OUR CORPORATE PRACTICE
Herbert Smith Freehills is a market leader in high value, complex and multi-jurisdictional corporate non-contentious work. Ranked consecutively for five years in Tier 1 by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings since 2018, we have one of the largest international M&A teams in Japan and advise on matters throughout South East Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. Our Tokyo practice focuses on outbound cross-border M&A transactions for Japanese clients, with a strong sector focus on TMT, energy and natural resources, manufacturing and industrials, and infrastructure. We also handle a range of competition and antitrust matters.
OUR DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE
Herbert Smith Freehills is a world leader in dispute resolution. We bring international expertise and experience to bear on the resolution of disputes for leading Japanese and international corporations including trading companies and financial institutions. The Tokyo practice specialises in international arbitration, commercial litigation and other forms of ADR, and are trusted advisors on construction and real estate disputes across the world. We also frequently assist our clients with corporate crime and investigation matters. We have been ranked top tier in Dispute Resolution in Japan by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2009 and Asia Pacific Legal 500 since 2003 and have been the winner of International Arbitration law Firm of the Year by ALB Japan Law Awards for 11 consecutive years since 2011.