Latham & Watkins Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise

Yohei Nakagawa advises Japanese and international clients on a wide range of complex cross-border M&A transactions.

Mr. Nakagawa draws on extensive experience across diverse sectors, including technology, life sciences, and media, to guide clients on:

Outbound and inbound mergers and acquisitions Strategic investments International joint ventures

Fully bilingual in Japanese and English, Mr. Nakagawa engages with clients and other parties seamlessly between both languages and brings a multicultural perspective to achieve commercial outcomes in complex cross-border M&A transactions.

Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Nakagawa was a partner at a leading international law firm in Tokyo, and has also practiced in the New York and Miami offices of his previous firm.

Mr. Nakagawa is a member of the New York Bar and is a registered foreign lawyer (Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi) in Japan as a member of the Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association.