• 8^th in number of completed deals: LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) Japan M&A Legal Advisory Review Q4 2025
• 9^th in number of deals: Mergermarket Global and Regional M&A Rankings 12M 2025

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

• 8^th in number of completed deals: LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) Japan M&A Legal Advisory Review Q4 2025
• 9^th in number of deals: Mergermarket Global and Regional M&A Rankings 12M 2025

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

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 […]

Takahito Fujii and Akira Kawashiro presented on “Investment Practices of Corporate Venture Capital)” at a seminar hosted by the Financial Management Forum on March 7, 2025.

Ping Hsu has joined southgate. Ping began his career at Mayer Brown LLP in Chicago, advising clients on M&A, public company advisory, and de-SPAC transactions. Before joining southgate, Ping also worked at Greenberg Traurig LLP in Singapore, where he represented Japanese, Singaporean, and Taiwanese companies in various corporate transactions.