Tag: Japan law firms
Exploring cutting edge legal issues from Japan to the world. An interview with Yusuke Takamiya
Yusuke TAKAMIYA is Partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, one of the biggest and top-ranked law firms in Japan. Yusuke is currently serving as the International Competition Network’s Non-Governmental Advisor to the Japan Fair Trade Commission (“JFTC”), and the former researcher at the Competition Research Center […]
Is your next Director of Operations or COO already in your BD department?
An interview with Isaac Uchiyama, EY Law Japan’s Head of Business Development and Operations, on how he seamlessly went from being a BD professional to also overseeing operations. What led you to a career in professional services business development? I was born in Japan but grew […]
Helping Japan Inc. expand into Thailand. An interview with Emi Rowse (Igusa)
Emi Rowse (Igusa) is a Partner with Kudun & Partners, a Thai law firm, where she heads the Japan practice. In her role she assists Japanese corporations enter the Thai market. A specialist in corporate litigation and arbitration matters, Rowse is a HK qualified lawyer who […]
30 People to Watch in the Business of Law in Asia in 2022
The 2022 installment of 30 People to Watch in the Business of Law in Asia is the 8th consecutive annual annual list in the series. 2022 will see more legal innovators from throughout the region gain more attention from alternative sources of legal information including legal […]
Flexible legal services for businesses in Japan: An interview with Catherine O’Connell
A former in-house counsel in Japan, Catherine O’Connell is originally from New Zealand. In 2018, she founded her own law firm focused on providing flexible legal services to businesses in Japan. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, O’Connell details the inspiration that led her to […]
A Year of Big Changes: Latest Employment Trends in Singapore and Japan
2018 saw the biggest changes in the employment law regimes of both Singapore and Japan. Both jurisdictions have recently gone through a fundamental change to the key legislation concerning employees’ rights. This includes a wider coverage of employees who are entitled to statutory benefits, and the […]
Tokyo – A City Guide for Lawyers and Legal Professionals
Tokyo, the capital of Japan is one of the largest, busiest and most populated metropolises in the world. This vibrant city is also called city of cities. You may think of it as several cities interlinked through an excellent public transport system. It also is a […]
NewLaw firm lexvoco enters the Japanese market
NewLaw firm lexvoco, which is based in Australia and which also operates in New Zealand, has begun operations in Japan. Lexvoco is the first NewLaw secondment business to do so. Japan has the world’s third largest economy with a GDP or 4.41 Trillion USD. Law […]
PwC poised for success in the Japanese legal market
“PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has launched a legal services arm in Japan” – as Elizabeth Broomhall (@ELBroomhall) reported last week in Legal Week. “The big four accounting firm began providing legal advice in Tokyo [in November] debuting with one partner offering local law advice and focusing on corporate and […]