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Welcome to the ALB Japan Law Awards 2014

Japan's leading investment bankers, solicitors, in house counsel, barristers, judiciary and business leaders
Winners announced and invited on stage to collect their awards
Live entertainment
Dramatic awards ceremony to reveal winners

The event will run at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, and will begin with networking drinks at 6:30pm, before the first awards are handed out at 7:30pm onwards.

ALB Japan Law Awards 2014 will be held on June 17 and will, once again, recognise the excellence and outstanding achievements of Japan's leading law firms and in-house legal teams as well as the top deals and dealmakers of 2013.

The Awards attract more than 200 of Japan's most influential solicitors, in-house counsel, investment bankers, judiciary and CEOs, who assemble to celebrate with the winners as they accept their awards on stage. The event is the culmination of the months of intensive research that preceded this important event. Winner information remained confidential until the awards ceremony itself, where they will be revealed over a gala black-tie dinner.

The ALB Japan Law Awards is well established as the most important event on the legal industry calendar, and we look forward to welcoming you in 2014.

For information about the event, please email Tracy at tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com, or call +852 2847 2046

Categories

Award Categories

7 Deal Award Categories

Debt Market Deal of the Year
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
M&A Deal of the Year
Real Estate Deal of the Year
TMT Deal of the Year
Japan Deal of the Year

7 In-House Award Categories

Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Japan Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
International Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
TMT In-House Team of the Year
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Japan In-House Lawyer of the Year
Japan In-House Team of the Year

14 Firm Award Categories

Corporate Citizen/CSR Law Firm of the Year
Employment Law Firm of the Year
Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
IP Law Firm of the Year
Litigation Specialist Law Firm of the Year
TMT Law Firm of the Year
Tax Law Firm of the Year
Best South East Asia Practice of the Year
Best China Practice of the Year
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Managing Partner of the Year
International Deal Firm of the Year
Japan Deal Firm of the Year
Japan Law Firm of the Year

Submit Today

Nominate

Nominations for 2014 Japan Law Awards are now open!

To nominate for the Japan Law Awards, please contact Colin Wang on colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com, or call him on +86 10 6267 4306 to receive the nomination forms

Judges

Methodology

1) Parametres
• Law firms, in-house departments, banks and accountancy firms must be based or have physical offices in Japan (exceptions are the offshore firms).
• All deals must have a significant Japan element to qualify.
• Work completed and services provided within the period of 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013.

2) Composition of Judging Panel
Over 20 in-house counsel, private practice lawyers and government officials will comprise the judging panel (Note: any judges involved in a specific deal or category are disqualified from voting for a related award category).

3) Guidelines
• Leading law firms and in-house legal departments are invited by e-mail to nominate across various categories.
• All nominations are made using the nomination form provided.
• Nomination forms are strictly private and confidential and are shared only by the event organiser (the ALB) and the judging panel.
• The ALB team passes the nomination data to the external panel of judges, who examine the information and vote. The judges’ votes are aggregated to calculate the winner in each category.
• The judges' votes are independent of the ALB.
• The judges' votes are final.
• Self-nominations by organisations or individuals are accepted.

4) Categories
a) Deal Award Categories

• Debt Market Deal of the Year
• Equity Market Deal of the Year
• Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
• M&A Deal of the Year
• Real Estate Deal of the Year
• TMT Deal of the Year
• Japan Deal of the Year (NB The deal with the highest score out of all the deal category winners - Finalists announced on the night)

Criteria
• Size - the minimum financial value of the deal required for individual deal category
- Debt Market Deal of the Year: US$1billion or above
- Equity Market Deal of the Year: US$500million or above
- Energy & Resources Deal of the Year: US$500million or above
- M&A Deal of the Year: US$800million or above
- Real Estate Deal of the Year: US$500million or above
- TMT Deal of the Year: US$500million or above
• Complexity - the degree to which advanced legal and financial techniques and structures have been applied to the deal
• Innovation - the degree to which the deal involved groundbreaking, original legal techniques and structures
• Breadth - the degree to which the deal spanned jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries

b) In-House Awards Categories

• Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
• Japan Investment Bank Team of the Year
• International Investment Bank Team of the Year
• Innovative In-House Team of the Year
• TMT In-House Team of the Year
• Japan In-House Lawyer of the Year
• Japan In-House Team of the Year (NB The in-house team with the highest score out of all the in-house category winners - Finalists announced on the night)

Criteria
In-House teams and lawyers are judged on the following parameters
• Team size
• No. of transactions completed
• The total volume of transactions in US$
• Top three significant deal involvement
• Innovative In-House Team of the Year will be based on innovation in legal structures and deals worked on during the period 1st January - 31st December 2013

c) Firm Awards Categories

• Corporate Citizen/CSR Law Firm of the Year
• Employment Law Firm of the Year
• Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
• International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
• IP Law Firm of the Year
• Litigation Specialist Law Firm of the Year
• Tax Law Firm of the Year
• TMT Law Firm of the Year
• Best South East Asia Practice of Year
• Best China Practice of the Year
• Offshore Law Firm of the Year
• Managing Partner of the Year
• International Deal Firm of the Year
• Japan Deal Firm of the Year

Criteria
Law firm awards
Law firms are judged on the following parameters
• Team size
• Key hires/departures
• Key work highlights and third party recognition, in the relevant practice area

Corporate Citizen/CSR Law Firm of the Year - This award is dedicated to those who are committed to developing the capacity of a firm to support and realise the value of diversity and inclusion (relative to developing and respecting human potential, creating a supportive and nurturing climate, and acknowledging legal responsibilities to historical inequalities) as well as giving back to the greater community. Law firms are encouraged to list significant accomplishments and innovations in “corporate citizenship” from 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013. This includes achieving and sustaining diversity and inclusion within the firm’s personnel, policies, programmes etc., as well as engaging in pro bono legal work, charity/volunteer efforts, and environmental sustainability initiatives.

Best South East Asian Practice of the Year is applicable for Japanese-headquartered law firms with either a SE Asian office or full time lawyers based in this region.

Managing Partner of the Year - Applicable only to managing partners who are based in Japan; we will only accept one nomination from each firm.

International Deal Firm of the Year - Applicable only to international law firms with physical offices in Japan, and at least 10 completed cross-border transactions (from across all practice areas) from 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013, with a minimum deal size of US$500 million.

Japan Deal Firm of the Year - Applicable only to domestic law firms with at least 10 completed cross-border transactions (from across all practice areas) from 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013, with a minimum deal size of US$500 million.

end Feb 2014	Receive nomination request letter and nomination form by e-mail from ALB
15 May 2014	Deadline for nominations – please e-mail to Colin Wang at iris.ma@thomsonreuters.com
25 May 2014	Finalists in each category announced on ALB Events
early June2014	Finalists in each category announced in Asian Legal Business publication
17 June 2014	ALB Japan Law Awards 2014 – winners announced

Finalists

10th Annual ALB Japan Law Awards 2014 - Finalists

Debt Market Deal of the Year

Issuance of Samurai bond by General Electric Capital Corp

Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Nishimura & Asahi

Issuance of U.S. Dollar-Denominated Subordinated Notes by Sumitomo Life Insurance Company

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup Global Markets Inc; Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc; Goldman, Sachs & Co; J.P. Morgan; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc; Mizuho Securities USA Inc; Nomura Securities International Inc; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc

Accountancy firm: KPMG AZSA LLC

Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities Takedown Offering

Firms: Clifford Chance LLP; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc; Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch; Nomura International plc

Accountancy firm: Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC;

JBIC’s Bond Offering

Firms: Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Barclays; Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe; Deutsche Bank Securities Corp; Goldman Sachs International; J.P. Morgan Securities plc; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc

JBIC’s Samurai Bond Guarantee

Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Nomura Holdings’ Notes Offerings

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Nomura Securities International

Samurai Bonds issued by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Firms: Linklaters

SoftBank's Investment in Sprint and Related Financing

Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Latham & Watkins LLP; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster

Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Deutsche Bank Group

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp’s Global Medium-Term Notes Programme Establishment and Initial Takedown

Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Banks: Barclays Securities Japan Ltd; Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc; Goldman Sachs Japan Co Ltd; J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co Ltd; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc

Accountancy firm: KPMG AZSA LLC

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp’s Section 3(a)(2) Bond Offerings

Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Banks: Barclays Securities Japan Ltd; Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc; Goldman Sachs Japan Co Ltd; J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co Ltd; Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co Ltd; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc

Accountancy firm: KPMG AZSA LLC

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank’s Limited Guaranteed Senior Notes Offerings

Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc; Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd; Goldman, Sachs & Co; Goldman Sachs International; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Ltd

Accountancy firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC; KPMG AZSA LLC

Issuance of JPY 40 billion convertible bonds due in 2016 and JPY 40 billion convertible bonds due in 2019

Firms: Linklaters; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Banks: Credit Suisse; Mitsubish UFJ Morgan Stanley; Nomura; SMBC Nikko

Equity Market Deal of the Year

AEON REIT Investment Corp’s Global IPO

Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson & Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Banks: J.P.Morgan Securities Japan Co Ltd; Mizuho Securities Co Ltd; Nomura Securities Co Ltd

Global Initial Public Offering of shares of Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: J.P. Morgan Securities PLC; Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC; Nomura International PLC

Global offering of Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Morgan Stanley & Co International plc Ltd; Nomura International plc; SMBC Nikko Capital Markets

Global offering of Japan Tobacco’s shares by the Japanese government

Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell

Banks: Daiwa Securities; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan

Global Offering of Shares of Aozora Bank

Firms: Linklaters; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Banks: Barclays Bank PLC; Citigroup Global Markets Ltd; Goldman Sachs International; Morgan Stanley & Co International plc

Global offering under Rule 144A and Regulation S by Dentsu Inc

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Co Ltd; Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co Ltd; Nomura Securities Co Ltd

Accountancy firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC

Hitachi Ltd’s Secondary Offering of Western Digital Common Stock

Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; O'Melveny & Myers LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Goldman, Sachs & Co; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Accountancy firm: KPMG LLP

Japanese IPO of Nippon Prologis REIT

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Daiwa Securities Co Ltd; Goldman Sachs; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co Ltd; Mizuho Bank Ltd; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities Co Ltd; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc

J Trust’s Rights Offering

Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Banks: HS Securities

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc’s Global IPO

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Nomura International PLC

Olympus' $1 Billion Global Offering

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Ito & Mitomi; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Shearman & Sterling

Sharp Corp’s Offering of Common Stock

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Bain Capital’s tender offer for the common stock of Macromill Inc

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Ropes & Gray; TMI Associates

U.S. Securities Law Advice on KDDI / Sumitomo – JCOM

Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Nishimura & Asahi

Energy and Resources Deal of the Year

475 MW photovoltaic power plant project on the island of Ukujima, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Firms: Atsumi & Sakai; Janssen Foreign Law Office

Cernambi Norte FPSO Project for BTMU and JBIC

Firms: Norton Rose Fulbright

Loan financing for TEN FPSO project

Firms: Norton Rose Fulbright

Merger of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi's thermal power units

Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Hogan Lovells; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi; Noerr LLP; Werksmans Attorneys; WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr; Zepos & Yannopoulos

Nghi Son Refinery Project

Firms: Allen & Overy; Allens Vietnam; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Banks: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi

Nippon Steel Trading’s Merger With Sumikin Bussan Corp

Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Nomura Securities Co Ltd; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc

North Malay Basin Project

Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Project

Firms: Allen & Overy; Chandler and Thong-ek Law Offices Ltd; DFDL; Latham & Watkins

$20 Billion Financing of the Ichthys LNG Project

Firms: Allen & Overy; Hogan Lovells; Latham & Watkins

M&A Deal of the Year

Acquisition by Spansion of Fujitsu’s Microcontroller and Analog Divisions

Firms: Latham & Watkins

Acquisition of the shares of GROHE Group S.à r.l. through joint investment by LIXIL Corp and the Development Bank of Japan

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Linklaters; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; White & Case

Aegis Group's Takeover by Dentsu Inc

Firms: Allens; Baker & McKenzie; Blake, Cassels & Graydon; Linklaters; Linklaters; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Shearman & Sterling; Slaughter and May; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Greenhill; J.P. Morgan Cazenove; Morgan Stanley; Numis Securities

Business Combination with Tokyo Electron Ltd

Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Jones Day; Latham & Watkins; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi; Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Coca-Cola Central Japan Co Ltd’s $1.2 billion business integration with Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling Co Ltd, Tokyo Coca-Cola Bottling Co Ltd and Tone Coca-Cola Bottling Co Ltd

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Miyakezaka-Sogo Law Offices; Nakamura, Tsunoda & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling

Merger of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi's thermal power units

Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Hogan Lovells; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi; Noerr LLP; Werksmans Attorneys; WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr; Zepos & Yannopoulos

Osaka Securities Exchange Co's business combination with Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc

Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; TMI Associates

Banks: Goldman Sachs; Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc

Otsuka Pharmaceutical's Acquisition of Astex Pharmaceuticals

Firms: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Rabobank’s Sale of Robeco to ORIX

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.; Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Banks: Barclays Plc; Goldman Sachs Group Inc; J.P. Morgan Chase & Co

Sale of majority stake of Panasonic Healthcare Co Ltd to form a joint venture between Panasonic Corp and KKR

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Nishimura & Asahi

SoftBank and GungHo's $1.5 Billion Investment In Supercell Oy

Firms: Fenwick & West LLP; Hannes Snellman; Krogerus; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster LLP; White & Case LLP

SoftBank's Acquisition of Sprint Nextel

Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Dow Lohnes PLLC; Foulston & Siefkin LLP; Lawler, Metzger, Keeney & Logan ; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Polsinelli PC ; Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Deutsche Bank Group; Goldman Sachs; Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd; Mizuho Securities Co Ltd; Raine Group LLC; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd; UBS Investment Bank

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc’s Acquisition of share capital of Canopius Group Ltd

Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Sumitomo and KDDI's $2.7 Billion Acquisition of Remaining Shares of Jupiter Telecommunications

Firms: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Nishimura & Asahi

Bain Capital’s tender offer for the common stock of Macromill Inc

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Ropes & Gray; TMI Associates

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ’s Acquisition of stake in Bank of Ayudhya

Firms: Allen & Overy; Baker & McKenzie; Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Deutsche Bank; Mitsubishi UJF Morgan Stanley; Phatra Securities Co Ltd

USD1.56bn acquisition by SMBC of up to 40% of BTPN, an Indonesian bank

Firms: Linklaters; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Real Estate Deal of the Year

Acquisition of warehousing facilities by a bankruptcy-remote SPV (TMK)

Firms: Atsumi & Sakai; Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi

Central Sub G.K.'s 2013 Recapitalisation

Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enteprise); Clifford Chance; Paul Hastings

Daiwa House Industry’s Offering of Common Stock

Firms: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Evergreen Real Estate Partners' Acquisition of Quraz

Firms: Morrison & Foerster LLP

Finance For Real Estate Securitisation

Firms: Appleby (Bermuda) Ltd; Maples and Calder; Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Ogier; Paul Hastings LLP

Global IPO of AEON REIT Investment Corp with a listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Banks: J.P.Morgan Securities Japan Co Ltd; Mizuho Securities Co Ltd; Nomura Securities Co Ltd

Japanese IPO of Nippon Prologis REIT

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Daiwa Securities Co Ltd; Goldman Sachs; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co Ltd; Mizuho Bank Ltd; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities Co Ltd; SMBC Nikko Securites Inc

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc Global IPO

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Nomura International PLC

Sale of ‘Sony City Osaki’ Office Building and Premises

Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

The consolidation of 6 Japanese public companies in the construction industry

Firms: Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling

Tokyo Shiba Park Building Acquisition

Firms: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Paul Hastings Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo; White & Case LLP

Tokyu Land Corp’s formation of a joint holding company

Firms: Masuda & Partners Law Office; Nishimura & Asahi; Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners; Shearman & Sterling

TMT Deal of the Year

Aegis Group's Takeover by Dentsu Inc

Firms: Allens; Baker & McKenzie; Blake, Cassels & Graydon; Linklaters; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Shearman & Sterling; Slaughter and May; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: JP Morgan Cazenove; Greenhill; Morgan Stanley; Numis Securities

Dentsu Inc’s Common Stock Offering

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities

Going-private transaction of So-net Entertainment Corp by Sony Corp

Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Hitachi Ltd’s Secondary Offering of Western Digital Common Stock

Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; O'Melveny & Myers LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Goldman, Sachs & Co; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Accountancy firm: KPMG LLP

NTT Communications’ Acquisition of Virtela Technology Services

Firms: Squire Sanders

Banks: Goldman Sachs

Accountancy firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

NTT Communications Corporation's acquisition of up to 91.2% of stakes in Arkadin International SAS

Firms: Linklaters

SoftBank and GungHo's $1.5 Billion Investment in Supercell Oy

Firms: Fenwich & West LLP; Hannes Snellman; Krogerus; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster LLP; White & Case

SoftBank Corp’s USD / EUR -denominated senior unsecured notes due 2020

Firms: Latham & Watkins; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster

Banks: Deutsche Bank Group

SoftBank's Acquisition of Sprint Nextel

Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Dow Lohnes PLLC; Foulston & Siefkin LLP; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co Ltd

Morgan Stanley MUFG

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc

Japanese Investment Bank Team of the Year

Daiwa Securities Co Ltd

Mizuho Securities Co Ltd

SMBC Nikko Securities Inc

International Investment Bank Team of the Year

Deutsche Bank Group

Goldman Sachs Japan Co Ltd

J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co Ltd

Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co Ltd

UBS

TMT In-House Team of the Year

The Walt Disney Company (Japan)

Hitachi Ltd

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Innovative In-House Team of the Year

Itochu

J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co Ltd

KVH

LINE

Nissan Motor Co Ltd

Japan In-House Lawyer of the Year

Yutaka Miura - Goldman Sachs Japan Co Ltd

Jeremy Entwisle - J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co Ltd

Christopher O. Hathaway - Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co Ltd

Ayako Dan - The Walt Disney Company (Japan)

LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

Corporate Citizen/CSR Law Firm of the Year

Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)

Hogan Lovells

Employment Law Firm of the Year

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Atsumi & Sakai

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

Insolvency Law Firm of the Year

Atsumi & Sakai

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

Atsumi & Sakai

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Herbert Smith Freehills

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

IP Law Firm of the Year

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Atsumi & Sakai

Hogan Lovells

Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

Ohno & Partners

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

TMI Associates

Litigation Specialist Law Firm of the Year

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Atsumi & Sakai

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

TMT Law Firm of the Year

Atsumi & Sakai

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Tax Law Firm of the Year

Atsumi & Sakai

Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

Best SEA Practice of the Year

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Atsumi & Sakai

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

Best China Practice of the Year

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Atsumi & Sakai

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

Offshore Law Firm of the Year

Conyers Dill & Pearman

Maples and Calder

Walkers

Managing Partner of the Year

Ryu Umezu- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Hiroo Atsumi - Atsumi & Sakai

Yoshiaki Muto - Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)

Theodore A. Paradise - Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Peter Godwin - Herbert Smith Freehills

Lloyd Parker - Hogan Lovells

Ken Siegel - Morrison & Foerster LLP

Masaki Hosaka – Nishimura & Asahi

L. Mark Weeks - Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Izumi Akai - Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

International Deal Firm of the Year

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Latham & Watkins

Linklaters

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Norton Rose Fulbright

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Japan Deal Firm of the Year

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Atsumi & Sakai

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

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Winners

2014 Winners

Congratulations to all finalists of the Japan Law Awards. Winners of the awards are listed below, highlighted in red.

DEAL FIRM CATEGORIES

Debt Market Deal of the Year

SoftBank's Investment in Sprint and Related Financing

Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Latham & Watkins LLP; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster

Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Deutsche Bank Group

Issuance of Samurai bond by General Electric Capital Corp

Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Nishimura & Asahi

Issuance of U.S. Dollar-Denominated Subordinated Notes by Sumitomo Life Insurance Company

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Morrison & Foerster LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Accountancy firm: KPMG AZSA LLC

Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities Takedown Offering

Firms: Clifford Chance LLP; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc; Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch; Nomura International plc

Accountancy firm: Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC;

JBIC’s Bond Offering

Firms: Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Barclays; Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe; Deutsche Bank Securities Corp; Goldman Sachs International; J.P. Morgan Securities plc; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc

JBIC’s Samurai Bond Guarantee

Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Nomura Holdings’ Notes Offerings

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Banks: Nomura Securities International

Samurai Bonds issued by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Firms: Linklaters

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp’s Global Medium-Term Notes Programme Establishment and Initial Takedown

Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Banks: Barclays Securities Japan Ltd; Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc; Goldman Sachs Japan Co Ltd; J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co Ltd; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc

Accountancy firm: KPMG AZSA LLC

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp’s Section 3(a)(2) Bond Offerings

Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Accountancy firm: KPMG AZSA LLC

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank’s Limited Guaranteed Senior Notes Offerings

Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc; Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd; Goldman, Sachs & Co; Goldman Sachs International; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Ltd

Accountancy firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC; KPMG AZSA LLC

Issuance of JPY 40 billion convertible bonds due in 2016 and JPY 40 billion convertible bonds due in 2019

Firms: Linklaters; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Banks: Credit Suisse; Mitsubish UFJ Morgan Stanley; Nomura; SMBC Nikko

Equity Market Deal of the Year

Global Initial Public Offering of shares of Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd

Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP