Tag: Japan

Baker Botts represented LNG Japan Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary LJ Scarborough to acquire a 10% stake in Woodside Energy’s Scarborough Joint Venture

Growing awareness of the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards is pushing companies around the globe

Asia M&A booms with government incentives and global investor interest. To compete, dealmakers must keep current on trends and regulations

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of Japan’s legal profession

Legal experts around the globe offer insights for Japanese companies expanding abroad

AllBright Law Offices has opened its Tokyo office on 31 March, the fourth overseas branch following the establishment of sites in London, Seattle and Singapore

The investment will help the VPBank raise USD1.5 billion of tier 1 capital and increase its owner equity to approximately USD5.9 billion from USD4.4 billion

The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) held a virtual meeting with the president and senior board members of the Japan In-House Lawyers Association (JILA) on 31 January to learn more about each other’s initiatives

United & United successfully represented Casio in winning a design infringement case for Japanese company’s keyboard in the Casio v Nexus 32 case in the Delhi High Court

Asia Business Law Journal names the top firms in Japan

Thai law firm Kudun & Partners has opened a Japan practice with the hiring of partner Emi Rowse Igusa as the head.

Japan’s Supreme Court in June ordered Twitter to delete specific tweets related to a burglary case that happened more than eight years ago

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of Japan’s legal profession

With many IT employees offered huge salary hikes and perks from competing firms amid soaring global demand for IT services

Data protection laws are evolving rapidly as the world becomes more digitalised, and Japan is working hard to keep its sword sharp

At the behest of the central bank, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued an advisory back in late January, asking mutual funds to stop fresh investments into overseas stocks

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu has hired Kazuhiko Yamamoto, professor at Hitotsubashi University Law School, as a special adviser

India Business Law Journal reveals the top 100 legal experts around the world who are leading the field with their work on the international aspects of india-related matters

The pandemic has pushed Japan from its reign as the world’s largest investor. As the global recovery rolls out, the country is ready to take back its position through various investments in the infrastructure sector and renewable energy projects

For the past five consecutive years, Japan has been the top investor in Thailand under the Foreign Business Operations Act, 1999 (FBOA)

Masako Takahata, vice president of the Japan In-House lawyers Association, lent her speaking expertise to the inaugural webinar of the Japan chapter of the Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners