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Japan’s Nishimura & Asahi to enter U.S. with NYC office

BY Aparna Sai |

Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi is set to open an office in New York City, its first in the Western Hemisphere.
Skadden, STB lead on $1.2 bln IPO of first-ever Japanese unicorn

BY Aparna Sai, Reuters |

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Nishimura & Asahi have advised Japanese flea market app operator Mercari on its $1.2 billion IPO, the nation’s biggest such share sale so far this year.
Japan’s Nishimura nabs arbitration expert from German firm Gleiss Lutz

BY John Kang |

Japanese firm Nishimura & Asahi has hired Lars Markert as a foreign law counsel in its Tokyo office from German firm Gleiss Lutz, where he was an associate partner in the Stuttgart office.
Japan’s Nishimura & Asahi enters into another Indonesia association

BY John Kang |

Japanese firm Nishimura & Asahi has expanded its Indonesian network by entering into an association with local firm Walalangi & Partners (W&P).
Skadden, Weil, Paul Weiss on Toshiba’s $2.16 bln sale of Westinghouse assets

BY John Kang |

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has advised Toshiba Corporation on its agreement to sell its claims against bankrupt U.S. nuclear plant maker Westinghouse Electric for $2.16 billion to a consortium controlled by the Baupost Group.
[ALB Insights] Work from the final frontier takes off for Japan’s space lawyers

BY John Kang |

The business of space has really grown in Japan in the past few years, and so has the resulting legal work. John Kang finds out more about this exciting new practice area, as well as the pressures it entails.
[ALB Insights] Japan is producing fewer lawyers, but not everyone is worried

BY John Kang |

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations has been making a deliberate effort to decrease the number of new lawyers entering the Japanese legal market in order to increase quality. While this is expected to impact regional communities, reaction among the big Tokyo firms is decidedly mixed, finds John Kang.
[ALB Insights] Times are a-changin’ for Japan’s women lawyers

BY John Kang |

Women in Japan’s legal industry have steadily made gains in recent years, and more are joining law firms than ever before. John Kang speaks to female lawyers about their progress so far and how technology can help keep talented women in the profession.
Ropes, MoFo, Akin Gump on Toshiba’s $18 bln sale of chip unit to Bain-led consortium

BY John Kang, Reuters |

Morrison Foerster has advised Toshiba on a $18 billion deal to sell its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital, which turned to Ropes & Gray for advice.
STB and Japan’s N&A, MHM, AMT on KKR’s $2.3 bln buy of Hitachi unit

BY John Kang, Reuters |

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Nishimura & Asahi advised U.S. buyout firm KKR on its $2.3 billion acquisition of Hitachi Kokusai Electric, the Japanese conglomerate’s chip-making equipment and video solution unit, which tapped Mori Hamada & Matsumoto for advice.