Tokyo
O’Melveny's Japan practice has been helping clients maximize their business opportunities for more than two decades. From Japan’s ambitious westward drive in the 1980s, to our representation of the world’s leading investment firms in their real estate investment and mergers and acquisitions activities in Japan, O’Melveny has handled landmark cases and significant deals, both inbound and outbound, for a wide range of clients.
Our team of 25 lawyers in Japan includes
bengoshi (licensed Japanese lawyers), allowing us to advise Japanese and foreign clients on virtually all facets of Japanese and US law. All of our lawyers are fluent in Japanese and English, permitting seamless legal service across the language and cultural divide.
Whether the undertaking is a large-scale real estate investment, a cross-border acquisition, or a complex multijurisdictional litigation matter, our Japan practice gives clients an edge in the competitive global marketplace.
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Key Facts
- O’Melveny, which established its Tokyo office in 1987, was among the first international law firms licensed to practice in Japan.
- The Legal 500 (2009/2010) recommends our Japan practice for the areas of Banking and Finance; Corporate/M&A; and Dispute Resolution.
- Chambers Global (2011) recommends our Japan practice for Corporate and M&A; and Dispute Resolution.
- Chambers Asia (2011) recommends our Japan practice for Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution; and Employment.
- IFLR1000 (International Financial Law Review) (2010) recommends our Japan practice for Banking; and M&A.
- The Tokyo office is fully integrated with O’Melveny’s firm-wide practices. Our ability to provide cohesive services across geographic and practice lines gives our clients the ability to develop a relationship with a single firm equipped to handle the full spectrum of their transactional and dispute-resolution needs.
- Our capabilities span virtually every area of legal practice, including M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance, Real Estate and Principal Investment, Entertainment and Media, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Arbitration.
Unless otherwise stated, lawyers in our offices in Japan, China and Europe are not solicitors or licensed as local lawyers in the jurisdiction in which their office is located.