• 7^th in number of completed deals and 8^th in number of announced deals: LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) Japan M&A Legal Advisory Review Q3 2025
  Japan M&A Legal Advisory Review […]

  southgate has earned the following rankings for M&A activity among all firms in Japan:

  • 7^th in number of completed deals and 8^th in number of announced deals: LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) Japan M&A Legal Advisory Review Q3 2025
    Japan M&A Legal Advisory Review […]

southgate was selected as one of the top M&A law firms in Japan by Asian Legal Business (a Thomson Reuters publication) in its 2025 guide to the best M&A firms in Asia.

Details are available at Asian Legal Business’s website:
ALB ASIA SEPTEMBER 2025

Eriko Asanuma has joined southgate. Eriko focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, start-up investments, corporate law, securities regulations, and other general corporate matters. Eriko began her career at the Tokyo office of Linklaters, where she engaged in cross-border and domestic corporate and commercial matters.

Eric Marcks and Yu Mizutani recognized by IFLR1000

A. Reid Monroe-Sheridan, Takahito Fujii, Haruya Suzuki, Yutaro Ito and Tomohiro Oshige co-author chapter on Venture Capital in Chambers and Partners series

A. Reid Monroe-Sheridan, Takahito Fujii, Haruya Suzuki, Yutaro Ito and Tomohiro Oshige co-author chapter on Venture Capital in Chambers and Partners series

A. Reid Monroe-Sheridan, Takahito Fujii, Haruya Suzuki, Yutaro Ito and Tomohiro Oshige co-author chapter on Venture Capital in Chambers and Partners series

A. Reid Monroe-Sheridan, Takahito Fujii, Haruya Suzuki, Yutaro Ito and Tomohiro Oshige co-author chapter on Venture Capital in Chambers and Partners series

A. Reid Monroe-Sheridan, Takahito Fujii, Haruya Suzuki, Yutaro Ito and Tomohiro Oshige co-author chapter on Venture Capital in Chambers and Partners series

The Best Lawyers guide has recommended Eric Marcks and Takeshi Iitani in its Japan 2026 Edition Awards as follows.

Eric Marcks
– Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
– International Business Transactions

Takeshi Iitani
– Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Akira Kawashiro and Haruya Suzuki are […]