Stock Financing

    Law firms: Linklaters; Maples Group; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Ropes & Gray; Walkers; White & Case

     

    Equity Market Deal of the Year

    Recruit Holdings' Global Offering

    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Iwata Godo; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell; Yanagida & Partners

    Banks: Goldman Sachs International; Merrill Lynch International; Mizuho International; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities; SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited

     

    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Nidec Corp's Acquisition of OMRON

    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

     

    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)

    Business Integration of Z Holdings and LINE

    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nakamura Tsunoda Matsumoto Law Office; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Takai & Partners; White & Case

    Banks: JPMorgan Securities Japan; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Mizuho Securities

     

    Project Finance Deal of the Year

    Van Phong 1 Thermal Power Plant Project in Vietnam

    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Frontier Law & Advisory; Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo; Kim & Chang; LCS & Partners; Liang & Partners Law Offices; Shin & Kim; VILAF

    Banks: BOC; DBS; Mizuho Bank; MUFG; OCBC; SMBC; SMTB

     

    Real Estate Deal of the Year

    La Salle Investment Management's Property Fund

    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

     

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year

    Business Integration of Z Holdings and LINE

    Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nakamura Tsunoda Matsumoto Law Office; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Takai & Partners; White & Case

    Banks: JPMorgan Securities Japan; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Mizuho Securities

     

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