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Latest 10 topics

Aug. 2010[News]
Recommended by Best Lawyers
Aug. 2010[Publications]
Stephen Bohrer, Yuko Inoue and Hiroko Jimbo co-authored the LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS IN JAPAN in EXECUTIVE RISKS: A BOARDROOM GUIDE 2010/11, published by White Page Ltd.
Aug. 2010[News]
Nishimura & Asahi tops Factset's 2nd quarter 2010 Top Legal Advisors in Japan based on announced number of deals.
Aug. 2010[News]
Impressive reputation according to The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2010
Jul. 2010[Publications]
Shinto Teramoto authored an article entitled "Issues relating to Governing Law and International Jurisdiction," which appears in the section entitled "Practice and Foresight of Intellectual Property," which was specially featured in Jurist, No.1405.
Jul. 2010[Seminars]
Shimpei Nakada was the speaker in a session entitled "Negotiating the Schedule to the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement " at the Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements Conference in Tokyo on July 29.
Jul. 2010[Publications]
Somuku Iimura and Naokuni Kuwagata authored the Japan Chapter of the 2010 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Pharmaceutical Advertising; published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London.
Jul. 2010[Publications]
Taku Ishizu and Mitsuru Tanizawa authored an article entitled "Japanese securities and insurance companies: capital regulations on a consolidated basis" which was recently published on the Complinet.com website.
Jul. 2010[Publications]
Hajime Ueno and Eiji Kobayashi co-authored the Japan chapter of the Energy & Mining section of the July 2010 edition of Corporate INTL.
Jul. 2010[News]
Nishimura & Asahi tops Thomson Reuters' 1st half 2010 M&A Legal Advisors Japanese Rankings in announced deals with Japanese involvement for value.

Publications

Aug. 2010[Articles]
Stephen Bohrer, Yuko Inoue and Hiroko Jimbo co-authored the LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS IN JAPAN in EXECUTIVE RISKS: A BOARDROOM GUIDE 2010/11, published by White Page Ltd.
Jul. 2010[Articles]
Shinto Teramoto authored an article entitled "Issues relating to Governing Law and International Jurisdiction," which appears in the section entitled "Practice and Foresight of Intellectual Property," which was specially featured in Jurist, No.1405.
Jul. 2010[Articles]
Somuku Iimura and Naokuni Kuwagata authored the Japan Chapter of the 2010 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Pharmaceutical Advertising; published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London.
Jul. 2010[Articles]
Taku Ishizu and Mitsuru Tanizawa authored an article entitled "Japanese securities and insurance companies: capital regulations on a consolidated basis" which was recently published on the Complinet.com website.
Jul. 2010[Articles]
Hajime Ueno and Eiji Kobayashi co-authored the Japan chapter of the Energy & Mining section of the July 2010 edition of Corporate INTL.
Jun. 2010[Articles]
Tsuyoshi Ito, Shikou Akahori and Shunsuke Koyama co-authored the Japan Chapter (Tax on Finance Transactions) of the PLC Cross-border Handbooks Tax on Transactions 2010/11, published by Practical Law Company.
Jun. 2010[Articles]
Tsuyoshi Ito, Michito Kitamura, Makoto Shimizu and Hironori Iwatani co-authored the Japan Chapter (Tax on Corporate Transactions) of the PLC Cross-border Handbooks Tax on Transactions 2010/11, published by Practical Law Company.
Jun. 2010[Articles]
Katsuyuki Yamaguchi, Hiroki Moriyama and Anri Okamoto co-authored the Japan Chapter of PLC Cross-border Handbooks Corporate Governance and Directors' Duties 2010, published by Practical Law Company.
Jun. 2010[Articles]
Masakazu Iwakura and Tomohiro Takagi co-authored the Japan Chapter of PLC Cross-border Handbooks Mergers and Acquisitions 2010/11, published by Practical Law Company.
Jun. 2010[Articles]
Hiroyuki Tezuka and Yutaro Kawabata co-authored the Japan Chapter of the second edition of The Dispute Resolution Review, published by Law Business Research.

Seminars

Jul. 2010
Shimpei Nakada was the speaker in a session entitled "Negotiating the Schedule to the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement " at the Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements Conference in Tokyo on July 29.
Jun. 2010
Eiji Kobayashi gave a presentation entitled "Effects of Global Events on M&A and Project Transactions" at the conference on "Japanese, Chinese and Indian Investments In and Out: New Trends in the Globalization of Law from and within Asia."
May. 2010
Shimpei Nakada was the speaker in a session entitled "The 2003 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions and the Auction Settlement and Restructuring Supplement" at the Credit Derivatives Conference in Tokyo.
May. 2010
Shinto Teramoto made a presentation entitled "Medical Cloud Computing Services Contribute to the Benefit of Patients" at "The International Technical Exhibition of Medical Imaging 2010" held at PACIFICO YOKOHAMA.
Mar. 2010
Toshiaki Tashiro will give a lecture titled "Challenges in PPP/PFI projects in the transportation sector" at a seminar hosted by the Japan Knowledge Center on April 16, 2010.
Jan. 2010
Kojiro Fujii, Toshihiko Hamano and Ing Chian Sun gave a presentation titled "Chinese Laws and Regulations Regarding the Limitations and Exceptions to Patent rights: Significant Matters for Foreign Patent Holders and Consistency with TRIPS" at the International Intellectual Property Laws Study Group of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on January 18, 2010.
Dec. 2009
NIALS and Formosan Brothers (co-sponsored by NNA JAPAN Co., Ltd.) jointly held a seminar regarding the possibility of Japanese Companies undertaking China investment projects through Taiwan on December 3, 2009, at Hotel Okura Tokyo.
Nov. 2009
Toshiaki Tashiro gave a lecture titled "Japanese PFI and PPP" at the 28th Sino-Japanese Modern Engineering and Technology Symposium held in Taipei by the Chinese Institute of Engineers from November 15 to November 20, 2009.
Nov. 2009
Takemi Hiramatsu co-chaired, and Takatoshi Monya made a presentation entitled "IP Enforcement in China: from the Viewpoint of a Foreign Country," at the IP & Licensing Practice Group meeting held at the Pacific Rim Advisory Council (PRAC) Beijing Conference, focusing on the topic of "Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in China."
Oct. 2009
Toshiaki Tashiro will give a lecture titled "How to understand the needs of the public sector through PFI 'Basic Approaches' and the draft standard PFI contract published by the Cabinet Office" at a seminar hosted by the Japan Planning Institute on December 3, 2009.

In the press

Mar. 2009[Web]
Masakazu Iwakura commented in an article that appeared in LAW.COM entitled "Glut of Lawyers in Japan, but No Layoffs" on March 4, 2009.
Nov. 2008[Journal]
Stephen D. Bohrer was interviewed for a special report on Japan that appeared in the November, 2008 issue of ALB magazine.
Sep. 2008[Journal]
Masakazu Iwakura was interviewed for an article entitled "Know Your Rights" on the Fair Use Law for Digital Content that appeared in Billboard magazine, 26 July, 2008.
Jul. 2008[TV]
An interview with Kei Umebayashi regarding the institution of criminal trials in Japan appears on "Tonight with Trevor McDonald" on ITV (a British TV network), in October, 2008.
Dec. 2006[Journal]
Asa Shinkawa's comments regarding the amendment of the TOB rules in Japan appeared in the Japan Corner - Commentary which appears in the December 2006 issue of the Asia Private Equity Review.
Mar. 2004[Web]
Nishimura completes merger with bankruptcy specialist
Aug. 2003[Web]
IFLR Week focus: Nishimura & Partners merger with Tokiwa Sogo Law Offices "to provide clients with leading advice in bankruptcy, corporate, financial and international law"
Apr. 2003[Web]
Legal Week Describes Formation of "Tokyo Giant": Focus on Merger of Nishimura & Partners and Tokiwa Sogo Law Offices
Aug. 2002[Journal]
An interview with Kenichi Fujinawa of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and Koichi Kusano, entitled "The practical utilizing method of a reformed stock system and M&A, as revealed by leading M&A lawyers in Japan", appeared in the July issue of M&A magazine "Marr". "Marr" is published by RECOF Corporation and is one of the most respected M&A magazines in Japan. In the interview, both attorneys mainly talk about the meaning of stock system reform and its practical use for M&A.