Asagi Shibui has joined southgate. Asagi began her career at a Japanese law firm, where she engaged in domestic M&A, LBO finance transactions and corporate and commercial matters.
She focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A and start-up investments, and also advises on corporate law, securities regulations, and other […]
The 2026 Chambers Global guide ranked southgate as one of the top firms in Japan in its Corporate/M&A (Domestic) category, marking the eighth 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 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 […]