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Nishimura & Asahi leads in The Nikkei’s "Most Successful Lawyers in 2020"

Nishimura & Asahi is the most prominently featured firm across all categories in The Nikkei’s “Most Successful Lawyers in 2020” survey, with more lawyers making the prestigious list than any other law firm.

The Nikkei, formally known as Nihon Keizai Shimbun, is Japan’s flagship newspaper, and “Most Successful Lawyers” is an annual survey that ranks the country’s most exceptional lawyers across six categories. The results take into account votes cast by members from more than 200 companies’ legal departments and circa 120 private practice lawyers. The voters can select just two lawyers who stand out for their legal service delivery in each practice area category. 

This notable success underpins our commitment to providing our clients with seamless, high-quality legal services despite the challenges and shifts in the working landscape brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A full overview of our rankings is below.

Ranking selected by companies

Corporate crisis management category
Hiroshi Kimeda (1st), Kaku Hirao (6th)

M&A category
Yo Ota (1st), Kazuhiro Takei (4th), Kozo Kawai (6th)

General corporate law (excl. M&A) category
Yo Ota (3rd), Kazuhiro Takei (7th), Kozo Kawai (10th)

Comprehensive ranking selected by companies & private practice lawyers

Corporate crisis management category
Hiroshi Kimeda  (2nd), Kaku Hirao (4th)

M&A category
Yo Ota (1st), Ryutaro Nakayama (6th), Kazuhiro Takei (9th), Hiroshi Uchima (9th)

General corporate law (excl. M&A) category
Yo Ota (3rd), Kazuhiro Takei (5th), Kozo Kawai (10th)