IFLR1000 2021-22: Global Expansion and Highest Rankings for Japan

Nishimura & Asahi received the highest possible ranking (“Tier 1”) in all eight practice areas covered by IFLR1000 Japan 2021-22, the 31st edition of the guide, published by Euromoney plc, London, UK. The Japan guide also recognised many of our lawyers as leading practitioners.

Our offices and lawyers in China, Indonesia (Walalangi & Partners in association with Nishimura & Asahi), Myanmar, Singapore (Nishimura & Asahi-Bayfront Law Alliance), Taiwan, Thailand (SCL Nishimura & Asahi) and Vietnam have also been ranked in their respective regions by IFLR1000, highlighting our commitment to global expansion to meet the needs of our clients.

IFLR1000 is “a comprehensive guide to the leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers across the globe.”

In addition, one of our partners, Kohei Koikawa, has been included in the IFLR’s Asia Best Lawyers 2021 for a second consecutive year. This separate guide “recognises the top legal practitioners across the Asia-Pacific region, based on market data, peer review and client feedback”.

JAPAN FIRM RANKINGS (Tier 1 in all eight practice areas covered)
 - Banking
 - Capital markets: Debt
 - Capital markets: Equity
 - Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation
 - M&A
 - Private Equity
 - Project development
 - Project finance

JAPAN LEADING LAWYERS
Highly regarded
 - Katsu Sengoku (Banking)
 - Masahiro Ueno (Banking)
 - Kei Ito (Banking)
 - Yo Ota (Capital markets, M&A)
 - Tatsuya Tanigawa (M&A)
 - Hajime Ueno (Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation)
 - Kohei Koikawa (Banking, Capital markets: Debt, Capital markets: Equity)
 - Kentaro Sugimoto (Capital markets: Debt, Capital markets: Equity)
 - Hiroko Shibata (M&A)
 - Takashi Saito (Banking)
 - Tomohiro Sato (Project development, Project finance)
 - Naoya Ariyoshi (Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation)
 - Yoshiyuki Asaoka (M&A)
 - Masaru Ono (Banking, Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation)
 - Nagahide Sato (Energy and infrastructure, Banking, Project finance)

Rising star
 - Kosuke Shibukawa (Banking, Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation)
 - Yuki Taguchi (Banking)
 

CHINA FIRM RANKINGS
 - M&A - Foreign: Other notable

CHINA LEADING LAWYERS
Highly regarded
 - Toshihiro Maeda (Capital markets: Structured finance & securitisation)
 

INDONESIA FIRM RANKINGS (Walalangi & Partners in association with Nishimura & Asahi)
 - Banking: Other notable
 - Capital markets: Debt: :Other notable
 - Capital markets: Equity: Other notable
 - M&A: Tier 4
 - Project development: Tier 3
 - Restructuring and insolvency: Tier 4

INDONESIA LEADING LAWYERS (Walalangi & Partners in association with Nishimura & Asahi)
Highly regarded
 - Luky Walalangi (Banking, Project finance, M&A)

Rising Star
 - Hans Adiputra Kurniawan (Capital markets, Banking, M&A,)
 

MYANMAR FIRM RANKINGS
 - Financial and corporate: Tier 4
 - Project development: Other notable

SINGAPORE FIRM RANKINGS (Nishimura & Asahi-Bayfront Law Alliance)
 - M&A: Other notable
 - M&A - Foreign: Other notable

TAIWAN FIRM RANKINGS
 - M&A: Other notable

THAILAND FIRM RANKINGS (SCL Nishimura & Asahi)
 - Banking and finance: Other notable
 - Capital markets: Debt: Other notable
 - Capital markets: Equity: Other notable
 - M&A: Tier 3
 - Project development: Tier 3

VIETNAM FIRM RANKINGS
 - M&A: Tier 4