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Masako Yajima Selected for ALB Top 15 North Asia Litigators 2024
Nishimura & Asahi is pleased to announce that Tokyo partner Masako Yajima has been recognized as one of the Top 15 North Asia Litigators 2024 by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in its October 2024 issue, published by Thomson Reuters.
Masako is well-known for her advocacy at the appellate and Supreme Court levels in Japan. She is experienced in insurance litigation, SPC disputes, financial instruments litigation, shareholders’ derivative suits, IP, real estate, infrastructure, product liability, and consumer protection.
In addition to corporate disputes such as shareholder derivative actions and share purchase demands, she has numerous experiences in technology disputes related to plant accidents, product accidents, patent infringement, system development troubles, etc., soil contamination disputes, insurance disputes including reinsurance, labor disputes, and consumer disputes. Her main publications include "International Arbitration and Corporate Strategy: Bridging Theory and Practice" (Auther, Yuhikaku, 2014), "Current Status of Litigation Procedures and Defense Practice Issues Associated with Corporate Activities in the United States" (co-author, Jurist No. 1474, December 2014), "Overview of Intellectual Property Law (5th Edition)" (co-editor, Kobundo, 2013), "Judgments Concerning M&A, etc. and Directors' Duty of Care in Good Faith" (Jurist supplement, May 2013), "M Judgment on M&A, etc. and Director's Duty of Care" (Juristo, May 2013 issue, "Selection of M&A Reorganization Precedents Effective in Practice"), "Commentary on Appeal Court Decision in Fukuoka Fish Market Shareholders' Representative Suit Case - Parent Company Director's Responsibility for Subsidiary Management and Relief" (co-author, Junkan Shoji Homu No. 1970, July 5, 2012 issue), etc. No. 1970, July 5, 2012), etc.