New York
We are committed to supporting our Japanese clients conducting business in North America and Latin America, as well as our international clients capitalizing on growing investment opportunities in Japan
Our New York office supports our clients with transactional, commercial, dispute resolution, and regulatory matters. With our central location, we provide seamless support and coordination for our clients, including our Japanese clients conducting business in North America and Latin America.
We advise on practically all aspects of Japanese law in wide-ranging transactions involving Japanese, U.S., and other international clients in their activities in Japan and elsewhere. We offer high-quality legal services for our clients, including on the ground responsive and proactive advice from the attorneys at our New York office, and around-the-clock support in collaboration with our Tokyo headquarters.
People
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Katsuyuki has been the Managing Partner of our New York office since its inception through 2024, and currently s...Katsuyuki YAMAGUCHI
- Partner
- Tokyo New York
- Chair (New York)
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Megumi has broad experience in M&A transactions (public and private deals), joint ventures, strategic alliances, ...Megumi SHIMIZU
- Partner
- Tokyo New York
- Vice Chair (New York)
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Based in New York, Yusuke has advised on numerous M&A transactions, such as domestic/cross-border acquisitions an...Yusuke URANO
- NY LLP Partner
- New York
- New York Office Representative
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Stephen is a leader of our Cross-Border Transactions Group. Stephen was previously associated with top-tier U.S. inte...Stephen D. BOHRER
- Partner
- Tokyo New York
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Mr. Tatsumi mainly advises clients on international and domestic corporate transactions such as mergers, MBOs/LBOs, j...Kaoru TATSUMI
- NY LLP Partner
- New York
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Mr. Umeda has a wide range of experience handling corporate matters for Japanese clients investing in the U.S. and Me...Masaru UMEDA
- LPC Partner
- Nagoya New York
News
Recent Work
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- 2025.2
- Shizuoka Gas Co., Ltd. - Acquisition of Interests in Shale Gas Development Project
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- 2024.12
- Nippon Life Insurance Co. – Acquisition of Resolution Life Group Holdings Ltd. and Business Integration of Resolution Life Australasia Ltd. and MLC Ltd.
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- 2024.11
- SCSK Corporation: Tender Offer for Net One Systems Co., Ltd.
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- 2024.7
- Proterial, Ltd. - Transfer of Piping Components Business to Okaya & Co., Ltd.
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- 2024.7
- Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. – Acquisition of Cepton, Inc.
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- 2023.5
- Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. – Sale of Diamond Asset Finance Co., Ltd. to Keystone Partners Co., Ltd
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- 2022
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Transfer of shares in Honda Lock Mfg. Co., Ltd. to MinebeaMitsumi Inc.
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- 2022
- ORIX Corporation: Basic agreement to acquire shares of DHC Corporation
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- 2022
- The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. - Establishment of Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc. and transformation to a holding company structure
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- 2022
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Investment in Helm.AI Inc.
Awards & Rankings
Seminars
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Specialty Areas in Private Acquisitions or Sales: International Aspects and Intellectual Property
New York City
External Seminars
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Acquiring your competitor: ins and outs of domestic M&A
Tokyo
External Seminars
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Nishimura & Asahi NY LLP and KPMG US co-host live seminar on corporate governance of U.S. subsidiaries by Japanese companies
Los Angeles
Nishimura & Asahi Seminars
