Lawyers in Japan

Kazuaki Nagai

Structured Finance, M&A Finance, PPP and Other Financial Transactions, Fund and Investments, Financial Regulations, M&A, Restructuring/Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Corporate, Real Estate, Competition/Antitrust, Energy and Natural Resources, International Practice

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Kazuhilo Kikawa

Partner

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Kazuki Imanari

Associate

So & Sato Law Offices

Kazuki Mitake

Partner

Ushijima & Partners

Kazuki Okada

Partner

Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo

Kazuki Tahara

Partner

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Kazumitsu (Kaz) Goto

Partner

Withers Japan

Kazuo Tsuiki

M&A, corporate governance, overseas support services, environmental law and general corporate.

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Kazushi Morita

Associate

White & Case LLP - White & Case Law Offices (Registered Association)

Kazuyuki Taguchi

Partner

Abe, Ikubo & Katayama

Kazuyuki Tomita

Mr. Tomita is one of SUGIMURA’s Executive Directors, overseeing the Patent Prosecution Department of our firm and leads our chemical and material science groups. Mr. Tomita brings a wealth of experience in patent prosecution to the firm, having handled more than one thousand patent applications from domestic and foreign clients. His expertise cover all chemical technologies, and he has drafted and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in various bio-chemical and material science fields, including, but not limited to, organic synthesis, fuel cells, batteries, lubricant oils, petroleum refineries, rubber compositions, reinforcement cords for tires, and carbon fiber.

SUGIMURA & Partners

Kei Asatsuma

Partner. His practice focuses on complex business transactions, including M&A, divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic alliances, leveraged buyouts, private equity investing, restructuring and workouts, and recapitalizations. He also counsels clients in a wide variety of corporate matters, including corporate governance issues, and is often called upon to represent public companies involved in takeover and active shareholder defense.

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Kei Ito

Partner, Tokyo

Nishimura & Asahi

Kei Okubo

Partner

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Kei Umebayashi

Partner, Tokyo

Nishimura & Asahi

Keiji Nasuda

DLA Piper Tokyo Partnership Gaikokuho Kyodojigyo Horitsu Jimusho

Keiji Tonomura

Keiji is head of NO&T’s TMT Practice Team. Keiji’s practice focuses on M&A, IP/IT-related transactions, and data security/privacy matters. He has extensive experience representing global and local clients on complex business transactions as well as regulatory matters, with a particular focus on the TMT sectors, including new business fields such as AI/IoT, MaaS/CASE, Fintech, Blockchain/Crypto and NFT, as well as gaming and entertainment. Also, has been actively involved in the rule-making processes; for instance, he has served as a member of: “AI Institutional Research Group”(Cabinet Office) (2024-) “Project Team on Innovation and Implementation of AI” (Liberal Democratic Party of Japan) (2023-) “Research Group on Consumer Transactions in Digital Society” (Consumer Affairs Agency) (2024-) “web3 Project Team” (Liberal Democratic Party of Japan) (2022-) “Task Force for Creation of New Markets for Startups” (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) (2022-)

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Keiko Saito

Counsel

Ushijima & Partners

Keiko Shimizu

Partner practicing Financial Regulations and Fund Management, including provide advice on regulations relating to asset management, securities, banking and other financial services, assist in obtaining required licenses and registrations; assist in organising investment trusts, private investment funds and other investment vehicles; personal data protection; compliance matters; general corporate.

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Keiko Tsuruta

Senior Associate

Aquaxis Law Office

Keisuke Imon

Keisuke is a Partner in the Asset & Structured Finance group. Keisuke is a licensed Japanese lawyer (Bengoshi) and has extensive experience in the Japanese market advising on a wide range of financing matters. Keisuke’s primary practice focuses on asset finance representing Japanese financial institutions, Japanese and international leasing companies and Japanese trading houses. Keisuke has been commended by legal directories and industry journals such as Legal 500, Chambers, and Airfinance Journal, particularly in relation to aircraft finance transactions. Keisuke is ranked as a Band 1 Leading Lawyer for Asset Finance in Japan by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2018 and recognized as a ‘Next Generation Partner (Bengoshi)’ by Legal 500. In addition, Keisuke was recognized as Legal Media Group’s Rising Stars for 2019 in the category of Aviation experts for Japan. Keisuke is fluent in both Japanese and English.

Watson Farley & Williams (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho)

Keita Tokura

Partner

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Keitaro Oshimo

Financial Service Regulations; (Re)Insurance Transactions

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Ken Kawai

Partner

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune