
Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.


Leading partners: Bengoshi
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Jiro Toyokawa
Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Jun Usami
White & Case LLP - White & Case Law Offices (Registered Association)Toshiyuki Arai
Paul Hastings LLPMasahiko Ishida
DLA Piper Tokyo Partnership Gaikokuho Kyodojigyo Horitsu JimushoTokutaka Ito
A&O ShearmanLeading partners: Gaiben
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Nels Hansen
White & Case LLP - White & Case Law Offices (Registered Association)
Jacky Scanlan-Dyas
Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
Natsuko Sugihara
Clifford Chance (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo)
Hiroki Sugita
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Jeremy White
Morrison FoersterRika Beppu
Squire Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu JimushoJon Gray
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPRandy Laxer
Morrison FoersterKen Lebrun
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPToshiro Mochizuki
A&O ShearmanMörk Murdock
Squire Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu JimushoKarl Pires
A&O ShearmanGraeme Preston
Herbert Smith Freehills LLPNick Wall
A&O ShearmanNext Generation Partners: Bengoshi
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Shino Asayama
White & Case LLP - White & Case Law Offices (Registered Association)
Masahiro Inaba
Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)Yoshiyuki Asaoka
LinklatersTaro Nakashima
A&O ShearmanAkira Kumaki
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNext Generation Partners: Gaiben
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Joseph Fisher
Herbert Smith Freehills LLPSaeko Inaba
Ropes & Gray LLPLeading associates: Bengoshi
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Yuko Kamo
Paul Hastings LLPLeading associates: Gaiben
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Viet Nguyen
Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo JigyoPaul Jun
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP