Nishimura & Asahi (GKJ) - United Kingdom

Japan’s Largest International Law Firm | Delivering Solutions Across Asia and Beyond:

Nishimura & Asahi is Japan’s largest law firm, covering all aspects of domestic and international business and corporate activity. The firm has over 800 professionals and employs a diverse team of more than 1000 business service specialists and paralegals.

They speak over 20 languages and have advanced international law degrees and bar admissions — with experience working at top global law firms. Nishimura & Asahi has also established strong professional relationships with the most eminent law firms worldwide, enabling the firm to focus on international corporate and financial transactions, advising both Japanese and international clients at the highest international standards.

Nishimura & Asahi works with the most prominent Japanese and global corporations, to find novel solutions for its industries’ most innovative changes and disruptive challenges.

Through the enhancement of professional and organizational synergies — a result of the firm’s expansion — an unprecedented level of client service is made possible in highly specialized and complex areas of commercial law.

At Nishimura & Asahi, the fundamental mission is to contribute to the realization of an affluent and fair society based on the rule of law. In addition to improving the quality of legal services through the cases handled, the aim is to contribute to society as a leader in the development of the practice of law. These efforts include the establishment of the Nishimura Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and holding lectures at academic institutions.

International Presence:
With the continued expansion of international presence and clientele, the firm has five domestic and 17 overseas offices; Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Bangkok, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt / Düsseldorf, Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London, Manila, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, and Yangon. Through the firm’s domestic and global networks, Nishimura & Asahi is ideally placed to provide clients with a borderless one-stop service, from Japan to the world.

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