Finance

Comprehensive support in the field of corporate finance based on broad experience, knowledge, and expertise

Capital Markets

With a long history of “firsts” in capital markets, we are experienced in advising clients in the ever-changing capital markets practice

Practical solutions for challenging transactions

Comprehensive services for constantly evolving financing transactions in a global economy

Acquisition financing using leveraged buyout (LBO) techniques

Expertise on new financial instruments to meet increasingly diverse asset management needs in a complex regulatory regime

Drawing on our skills and strong industry connections to advise clients in the emerging J-REITs practice area

Comprehensive legal services for derivatives transactions

Comprehensive expertise for all types of real estate investment and financing transactions

A multi-disciplinary approach for effective assistance with project finance, drawing on experience across a broad range of practice areas

Quality one-stop services for issues relating to aircraft, ships, and asset-based finance

Dec. 6, 2022 Restructuring & Insolvency Newsletter: The first case in Japanese history where the debtor used simplified rehabilitation proceedings as a tool to “cram down” minority lenders
Jun. 22, 2021 ASSET MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: New Exemptions to Attract Foreign Investment Managers
May 10, 2021 ASSET MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: Lowering the Entry Barrier for Foreign Asset Management Firms: Introduction of the “Financial Market Entry Office”
Jul. 6, 2020 FINANCIAL REGULATION BULLETIN: New Regulations on Payment and Settlement and Cross-Sectional Financial Services Intermediaries (The Amendment of the Payment Services Act and the Act on Sales, etc. of Financial Instruments)
Apr. 21, 2017 FINANCIAL REGULATION BULLETIN: Japanese Virtual Currency Regulations take effect in April 2017

Jan. 11, 2023Awards: Top Rankings Received from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023
Dec. 15, 2022Awards: Top Rankings Received from Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023
Sep. 28, 2022Awards: Our lawyers recognized by IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2022
Sep. 28, 2022Awards: Firm receives awards at asialaw Awards 2022/23
Sep. 14, 2022Awards: Top Rankings received from asialaw 2023, the definitive guide to Asia's leading law firms and lawyers

Feb. 3, 2023External Seminars: 『Understanding the Variation Margin (VM) CSA (Japanese Language)』
Jan. 28, 2022External Seminars: ”Understanding the Variation Margin (VM) & Initial Margin (IM) CSA (Japanese Language)”
Sep. 29, 2020External Seminars: "Legal Environment for Islamic Social Finance"
Feb. 11, 2020External Seminars: "Investing in Japan’s Hospitality Business – What you need to know"
Sep. 24, 2019External Seminars: IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019 "Hot topics and regulatory developments for asset managers and investment funds"

Magazine Article: "Enterprise Mortgage in the Context of Amendment of Laws on Secured Transactions"
Magazine Article: “Disclosure of J-REIT -compared with foreign REITs with a focus on S-REIT-”
Magazine Article: "Recent Trends in JBA TIBOR Fallbacks"
Article: "Chambers Global Practice Guides Banking & Finance 2022 – Japan Chapter"
Article: "The Venture Capital Law Review 2nd Edition - Japan Chapter"