Greenberg Traurig Further Grows Its Leading Global Real Estate Practice, Asia Presence

Monday, January 29, 2024

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP – already a market leader in Japan – further expanded its Japan real estate capabilities with the addition of four highly regarded lawyers from White & Case in Tokyo. Mizuho Yamada, who previously led White & Case’s Japan real estate practice, and former White & Case Partner Ayako Kawano join Greenberg Traurig as Real Estate shareholders in the firm’s Tokyo office. Local Partner Kazuo Kasai, and Counsel Hiroshi Hara are also joining the firm.

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Greenberg Traurig Continues Strategic Japan Real Estate Practice Expansion

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues its strategic expansion in Japan with the addition of real estate lawyer Yuko Ino, the former head of Orrick’s Tokyo real estate team, and Koh Ueda, a real estate and securitization attorney. The new additions cap a period of substantial growth for the firm’s real estate team in Japan.

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Mayer Brown Bolsters Corporate & Securities Practice in Tokyo With Hire of Leading M&A Partner Eiji Kobayashi

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Mayer Brown announced today that Eiji Kobayashi has joined its Corporate & Securities practice. With more than 20 years’ experience representing Japan’s leading industrial conglomerates on their most complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Eiji previously headed the Corporate practice at Norton Rose Fulbright and was a partner at Paul Hastings in Tokyo.

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K&L Gates Further Bolsters Global IP Capabilities with Addition of Japanese Intellectual Property Team

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has further strengthened its intellectual property practice with the addition of partner Mitsuhiro Imamura and his team of paralegals in the firm’s Tokyo office. Imamura and his team join K&L Gates from DLA Piper, and are a key addition to the firm’s global intellectual property practice, giving K&L Gates, for the first time, the ability to file Japanese patent and trademark applications, among other capabilities.

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Latham & Watkins Adds Experienced M&A Partner in Tokyo

Monday, January 4, 2021

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Hiroaki (Hiro) Takagi will join the firm’s Tokyo office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Takagi draws on nearly two decades of experience advising clients on both cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, as well as on matters involving Japanese securities and general corporate laws. Takagi joins Latham & Watkins from Nishimura & Asahi. 

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