Address:
Otemon Tower, 1-1-2 Otemachi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8124
Japan
Partner : Yo Ota
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Partner : Akihiro Hironaka
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Partner : Tsuyoshi Ito
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Network memberships: Lex Mundi
Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Indonesian, German, Vietnamese, Thai, Taiwanese, and more
Recognition: Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2022
Japan’s Largest International Law Firm:
Nishimura & Asahi is Japan’s largest law firm, covering tax matters in all aspects of domestic and international business and corporate activity. The firm has over 700 Japanese and foreign lawyers- including a former Japanese Supreme Court Justice and scholars—and employs more than 850 support staff, including tax accountants, patent attorneys, senior Japanese and foreign business support professionals, and paralegals.
Cutting-Edge Business Issues:
We are particularly renowned for our expertise in dealing with various types of tax controversies, exemplified by our unparalleled track record of victories before the Japanese courts. Furthermore, we develop and implement creative tax solutions and strategies for M&A transactions, group restructuring, financing arrangements, the development of financial products, and other complex transactions.
International Presence:
With the continued expansion of international presence and clientele, the firm has four domestic and 14 overseas offices. Through the firm’s domestic and global networks, we are ideally placed to provide clients with a borderless one-stop service, from Japan to the world.
Corporate tax matters
We secured a win in a significant, high-profile corporate tax litigation in 2021 on behalf of Shionogi & Co., a major pharmaceutical company, following a seven-year court battle. The case involved an issue arising from an in-kind contribution of a partnership interest in a cross-border reorganization for the development of a drug to fight AIDS, and the amount of taxable income in dispute was approx. USD 317 million.
TOKYO: info@nishimura.com
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FRANKFURT: info_europe@eml.nishimura.com
DÜSSELDORF: info_europe@eml.nishimura.com
HONG KONG (AFFILIATE OFFICE): s.okada@nishimura.com
JAKARTA (ASSOCIATE OFFICE): Walalangi & Partners
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JAKARTA (ASSOCIATE OFFICE): Rosetini & Partners
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YANGON: info_yangon@nishimura.com
SINGAPORE: info_singapore@nishimura.com
TAIPEI: info_taipei@nishimura.com
BANGKOK: SCL Nishimura & Asahi Limited
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DUBAI: info_dubai@nishimura.com
NEW YORK: info_ny@nishimura.com
HANOI: info_hcmc@nishimura.com
HO CHI MINH CITY: info_hanoi@nishimura.com