Legal Services

Foreign lawyers in Japan have provided a valuable service in introducing new corporate and financing techniques to Japan. They play a crucial role in the integration of both economies by providing assistance in interfacing between European and Japanese firms on cross-border investment, in advising financial institutions investing or lending abroad, and in assisting Japanese companies wishing to access the European capital markets. The committee aims to overcome restrictions on lawyers in exercising their profession, as legal qualifications are currently not recognised across jurisdictions and/or their activities are circumscribed by local rules.

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Chairman:
Mr. James Lawden
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Ark Mori Bldg. 18F.
1-12-32, Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6018
Tel: +81-3-3584-8509 | Fax: +81-3-584-8501

Members:
Allen & Overy
ARQIS Foreign Law Office
Ashurst
Baker & McKenzie GJBJ Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Koma Law Office (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Clifford Chance Law Office
Cotty Vivant Marchisio & Lauzeral
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Tokyo
Herbert Smith
Linklaters
Lovells
Loyens & Loeff Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho
Norton Rose Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho
Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent Office
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
White & Case LLP

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