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Four-partner Ashurst team to launch Tokyo office for King & Spalding
John McClenahan, former managing partner of Ashurst in the City, will become managing partner of the new King & Spalding office in Tokyo with an initial focus on energy and project finance.
Withers continues rapid expansion phase with launch of Tokyo tax practice
The 150-partner law firm, fresh from expanding on the east and west coasts of the US, is adding an affiliate office in Japan which will specialise in corporate tax.
Japanese corporate counsel have less pricing challenges
Japanese legal departments are facing less pressure to reduce costs than their colleagues in other countries but risk and regulation is still a challenge.
Japanese lawyers march against secrecy law
The lawyers are calling for the abolition of the soon to be enacted law which would dramatically expand the definition of state secrets.
Japanese and Indian lawyers collaborate as trade rises
With Japanese business inquiries into India nearly at double their 2013 level, lawyers in the two countries are collaborating in the expectation of working on future deals.
Squire Patton ties in Tokyo boutique
The 1,500-lawyer newly merged Squire Patton Boggs has tied up with five-partner Tokyo-based Mamiya Law Offices.
Japanese companies braced for Chinese litigation
China is taking a more active approach to enabling forced labour challenges against Japanese organisations, culminating in the last few days with the seizing of a Japanese cargo vessel.
Japan's New Energy Act sparks controversy
The passage of Japan's New Energy Act established where Japan's energy future is headed, as it continues to rebuild three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan lacks lawyers to handle Hague Convention child cases
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations has registered about 150 lawyers to deal with new Hague Convention provisions on child abduction - but there are fears that not enough speak English.
Pillsbury takes practice heads from Tokyo rivals
Two practice heads, from Hogan Lovells and Simmons & Simmons, are jumping ship to become partners in the Tokyo practice of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
Japan looks to strengthen cybersecurity
Attacks on government systems have prompted action by the Japanese to up the ante on online threats.
Lawyer to run in Tokyo mayor elections
The 67-year old former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Kenji Utsunomiya, has announced that he will run in the February 9 elections to become mayor of Tokyo.
Bengal braced for falling tax revenue after big business challenge
The Indian state of West Bengal is braced to see a fall in tax revenue this year after Tata Steel, Cadbury and other multinationals challenged one of its tax laws.
Herbert Smith names Asia litigation head
Tokyo-based Peter Godwin has been named as the new head of disputes in Asia by Herbert Smith Freehills.
Deutsche Bank under investigation in Japan
The investigation of multi-nationals in Asia on anti-bribery issues has spread from China to Japan as Deutsche Bank faces an inquiry on its entertainment practices.
Japan bar rides to the rescue of young lawyers
Japanese bar associations have come to the rescue of young Japanese lawyers unable to find a job following changes in the law opening up the profession.
Japanese law firms urge government assistance to open abroad
Japanese law firms are calling on the government to help persuade other countries to drop their restrictions on foreign lawyers.
Cover-up scandal shocks corporate Japan
Three members of the Tokyo based Olympus Corp have been found guilty for their role in an extensive fraudulent scheme, which has shell-shocked corporate Japan.
Japanese firm opens three new offices
Major Japanese firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has announced the opening of new offices in Singapore, Shanghai and Nagoya, as well as the relocation of its Tokyo office.
Samsung admits defeat in latest iPhone wrangle
A Japanese court has dismissed claims by South Korean manufacturer Samsung that Apple had been using patented data transmission technology in its iPhone device, a Samsung spokesperson has admitted.
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