Key statistics
- Ranked Practice Areas
- 40
- Awards Won
- 12
- Ranked Lawyers
- 31
- Male:Female Ratio of Ranked Lawyers
- 27:4
Firm summary
Analysis
Nishimura & Asahi is a Domestic: Multi-practice firm in Japan.
In 2022, the firm was ranked in 40 practice area(s) and 31 of its practitioner(s) were accredited.
In the same year, Nishimura & Asahi was nominated for 66 awards, of which it won 12.
This information is based on aggregated legal ranking and awards data from the world’s market-leading legal publications. Legal Media 360’s sentiment index methodology can be viewed here.
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Rankings
within Japan
| Practice Area Subcategory | BAND | No. of rankings | Ave. Band | Table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antitrust and competition | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Banking and finance | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 4 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Project finance | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Capital markets | |||||
| Debt | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Derivatives and securitisation | BAND 2 | 1 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Equity | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Structured finance and securitisation | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Construction | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Corporate and M&A | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 4 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Dispute resolution | |||||
| Arbitration | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Commercial and transactions | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Fintech | |||||
| General | BAND 2 | 1 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Healthcare and lifesciences | |||||
| General | BAND 2 | 2 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Insurance | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 2 | 1.5 | View full ranking table | |
| Intellectual property | |||||
| Copyright | BAND 2 | 1 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Disputes | BAND 3 | 1 | 3.0 | View full ranking table | |
| General | BAND 2 | 3 | 2.3 | View full ranking table | |
| Patent litigation | BAND 2 | 2 | 2.5 | View full ranking table | |
| Patent transactions | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Trademark enforcement and litigation | BAND 1 | 2 | 1.5 | View full ranking table | |
| Trademark prosecution | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Transactions | BAND 2 | 1 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| International trade and WTO | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Investment funds | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.7 | View full ranking table | |
| Labour and employment | |||||
| General | BAND 2 | 3 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Media and entertainment | |||||
| General | BAND 2 | 1 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Private client and wealth management | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Private equity | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 2 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Project development | |||||
| Including energy and infrastructure | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Real estate | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Regulatory | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Restructuring and insolvency | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Shipping | |||||
| General | BAND 2 | 1 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Tax | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.7 | View full ranking table | |
| Technology and telecommunications | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Technology, media, telecoms | |||||
| General | BAND 1 | 2 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| White collar crime | |||||
| Disputes | BAND 2 | 1 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| General | BAND 1 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Deals/Case awards
Total nominations-to-win ratio
38:5
| Award | Nomination(s) | Win(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Banking and finance - Project finance | ||
| GOI United Generation gas-fired power project | 1 | 1 |
| Japan biomass power plants project financing | 1 | 0 |
| Kansai Airport project financing | 1 | 0 |
| Capital markets - Debt | ||
| Asahi Life US dollar-denominated perpetual subordinated bonds issuance | 1 | 0 |
| Rakuten notes offering | 1 | 0 |
| Capital markets - Equity | ||
| Grab IPO | 1 | 1 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co / Hitachi Capital Corporation merger | 1 | 0 |
| Net Protections IPO | 1 | 0 |
| Nippon Steel zero-coupon convertible notes offering | 1 | 0 |
| PHC Holdings IPO | 1 | 0 |
| Visional IPO | 1 | 0 |
| West Japan Railway global follow-on offering | 1 | 0 |
| Capital markets - Structured finance and securitisation | ||
| OSCAR US 2021-2 ABS | 1 | 0 |
| Corporate and M&A - General | ||
| Anchor / Kakao Japan stake acquisition | 1 | 0 |
| Bain Capital / Hitachi Metals acquisition | 2 | 0 |
| ENEOS Corporation / JSR Corporation elastomers business acquisition | 1 | 0 |
| EPS Holdings acquisition for management buyout | 1 | 0 |
| Grab / Altimeter Growth Corporation SPAC merger | 2 | 0 |
| Grab IPO | 1 | 1 |
| KKR and Rakuten / Seiyu stake acquisition | 1 | 0 |
| PayPal / Paidy acquisition | 3 | 1 |
| PHC Holdings IPO | 1 | 0 |
| Rakuten notes offering | 1 | 0 |
| SBI Holding / Shinsei Bank shares acquisition bid | 1 | 1 |
| SES / Ivanhoe merger | 1 | 0 |
| Tencent / Rakuten investment | 1 | 0 |
| TSMC / Sony Semiconductor Solutions specialty technology fab | 1 | 0 |
| US Bancorp / MUFG Union Bank acquisition | 1 | 0 |
| Private equity - General | ||
| Invesco J-REIT take-private | 1 | 0 |
| Real estate - General | ||
| Blackstone / Japan Hotels acquisition | 1 | 0 |
| Dentsu headquarters building sale | 1 | 0 |
| GLP Land / Akishima acquisition | 1 | 0 |
| Restructuring and insolvency - General | ||
| MtGox restructuring | 1 | 0 |
| Technology, media and telecoms - General | ||
| PayPal / Paidy acquisition | 1 | 0 |
Firm awards
Total nominations-to-win ratio
28:7
| Award | Nomination(s) | Win(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | ||
| Antitrust and competition | 1 | 0 |
| Banking and financial services | 1 | 0 |
| Dispute resolution | 2 | 0 |
| Dispute resolution - Arbitration | 1 | 1 |
| Energy and natural resources | 1 | 0 |
| Financial and corporate | 1 | 1 |
| Firm of the year | 3 | 1 |
| Healthcare and lifesciences | 1 | 1 |
| Intellectual property | 1 | 1 |
| Investment funds | 1 | 0 |
| Japan practice | 1 | 0 |
| Labour and employment | 1 | 0 |
| Real estate | 1 | 0 |
| Regulatory | 1 | 0 |
| Restructuring and insolvency | 1 | 0 |
| Tax | 1 | 1 |
| Technology, media, telecoms | 1 | 0 |
| Transactional firm of the year | 1 | 0 |
| Practice management | ||
| Diversity and inclusion | 1 | 0 |
| Pro Bono | 1 | 0 |
| Regional | ||
| Banking and finance | 1 | 1 |
| Corporate and M&A | 1 | 0 |
| Financial services regulatory | 1 | 0 |
| Firm of the year | 1 | 0 |
| Pro Bono | 1 | 0 |
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