Chambers Global 2022: Top rankings for Nishimura & Asahi

Nishimura & Asahi collected high honors across a wide variety of practices in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as in Japan, Indonesia (Walalangi & Partners, in association with Nishimura & Asahi), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the USA , in the recently-launched 2022 edition of Chambers Global. Moreover, many lawyers were individually recognized for their outstanding work. Ours is the only Japanese firm to achieve rankings at the Global Market Leaders and Asia-Pacific Region levels.

Each ranking in the guide is accompanied by an analysis, derived from Chambers and Partners’ direct interviews with clients, highlighting specific areas of strength for each respective practice and individual lawyer.
 

Global Market Leaders
Asset Finance*
Leading Individual: Katsu Sengoku

Asia-Pacific Region
Arbitration (International)*
Leading Firm: Band 5

Aviation: Finance*
Leading Individual: Katsu Sengoku

Gaming & Gambling*
Leading Individual: Tomohiro Takagi

Japan
Banking & Finance: Domestic
Leading Firm: Band 1
Leading Individual: Takashi Saito

Banking & Finance: Domestic Asset Finance*
Leading Individual: Katsu Sengoku, Kosuke Shibukawa

Banking & Finance: International Asset Finance*
Leading Individual: Adrian Joyce

Capital Markets: Domestic
Leading Firm: Band 1
Leading Individual: Kohei Koikawa
Up and Coming: Kentaro Sugimoto

Capital Markets: Domestic : Securitisation & Derivatives
Leading Firm: Band 2
Senior Statespeople: Masaru Ono
Leading Individual: Naoya Ariyoshi

Corporate/M&A: Domestic
Leading Firm: Band 1
Leading Individual: Asa Shinkawa, Yoshinobu Fujimoto, Hiroshi Uchima, Yo Ota, Tatsuya Tanigawa, Ryutaro Nakayama
Up and Coming: Takahiko Date
Foreign expert for Vietnam: Hikaru Oguchi
Expertise based abroad in Myanmar: Yusuke Yukawa

Dispute Resolution
Leading Firm (Domestic): Band 1
Leading Individual: Hiroyuki Tezuka, Akihiro Hironaka, Yutaro Kawabata
Leading Firm (International)*: Band 3
Leading Individual: Lars Markert

Intellectual Property: Domestic
Leading Firm: Band 3
Leading Individual: Hitomi Iwase

International & Cross-Border Capabilities (Japanese Firms)
Leading Firm: Band 2

International Trade
Leading Firm: Band 1
Leading Individual: Kozo Kawai, Kojiro Fujii
Up and Coming: Masahiro Heike

Projects & Energy: International*
Leading Individual: Adrian Joyce

Indonesia (Walalangi & Partners)
Corporate/M&A
Leading Firm: Band 3
Leading Individual: Luky Walalangi

Myanmar
General Business Law
Leading Firm: Band 3
Leading Individual: Yusuke Yukawa
Associate to watch: Kyi Chan Nyein

Thailand
Corporate/M&A
Leading Firm: Band 5

USA
Corporate/M&A*
Leading Firm: Foreign Expertise (Japan)

Vietnam
Corporate/M&A*
Leading Firm: Band 4

* Only Japanese law firm ranked.