Japan

Japan

Atsumi & Partners

Fukoku Seimei Bldg. (Reception: 12F)
2-2, Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011 Japan

Tel:     + 81 3 5501 2111
Fax:    + 81 3 5501 2211
Web:   http://www.apap.gr.jp

Miho Niunoya
Miho Niunoya
Email:  m.niunoya@apap.gr.jp

John Shanahan
John Shanahan
Email:  j.shanahan@apap.gr.jp


Recent Achievements

♦ Atsumi & Partners has been named the "Most Responsive Firm of the Year 2009"

 

♦ Atsumi & Partners has been named the “2008 Firm of the Year - Commercial Transactions”

 

♦ Selected as one of Asia's fastest growing firms for 2008, by Asian Legal Business

  

♦ 3 of Atsumi & Partners' attorneys, Mr. Hiro Atsumi, Mr. Takahashi, and Ms. Dixon have recently been listed in the Best Lawyers® list in Japan in the Finance field


OFFICES: Tokyo - Japan


FIRM:

ATSUMI & Partners has a reputation for providing meticulous and high-quality legal services in matters ranging from local Japanese matters, to large and complex cross-border transactions.

Our firm provides a range of legal services, from interpreting and advising clients regarding the application of Japanese Commercial Code, Civil Code, foreign exchange law, securities law, banking law, antitrust law, trust law, intellectual property law and many other laws, to serving as lead counsel on cross-border transactions and preparing opinions, agreements, applications and petitions to government agencies, and other reports. Our clients come to us for advice in fields as diverse as syndicated loans, public issues, private placements, swaps and other derivatives, as well as securitization, project finance, PFI, air finance, ship finance, other international financial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. With its roots firmly grounded in international finance, banking and corporate law, ATSUMI & Partners has grown into a dynamic firm providing solid, reliable advice and legal services for diverse clients and transactions in many areas of law. ATSUMI & Partners has a proven track record in international deals, acting as arranger's counsel on many innovative and award-winning transactions.

A number of recent transactions have been awarded "Japanese Securitization Deal of the Year" by the International Financial Review, and "Securitization Deal of the Year" by Asiamoney. ATSUMI & Partners itself was also voted "Best Securitization Law Firm in Asia" in 2003 by the International Securitization Report, and has been nominated for a number of awards in recent years by international legal publications including the International Financial Law Review.

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • General Finance
  • Trust Banking
  • Structured Finance and Securitization
  • Securities
  • Investment Funds
  • IT/IP
  • Corporate
  • Insolvency
  • Litigation