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Atsumi & Sakai has decades of experience in advising UK-based clients on Japanese law and Japan-related matters, in particular in the fields of Banking, Capital Markets, M&A, Regulatory, Inward Investment, Employment Law and Data Protection.

 

We were the first Japanese law firm to admit an English solicitor as a partner and the first Japanese law firm to open an independent London office in January 2015. Our London office is staffed by experienced bi-lingual Japanese lawyers, supported by an experienced UK-based English consultant and by our UK and EU teams in Tokyo. The office enables us to provide our clients in the EMEA region with real-time Japanese law advice and works with our Tokyo office and New York affiliate office to provide a global 24/7 service.

 

Our relevant expertise include:   A London office staffed by experienced bi-lingual Japanese lawyers A UK-based English consultant and former Tokyo-based partner with over 20 years’ experience advising on Japan-related matters Tokyo support team headed by our previous London managing partner English solicitors in our Tokyo office registered to advise on English law in Japan A Japanese partner in Tokyo admitted as an English solicitor Japanese lawyers with experience working at the London offices of international law firms Most of our Japanese lawyers being able to advise and draft in English

Transactions members of our team has advised on include:   Advised a group of leading international banks on a global trade receivables securitization for one of the world’s largest computer and electronics makers (one of the largest ever trade receivables securitizations) Advised a European bank on a global trade receivables securitization for a leading multinational agrochemical group Advised an export credit agency as lender on a copper mine project in Central America Advised a UK AI/Fintech company on a joint venture with a Japanese listed company for a business in Japan, including trademark, regulatory, employment and data protection issues Advised a portfolio company of a private investment management firm on its acquisition of a global technology company, which made the client one of the largest data management software companies in the world Formation of multi-billion-dollar English-law real estate investment funds for the acquisition of commercial real estate in Japan Advising international private equity and venture capital investors on bids, acquisitions, investments and disposals in Japan Advising UK-based global insurer on offering its products in Japan Advising a UK-based global telecoms company on regulatory, employment and data protection issues in Japan Advising numerous multi-nationals on handling and reporting data breaches Advising a UK-headquartered global cosmetics retailer group on financing, employment and other corporate matters Advising a US and UK-based multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare group on real estate transactions in Japan Advised numerous UK banks in connection with finance transactions in Japan Advised UK companies on data protection, consumer protection and other regulatory issues in connection with Japanese market entry Advised a Japanese trading house on investment into a UK technology company

 

 

Awards (excerpt)

• Asian Legal Business Japan Law Awards “Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year” 2018, 2019 & 2020
• The Best Lawyers in Japan 2021 : Structured Finance Law (Naoki Kanehisa, London Managing Partner)
• The Best Lawyers in Japan 2021 : Capital Markets Law (Ryuichi Nozaki, Previous London Managing Partner）
• IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate 2021 Leading Lawyers (Highly regarded) : Banking; Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation (Ryuichi Nozaki, Previous London Managing Partner）
   

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