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Welcome to the ALB Japan Law Awards 2016!
Asian Legal Business is hosting the presentation of 32 awards before Japan's legal circle. These prestigious awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams that have significantly contributed to the evolving legal landscape of the region. Nominations will open on 1 March, and we will accept submissions in the form of self-recommendations and third-party nominations (deadline to submit is 1 April).
The process will culminate in an awards ceremony on Tuesday, June 14. This black-tie banquet will be graced by illustrious members of the bench, legal associations and business circles, law firms, in-house departments, and the legal academe from across Japan and regionally.
Come and celebrate legal excellence with us! Put forward your own team or that of others you have worked with in the past year as an earnest act of recognition and gratitude for their great accomplishments and hard work.
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GUEST OF HONOR
Akira Kawamura
President, Japan Association of Arbitrators
Former President, International Bar Association
Akira Kawamura is the graduate of the Kyoto University, 1965, and of the Sydney University, LL.M.1979. He was admitted to the Japanese Bar in 1967, and joined the firm of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (then, Anderson Mori & Rabinowitz). He has an extensive general corporate, business law, international trade, energy and real property law and litigation/arbitration practices. He is the Past President of the International Bar Association (IBA) through 2012 and currently the President of the Japan Association of Arbitrators. He was the visiting professor of law at the Kyoto University through 2006. He is a corporate auditor and board member of a number of Japanese companies such as McDonald's Holding Company (Japan). He is presently active as a council member of the Japan Society of International Law, an Ethics Committee for the Japan Cancer Association and an Ethics Commission for the International Association of Athletics Federations. In 2012, he was awarded with the decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun by His Majesty, the Emperor of Japan.
Categories
CATEGORIES
Deal Categories
1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
3. M&A Deal of the Year
4. Energy and Resources Deal of the Year
5. Real Estate Deal of the Year
6. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year
7. Japan Deal of the Year
8. Dealmaker of the Year
Firm Categories
1. Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
2. Employment Law Firm of the Year
3. Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
4. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
5. Japan Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
6. International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
7. Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
8. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
9. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
10. SE Asia Practice of the Year
11. China Practice of the Year
12. Shipping Law Firm of the Year
13. Aviation Law Firm of the Year
14. Managing Partner of the Year
15. Japan Deal Firm of the Year
16. International Deal Firm of the Year
17. Japan Law Firm of the Year
In-House Categories
1. Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
2. Innovative In-House Team of the Year
3. In-House Lawyer of the Year
4. Japan In-House Team of the Year
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Judges
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY SUMMARY
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Finalists
THE SHORTLIST – ALB JAPAN LAW AWARDS 2016
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[DEAL CATEGORIES]
DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
Rabobank Nederland’s Issuance of Senior Samurai Bonds
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Linklaters; Nishimura & Asahi
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company’s Subordinated Notes Offering
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Morrison & Foerster; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Metropolis of Tokyo Dual-Listed Eurobonds
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Standard Chartered PLC Debut Samurai Bonds
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Nomura Securities; SMBC Nikko Securities
Development Bank of Japan’s Japan-Guaranteed Reg S/Rule 144A Bonds
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Banks: Ministry of Finance (Government of Japan)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank’s Guaranteed Secured Obligation Programme and Initial Offering
Law Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Allen & Overy; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Linklaters; Arthur Cox
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s Senior Notes Offering
Law Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Softbank Group Corporation’s Regulation S Offering of Senior Notes
Law Firms: Latham & Watkins; Sullivan & Cromwell; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Banks: Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Credit Agricole CIB; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities
Japan Bank for International Cooperation’s Global Shelf Takedown Offering
Law Firms: Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Banks: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; MUFG Union Bank
Mitsubishi Corporation’s Issuance of Hybrid Bonds
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s Issuance of Subordinated Bonds
Law Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ’s Offering of Senior Debt Securities
Law Firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; City-Yuwa Partners; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ Securities; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Morgan Stanley
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ’s Offering of Floating Rate Notes
Law Firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Banks: Morgan Stanley; Citigroup, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; J.P. Morgan
Apple Inc.’s Notes Offering
Law Firms: Shearman & Sterling; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Mizuho Financial Group and Mizuho Bank’s Notes Offering
Law Firms: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Linklaters; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
Domestic Public Offering of First Series Model AA Class Shares of Toyota Motor Corporation
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Shearman & Sterling
Tohoku Electric Power Company’s Dual-Tranche Convertible Bonds
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Clifford Chance
Concurrent Global Public Offering of Japan Post Holdings, Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance Limited
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Sullivan & Cromwell; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Nomura Securities; Mitsubishi UFJ; Morgan Stanley; GSJCL; Daiwa Securities; Mizuho Securities; SMBC Nikko Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities Japan
Chugoku Electric’s Dual-Tranche Convertible Bonds
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Global Public Offering of Rakuten
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi; Sullivan & Cromwell; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Goldman Sachs; Daiwa Capital Markets Europe; Morgan Stanley
Global Public Offering of SUMCO
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell; Nishimura & Asahi
Global Public Offering of Dexerials Corporation
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Sony Corporation’s Common Stock Offering
Law Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: J.P. Morgan Securities; Nomura International; Morgan Stanley; Goldman Sachs
Sale of Common Stock Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries by Daiichi Sankyo Company
Law Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Luthra & Luthra
Banks: Goldman Sachs
M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR
NTT Communications Acquisition of E-Shelter Group
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Homburger; Schindler & Partners; Clifford Chance
Sharp Issuance of Preferred Shares
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Nishimura & Asahi
Nippon Life Insurance’s Acquisition of National Australia Bank’s MLC
Law Firms: Ashurst; Nishimura & Asahi
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities
Power Projects Assets Merger between Chubu Electric and TEPCO
Law Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Allen & Overy; White & Case; Nishimura & Asahi; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Tsujimaki Law Offices; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Comcast NBCUniversal’s Acquisition of Controlling Stake of Universal Studios Japan
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sidley Austin; Nishimura & Asahi
Nikkei’s Acquisition of the Financial Times Group
Law Firms: Clifford Chance;Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Japan Tobacco International’s Acquisition of Natural American Spirit
Law Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s Acquisition of Avanir Pharmaceuticals
Law Firms: Latham & Watkins; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
Kintetsu World Express’ Acquisition of APL Logistics
Law Firms: Latham & Watkins; Allen & Gledhill; Drew & Napier
Banks: Citigroup; HSBC; Nomura Holdings
Brother Industries’ Acquisition of Domino Printing Sciences
Law Firms: Linklaters
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s Acquisition of GE’s European Private-Equity Financing Business
Law Firms: Linklaters
Hitachi and Johnson Controls Air-Conditioning Joint Venture
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Morrison & Foerster; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Banks: Greenhill & Co.
Hulic’s Acquisition of Simplex Investment Advisors
Law Firms: Morrison & Foerster; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities
Nippon Life Insurance’s Acquisition of Mitsui Life Insurance
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Banks: Nomura Holdings; Daiwa Securities Group; Citi; Morgan Stanley; Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Merger between Higo Bank and Kagoshima Bank
Law Firms: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; TMI Associates
Banks: Mizuho Financial Group; Daiwa Securities Group
Idemitsu Kosan’s Purchasing of Showa Shell Shares
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: Lazard; Mizuho Financial Group; Nomura Holdings; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Joint Investment in CITIC Limited by ITOCHU and Charoen Pokphand Group
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Ashurst; Sidley Austin; Freshfields Bruckahaus Deringer
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; J.P. Morgan; Nomura Holdings; CITIC Securities; Somerley Limited
Suntory Beverage’s Acquisition of Japan Tobacco’s Vending Machine Business
Law Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Japan Post’s Acquisition of Toll Holdings
Law Firms: Nishimura & Asahi
Mizuho Bank’s Acquisition and Loan
Law Firms: Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Richards Kibbe & Orbe
Tokio Marine Holding’s Acquisition of HCC Insurance
Law Firms: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell; Willkie Farr & Gallagher; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Debevoise & Plimpton; Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell; D.F. King & Co.; Richards, Layton & Finger
Banks: Goldman Sachs; Credit Suisse Group; Evercore Partners
Panasonic Healthcare’s Acquisition of Bayer’s Diabetes Care Business Division
Law Firms: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Hengeler Mueller; Gleiss Lutz; Nishimura & Asahi
Sun Pharmaceuticals’ Acquisition of Ranbaxy
Law Firms: Sullivan & Cromwell; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Davis Polk & Wardwell; White & Case; Bathiya Legal; Shearman & Sterling; Luthra & Luthra; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Banks: Citigroup; Evercore Partners; GCA Savvian Corporation; ICICI Securities; Goldman Sachs
Softbank Corporation’s Additional Investment in Supercell Oy
Law Firms: White & Case; Morrison & Foerster; Hannes Snellman; Advance Attorneys
Banks: Deutsche Bank AG; Mizuho Financial Group
The Bank of Yokohama’s SEC-Registered Exchange Offer
Law Firms: Shearman & Sterling; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company’s Acquisition of StanCorp Financial Group
Law Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Debevoise & Plimpton
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company’s Acquisition of Amlin
Law Firms: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Establishment and Co-Management of Kansai Airports Concessionare Company by ORIX and VINCI Airports
Law Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Clifford Chance
ENERGY & RESOURCES DEAL OF THE YEAR
Photovoltaic Power Plant Project in Ukujima
Law Firms: Atsumi & Sakai; Janssen Foreign Law Office
Banks: Mizuho Bank; Kyocera Corporation
Photovoltaic Power Plant Project in Yokohama Town
Law Firms: Atsumi & Sakai
Banks: Mizuho Bank; Kyocera Corporation
Power Projects Assets Merger between Chubu Electric and TEPCO
Law Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Allen & Overy; White & Case; Nishimura & Asahi; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Tsujimaki Law Offices; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Chugoku Electric’s Dual-Tranche Convertible Bonds
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Tohoku Electric Power Company’s Dual-Tranche Convertible Bonds
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Clifford Chance
Safi Power Project
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters
Banks: Attijariwafa Bank; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V.; Banque Centrale Populaire, S.A.; BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV; BNP Paribas Tokyo; Credit Agricole CIB; Islamic Development Bank; Japan Bank for International Cooperation; Mizuho Bank; Societe Generale; Standard Chartered Bank; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Ichthys LNG Project Refinancing
Law Firms: Latham & Watkins; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
CHUBU Electric, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and NYK Line LNG Vessel Projects for Freeport LNG
Law Firms: White & Case
Carroll County Energy Project Acquisition
Law Firms: Milbank; Ice Miller; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Chadbourne & Parke
Tartaruga Verde and Tartaruga Mestica Oil Fields
Law Firms: Nishimura & Asahi; Norton Rose Fulbright
REAL ESTATE DEAL OF THE YEAR
Initial Public Offering of LaSalle Logiport REIT
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Morrison & Foerster; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Banks: Nomura International; Morgan Stanley; Mizuho International; Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Hulic’s Acquisition of Simplex Investment Advisors
Law Firms: Morrison & Foerster; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi
Banks: Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities
Merger of Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Nomura Real Estate Office Fund and Nomura Real Estate Residential Fund
Law Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Banks: Nomura Securities; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley; SMBC Nikko Securities
Acquisition of Real Properties in Tokyo
Law Firms: Nishimura & Asahi
Establishment and Co-Management of Kansai Airports Concessionare Company by ORIX and VINCI Airports
Law Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Clifford Chance
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year
NTT Communications Acquisition of E-Shelter Group
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Homburger; Schindler & Partners; Clifford Chance
Nikkei’s Acquisition of the Financial Times Group
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Hitachi and Johnson Controls Air-Conditioning Joint Venture
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Morrison & Foerster; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Banks: Greenhill & Co.
Global Public Offering of SUMCO
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell; Nishimura & Asahi
Global Public Offering of Dexerials Corporation
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Global Public Offering of Rakuten
Law Firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nishimura & Asahi; Sullivan & Cromwell; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Goldman Sachs; Daiwa Capital Markets Europe; Morgan Stanley
Domestic Public Offering of First Series Model AA Class Shares of Toyota Motor Corporation
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Shearman & Sterling
Initial Public Offering of BELLSYSTEM24
Law Firms: Ropes & Gray; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Linklaters
Banks: SMBC Nikko Securities; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Mizuho Securities; Daiwa Securities
Sony Corporation’s Common Stock Offering
Law Firms: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: J.P. Morgan Securities; Nomura International; Morgan Stanley; Goldman Sachs
Softbank Corporation’s Additional Investment in Supercell Oy
Law Firms: White & Case; Morrison & Foerster; Hannes Snellman; Advance Attorneys
Banks: Deutsche Bank AG; Mizuho Financial Group
Apple Inc.’s Notes Offering
Law Firms: Shearman & Sterling; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
[FIRM CATEGORIES]
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
K&L Gates
White & Case
Clifford Chance
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Latham & Watkins
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
Employment Law Firm of the Year
Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nishimura & Asahi
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Atsumi & Sakai
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
K&L Gates
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Japan Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Abe, Ikubo & Katayama
Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nakamura & Partners
Nishimura & Asahi
Ohno & Partners
SUGIMURA International Patent & Trademark Attorneys
TMI Associates
Ushijima & Partners
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Hogan Lovells
Morrison & Foerster
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
K&L Gates
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Masuda & Partners
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
Shipping Law Firm of the Year
Atsumi & Sakai
TMI Associates
White & Case
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Withers Japan
SE Asia Practice of the Year
Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
China Practice of the Year
Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
Managing Partner of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune – Yasufumi Shiroyama
Atsumi & Sakai – Hiroo Atsumi
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) – Jeremy Pitts
Davis Polk & Wardwell – Jon Gray
Herbert Smith Freehills – Peter Godwin
Hogan Lovells – Lloyd Parker
Masuda & Partners – Eiji Masuda
Morrison & Foerster – Ken Siegel
Shearman & Sterling – Masahisa Ikeda
International Deal Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters Tokyo
Morrison & Foerster
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Shearman & Sterling
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Japan Deal Firm of the Year
Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Dealmaker of the Year
Atsumi & Sakai – Hiroyuki Sanbe
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) – Jiro Toyokawa
Clifford Chance – Reiko Sakimura
Davis Polk & Wardwell – Eugene Gregor
DLA Piper – Lance Miller
Shearman & Sterling – Masahisa Ikeda
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett – Alan Cannon
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom – Mitsuhiro Kamiya
Sullivan & Cromwell – Izumi Akai
Japan Law Firm of the Year*
Finalists to be announced on the night of the awards ceremony (June 14).
[IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES]
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Asurion
IBM Japan
Fox Networks Group Japan
Colt Technology Services
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
INPEX Corporation
ITOCHU Corporation
IBM Japan
Colt Technology Services
Japan In-House Lawyer of the Year
Tomoko Akashi – Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Hiromitsu Kato – INPEX Corporation
Yuichi Nakagawa – Zara Corporation Japan
Timothy Hewitt – Colt Technology Services
Yuko Ozaki – Citigroup Global Markets Japan
Shima Osaka – Audible
Daniel Liu – Fortress Investment Group
Japan In-House Team of the Year
Asurion
INPEX Corporation
ITOCHU Corporation
IBM Japan
Fox Networks Group Japan
Colt Technology Services
Unilever Japan
Zara Corporation Japan
Mizuho Securities
Winners
THE WINNERS LIST – ALB JAPAN LAW AWARDS 2016
DEAL CATEGORIES
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Softbank Group Corporation’s Regulation S Offering of Senior Notes
Law Firms: Latham & Watkins; Sullivan & Cromwell; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Banks: Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Credit Agricole CIB; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Concurrent Global Public Offering of Japan Post Holdings, Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance Limited
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Sullivan & Cromwell; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Nomura Securities; Mitsubishi UFJ; Morgan Stanley; GSJCL; Daiwa Securities; Mizuho Securities; SMBC Nikko Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities Japan
Energy and Resources Deal of the Year
Power Projects Asset Merger between Chubu Electric and TEPCO
Law Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise); Allen & Overy; White & Case; Nishimura & Asahi; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Tsujimaki Law Offices; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
M&A Deal of the Year
Nikkei’s Acquisition of the Financial Times Group
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Real Estate Deal of the Year
Establishment and Co-Management of Kansai Airports Concessionare Company by ORIX and VINCI Airports
Law Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; Clifford Chance
TMT Deal of the Year
Nikkei’s Acquisition of the Financial Times Group
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Japan Deal of the Year
Nikkei’s Acquisition of the Financial Times Group
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
IBM Japan
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
ITOCHU Corporation
Japan In-House Lawyer of the Year
Yuko Ozaki, Citigroup Global Markets Japan
Japan In-House Team of the Year
ITOCHU Corporation
FIRM CATEGORIES
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Employment Law Firm of the Year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
Japan Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Shipping Law Firm of the Year
TMI Associates
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
SE Asia Practice of the Year
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
China Practice of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Managing Partner of the Year
Yasufumi Shiroyama - Anderson, Mori & Tomotsune
International Deal Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance
Japan Deal Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Dealmaker of the Year
Reiko Sakimura - Clifford Chance
Japan Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
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Email: amantha.chia@thomsonreuters.com
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Event details:
Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Time: 6:30pm sharp, cocktail
Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, 2/F, Grand Ballroom
Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-1, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6245 Japan
Price of table/seat includes:
- Cocktails
- Four-course gourmet dinner
- Live entertainment
- Unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks
- Black-tie awarding ceremony
For reservation assistance or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Amy on
amy.sim@thomsonreuters.com or call at +65 6870 3348.
Payments to be made by credit card.
Fees listed are in USD.
* For more booking information, please contact Amy at amy.sim@thomsonreuters.com
** Terms and conditions apply
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The event will be taking place at the The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo. Please contact the hotel for room reservations.
For more information on the running of the event, please contact tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com.
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