Japan Practice

The firm maintains a highly active Japan practice, with senior partners regularly acting for Japanese and other clients on a range of corporate and contentious matters.

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Ezra Borut

Naomi Aoyama

Announcements

Debevoise Opens in Tokyo

Publications

Our Japan-based lawyers have written a series of articles for the Business Law Journal. To access Japanese language copies of these articles, click below:

Trends in U.S. Regulatory Enforcement and Their Impact on Japanese Companies

Yates Memo - Risks for Employees, Officers and Directors to be Prosecuted for the Company’s Misconducts in the U.S.

Trends in the U.S. of Cybersecurity Responsibility

U.S. Climate Change Developments under the New Administration: What to Watch For

Risks in M&A transactions under the U.S. merger control law

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Click here for our dual-language brochure on the firm, including detail on our capabilities in Japan.

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From its office in Tokyo, Debevoise assists both Japanese and non-Japanese clients with a wide range of matters, including both transactions and disputes. The team in Tokyo includes New York and Japan qualified senior lawyers registered as bengoshi or gaikokuho jimu bengoshi with long experience in Japan-related matters. The core team in Tokyo is supported by a global team of experienced lawyers located in the United States, Europe and our other offices in Asia.Through its long history working on Japan-related matters and for Japanese clients, Debevoise understands the commercial and legal needs of its clients involved in the region.