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DE&I Lunch Session in Collaboration With Airbnb (for N&A members)
Nishimura & Asahi is committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion.
On November 27, 2024, we welcomed members of Airbnb’s APAC Legal Team, recipients of the Chambers Asia-Pacific and Greater China Region Awards 2024 Diversity & Inclusion: In-House Team of the Year. The lunchtime session featured Darrell Chan (Deputy General Counsel) and Yuichiro Watanabe (Lead Counsel, Japan), who shared insights with our team on the importance of DE&I in law firms and the expectations clients have regarding initiatives.
At Nishimura & Asahi, we believe that embracing diversity strengthens our organization, making it both adaptable and resilient. We remain committed to advancing our initiatives to deliver comprehensive, high quality legal services that reflect diverse perspectives.



Ryutaro Nakayama specializes in General Corporate and M&A work, and advises clients on a broad range of issues and transactions relating to M&A, Japanese corporate, securities, tax, and merger control laws, and regulations specific to various industries. He is a leading lawyer in the field of competition law in Japan, and possesses a unique set of skills and experience, drawn from his extensive experience handling M&A, corporate, and merger control cases and transactions. He has obtained transaction clearances from competition authorities even where the resulting combined market share exceeded 50% in the relevant markets. He has led Nishimura & Asahi’s Africa Practice Team since its formation in 2014. He has established a strong network of connections with Japanese entrepreneurs and businesses that target the African continent, as well as with leading law firms based in Africa. He has been named a leading lawyer in the fields of Corporate/M&A and/or competition law by various publications, including Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, and The Nikkei’s annual rankings of “Most Successful Lawyers.” He was appointed the Managing Partner of Nishimura & Asahi in April 2021.