We are delighted to announce that Anthony J. Luna joined southgate on January 1, 2026.
Anthony practices in the areas of M&A, VC, technology, and AI governance. He brings a dual perspective rarely found in the Japanese legal market, having served as the general counsel of a […]
The 2026 Chambers Asia-Pacific guide ranked southgate as one of the top firms in Japan in its Corporate/M&A (Domestic) category, marking the ninth year in a row we have received this honor. The guide also ranked Eric Marcks for the eighth year in a row among top international lawyers in Japan in the […]
southgate has earned the following rankings for M&A activity among all firms in Japan:
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