Bengoshi Lawyer - Corporate Associate Senior Associate Tokyo

We are looking for an Associate to join our highly successful corporate practice in Tokyo. Our teams specialize in advising on some of the worlds largest and most complex Corporate and M&A transactions and antitrust matters. Our diverse clientele includes public and private corporations private equity investors and financial institutions governmental institutions and international bodies. Our lawyers provide a seamless integrated service across our network of offices and across different areas of expertise.

As a Corporate Associate you will engage in a broad spectrum of activities focusing on either or both of

• Public and private M&A and private equity transactions into and out of Japan: Your role will encompass involvement in various stages of growth and preIPO investments strategic joint ventures leveraged buyouts and auction sale processes. In terms of sectors the group handles investments across all major sectors such as energy and infrastructure (particularly renewables) tech real estate industrials private funds healthcare agribusiness and more; and
• Antitrust matters including global merger filings global foreign direct investment filings and techsector antitrust matters. You will be conducting the filing analysis handling Japanese filings liaising with other offices and local firms regrading filings and drafting various submissions and papers in terms of investigations surveys and new legislations in the tech sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver expert legal advice and services on complex M&A and private equity transactions.
• Engage with a diverse client base on highprofile deals ensuring seamless and effective legal solutions.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams across our global network to provide integrated legal support.
• Lead transactions and matters with confidence and minimal oversight while effectively managing multiple workstreams.
• Cultivate and maintain client relationships contributing to business development and client retention.

Qualifications :

• The candidate should be 1 5 years experience as bengoshi.
• Demonstrated expertise in M&A (especially in private equity or energy & infrastructure) preferably gained in a toptier private practice within an international setting.
• Experience on merger filing analysis and filings in Japan and preferably in other jurisdictions and on techrelated antitrust matters involving digital platform.
• Proactive and independent with a proven track record of initiating and nurturing client relationships.
• Exceptional team player with the ability to lead complex deals and coordinate with various stakeholders.
• Proficient in legal drafting with impeccable attention to detail and clarity.

Additional Information :

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. We believe that each and every one of us should experience an equality of opportunity and an equality of experience here. We are always working to develop and deliver the best and most innovative approaches to make that happen. Inclusion is good for our team and their families our firm and society.

We are therefore committed to treating all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender gender identity and expression marital or civil partnership status race colour national or ethnic origin social or economic background disability religious belief sexual orientation or age. This applies to recruitment and selection terms and conditions of employment including pay promotion training transfer and every other aspect of employment.

The firm will regularly review its procedures and selection criteria to ensure that individuals are selected promoted and otherwise treated according to their relevant individual abilities and merits.

We have several initiatives and networks that support our aspiration to be the Global Law Firm of choice. These include our LGBT Gender Parity Ethnicity and Disability networks.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime