Shearman & Sterling is a New York-based international law firm with 850 lawyers across 23 offices. The firm’s Tokyo office leverages off its global and Asia network to carry out transactions in Greater China, southeast Asia, Japan, India, Mongolia and South Korea.

Focusses / specialisms 

The particular strengthof the firm’s Tokyo team is its work in the foreign M&A, private equity, capital markets, project development and project finance practices. The M&A team focuses on outbound investments, foreign direct investments, joint ventures, and public and private acquisitions and divestitures in a wide range of industries.

The team’s lawyers are qualified to practice law in the US and the UK and are fluent in Japanese.

Key clients 

Key clients include Bunge, Furusato Industries, GC Holdings, JERA, Maruka, Osaka Gas, Michinoku Bank, Toyota Motors, Itochu, Mizuho, MUFG, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance and TEPCO Renewables.