Noriko Higashizawa
City-Yuwa PartnersThe corporate team at City-Yuwa Partners, which clients compliment for its ‘valuable advice’, is jointly headed up by Yukihiro Fujimoto and Akira Nagasaki, with the team advising clients on acquisitions and alliance agreements, as well as drafting and negotiating share purchase agreements. Noriko Higashizawa, described as ‘extremely responsive’, is another key name alongside Hiroyasu Horimoto and Hirosato Nabika.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘They were very organized and developed a system to track and prioritize work activities that needed to be completed. They utilized skills and experience of different lawyers to complete the work efficiently and provide all deliverables done well, on time and within budget.’
- ‘The lead partner with whom I worked was Noriko Higashizawa. She was extremely responsive and working with her and her team was an enjoyable and collaborative experience.’
- ‘The team maintained a solid grip of the case throughout and gave us valuable advice, recognizing that we as a European company with no foothold in Japan were quite ignorant of Japanese laws.’
- ‘Hiroyasu Horimoto and Hirosato Nabika were our trusted advisers leading the team in an efficient and cost-effective manner.’
Key clients
- Usen-Next Holdings
- AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings
- PharmaLex AG
Lawyers
Leading individuals: Bengoshi
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Yukihiro Fujimoto, Akira Nagasaki