Leading Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi advised Diageo plc [NYSE: DEO], one of the world's largest producers of spirits and beers, on its investment in Komasa Kanosuke Distillery Co. Ltd., a producer of ultra-premium single-malt whiskies based in Kagoshima, Japan.

The Nishimura & Asahi team advising Diageo was led by partners Masaki Noda and Stephen D. Bohrer.