Clifford Chance (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo)’s technology practice in Tokyo handles TMT-related M&A, capital markets, data privacy, cybersecurity, and IP matters, among others, for financial services clients, corporations, and tech companies with operations in Japan and the APAC region more generally. Michihiro Nishi has considerable in M&A transactions and merger control cases in the TMT sector. He leads the team alongside Natsuko Sugihara, who advises a wide range of Japanese and international clients on in- and outbound TMT-related transactions. Tech antitrust expert Masafumi Shikakura, promoted to partner in May 2024, is noted for his expertise on digital platforms regulation, including app store issues. Capital markets specialists Reiko Sakimura and Leng-Fong Lai are also key contacts in the group.
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Michihiro Nishi, Natsuko Sugihara