Key statistics
- Ranked Practice Areas
- 16
- Awards Won
- 12
- Ranked Lawyers
- 33
- Male:Female Ratio of Ranked Lawyers
- 28:5
Firm summary
Analysis
Nishimura & Asahi is a Domestic: Multi-practice firm in Japan.
In 2022, the firm was recognised in 16 practice area(s) and 33 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.
Rankings
within Japan
| Practice Area Subcategory | Index Rank | No. of rankings | Ave. Tier | Table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antitrust and competition | |||||
| General | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Banking and finance | |||||
| General | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Capital markets | |||||
| General | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Construction | |||||
| General | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Corporate and M&A | |||||
| General | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Dispute resolution | |||||
| General | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | View full ranking table | |
| Healthcare and lifesciences | |||||
| General | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Insurance | |||||
| General | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | View full ranking table | |
| Intellectual property | |||||
| General | 6 | 3 | 2.3 | View full ranking table | |
| Patent litigation | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | View full ranking table | |
| Trademark enforcement and litigation | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | View full ranking table | |
| Trademark prosecution | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Transactions | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | View full ranking table | |
| Investment funds | |||||
| General | 4 | 3 | 1.7 | View full ranking table | |
| Labour and employment | |||||
| General | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Private equity | |||||
| General | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Project development | |||||
| including energy and infrastructure | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Real estate | |||||
| General | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Restructuring and insolvency | |||||
| General | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
| Tax | |||||
| General | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | View full ranking table | |
Deals/Case awards
Total win-to-nominations ratio
5:38
| Award | Win Ratio |
|---|---|
| Banking and finance - Project finance | |
| GOI United Generation gas-fired power project | 1:1 |
| Japan biomass power plants project financing | 0:1 |
| Kansai Airport project financing | 0:1 |
| Capital markets - Debt | |
| Asahi Life US dollar-denominated perpetual subordinated bonds issuance | 0:1 |
| Rakuten notes offering | 0:1 |
| Capital markets - Equity | |
| Grab IPO | 1:1 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co / Hitachi Capital Corporation merger | 0:1 |
| Net Protections IPO | 0:1 |
| Nippon Steel zero-coupon convertible notes offering | 0:1 |
| PHC Holdings IPO | 0:1 |
| Visional IPO | 0:1 |
| West Japan Railway global follow-on offering | 0:1 |
| Capital markets - Structured finance and securitisation | |
| OSCAR US 2021-2 ABS | 0:1 |
| Corporate and M&A - General | |
| Anchor / Kakao Japan stake acquisition | 0:1 |
| Bain Capital / Hitachi Metals acquisition | 0:2 |
| ENEOS Corporation / JSR Corporation elastomers business acquisition | 0:1 |
| EPS Holdings acquisition for management buyout | 0:1 |
| Grab / Altimeter Growth Corporation SPAC merger | 0:2 |
| Grab IPO | 1:1 |
| KKR and Rakuten / Seiyu stake acquisition | 0:1 |
| PayPal / Paidy acquisition | 1:3 |
| PHC Holdings IPO | 0:1 |
| Rakuten notes offering | 0:1 |
| SBI Holding / Shinsei Bank shares acquisition bid | 1:1 |
| SES / Ivanhoe merger | 0:1 |
| Tencent / Rakuten investment | 0:1 |
| TSMC / Sony Semiconductor Solutions specialty technology fab | 0:1 |
| US Bancorp / MUFG Union Bank acquisition | 0:1 |
| Private equity - General | |
| Invesco J-REIT take-private | 0:1 |
| Real estate - General | |
| Blackstone / Japan Hotels acquisition | 0:1 |
| Dentsu headquarters building sale | 0:1 |
| GLP Land / Akishima acquisition | 0:1 |
| Restructuring and insolvency - General | |
| MtGox restructuring | 0:1 |
| Technology, media and telecoms - General | |
| PayPal / Paidy acquisition | 0:1 |
Firm awards
Total win-to-nominations ratio
7:28
| Award | Win Ratio |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | |
| Antitrust and competition | 0:1 |
| Banking and financial services | 0:1 |
| Dispute resolution | 0:2 |
| Dispute resolution - Arbitration | 1:1 |
| Energy and natural resources | 0:1 |
| Financial and corporate | 1:1 |
| Firm of the year | 1:3 |
| Healthcare and lifesciences | 1:1 |
| Intellectual property | 1:1 |
| Investment funds | 0:1 |
| Japan practice | 0:1 |
| Labour and employment | 0:1 |
| Real estate | 0:1 |
| Regulatory | 0:1 |
| Restructuring and insolvency | 0:1 |
| Tax | 1:1 |
| Technology, media, telecoms | 0:1 |
| Transactional firm of the year | 0:1 |
| Practice management | |
| Diversity and inclusion | 0:1 |
| Pro Bono | 0:1 |
| Regional | |
| Banking and finance | 1:1 |
| Corporate and M&A | 0:1 |
| Financial services regulatory | 0:1 |
| Firm of the year | 0:1 |
| Pro Bono | 0:1 |
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