Asia/Japan

Hire of Yoshiyuki Asaoka follows magic circle firm adding Ashurst’s Tokyo M&A and Asia insurance sector lead last spring | 4mos

Twelve women included in round that sees 39% of new US and UK partners come from minority ethnic backgrounds | 5mos

UK firm follows up Seoul launch in February with new office focused on aviation and maritime finance work | 5mos

Practical tool for businesses and their advisers is edited by Debevoise’s Ulysses Smith and features contributions from array of top firms | 6mos

Deal features undertaking by GK Software's founders to sell their shareholdings | 6mos

New London arm will be led by former Singapore office rep Atsutoshi Maeda | 1yr

Tracy Whiriskey comes aboard following number of recent laterals to Links’ wider M&A practice as deals market booms | 1yr

Allen & Overy, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Littler Mendleson, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek also act on merger with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners | 1yr

Some two thirds of the cohort is diverse according to gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation according to the firm | 1yr

Tokyo-based Aragon St-Charles tasked with helping new firm distinguish itself as 'leader and innovator' in field | 1yr

Webinar hosted by Luxury Law Alliance and Bird & Bird will explore ‘trends, tips and opportunities’ | 1yr

More than half of the New York firm's latest promotions were made across its EMEA offices | 1yr

Launch marks firm’s fifth office since it was established in 2019 | 2yrs

Cross-border disputes, investigations and regulatory specialist Takahiro Nonaka joins in Tokyo | 2yrs

Top Japanese firm says overseas lawyers can now be partners, creating a more 'diverse and inclusive' practice | 2yrs

George Borovas is second energy partner to depart New York firm in Asia this autumn | 2yrs

Michihiro Nishi joins UK magic circle firm as a partner in its corporate practice | 3yrs

In rare international move for Latin American firm, Pinheiro Neto launches in Japan | 3yrs

Toyota acknowledges employee suicide case as car giant says it hopes to prevent further cases after authorities ruled on employee suicide. | 3yrs