Latham & Watkins announced that Yohei Nakagawa has joined the firm’s Tokyo office as a partner in the M&A and Private Equity Practice. Renowned in his field, Nakagawa’s practice advises Japanese and international companies, investors, and institutions on domestic and cross-border M&A, strategic investments, divestments, and joint ventures.
Nakagawa advises on outbound and inbound transactions across a range of key growth sectors, with a particular focus on the technology, life sciences, media, and entertainment industries. Bilingual in Japanese and English, he offers unique multicultural perspectives on complex cross-border transactions.
Nakagawa joins Latham from Morrison & Foerster. He received his JD from UCLA School of Law and his BS from New York University. Nakagawa is a member of the New York Bar and a registered foreign lawyer in Japan.
KEY QUOTES:
“Japan is a key global finance and innovation hub and an important pillar of our Asia strategy. Yohei’s broad experience is highly complementary to our existing capabilities in the region, and he will be a terrific addition to our market-leading transactional practice.”
- Posit Laohaphan, Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins’ Asia offices
“Latham has a preeminent reputation advising Japanese and international clients on their most significant cross-border transactions. Japan continues to be a highly attractive destination for international companies and investors and the market for domestic and cross-border M&A is strong and expected to grow. No firm is better placed to provide top-notch counsel to international buyers looking to invest in Japan, or Japanese buyers looking to expand internationally.”
- Charles Ruck, Global Chair of Latham’s Corporate Department
“Yohei’s long-standing stature within the M&A community and his breadth of expertise in the Japanese market supports the firm’s diverse and successful mergers and acquisitions practice. His mix of experience will help build our M&A franchise among large public companies and private equity sponsors, who are looking for law firms that understand their complex business and legal needs.”
- Ji Liu, Regional Chair of Latham’s Corporate Department in Asia
