Nishimura & Asahi
Tokyo, Chiyoda
Asa Shinkawa has been a partner in the M&A/corporate group at Nishimura & Asahi since 2001. She has a long and successful history of advising Japanese and international corporations and private equity firms on complex M&A transactions and corporate governance. She has outstanding strength and expertise in structuring high-profile, complex transactions involving multiple parties, and in taking the lead on multifaceted negotiations that require not only legal knowledge but strategic perspective and business acumen. She has been recognized as one of the world's leading lawyers in the field of Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions in Chambers Global since 2009 and was awarded "Dealmaker of the Year" at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2022, "Dealmaker of the Year, North Asia" at the ALB Women in Law Awards 2021 and "Woman Lawyer of the Year" at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2020, "M&A Deal of the Year” at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2022.
She has served on the management committee of Nishimura & Asahi since 2008. She also has taken an active role in influencing the careers of many up-and-coming female lawyers through teaching M&A classes at the top law schools in Japan, and her success at blending work and family life makes her a role model for many young female lawyers beginning careers at the top-ranked large law firms in Japan.
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Thursday, July 13, 2023
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM US HST