We are pleased to announce that Daisuke Yamamoto, a lawyer at our firm, has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan 2027 in the field of Tax Law.
For more details regarding this recognition, please refer to the following:
https://www.bestlawyers.com/
We are pleased to announce that we have been ranked in Band 4 for the “Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms” category in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026.
Legal 500 has its HQ in Great Britain and analyses confidential data from 300,000+ commercial law firm clients to evaluate law firms and lawyers by practice area, industry and jurisdiction.
Practice Area
Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms
Legal 500’s website
https://www.legal500.com/c/
On May 29, 2025, we will be co-hosting a physical business conference “NZC BUSINESS LAW CONFERENCE 2025” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in collaboration with our affiliated firm in Malaysia, Nazmi Zaini Chambers.
This seminar will be held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and will provide valuable insights into the process of setting up a business in Malaysia including the ongoing compliance and regulatory obligations. This event will feature experts sharing, discussion and Q&A session offering participants the opportunity to engage directly with legal experts. This event is relevant especially for foreign businesses interested in establishing their presence in the Malaysian market.
We will also have a networking session at the end of this seminar. Our lawyers, Farhatun Najad Zulkipli and Sharil Ramli will be present at this physical seminar for networking sessions.
This seminar will be held in English.
We look forward to seeing you.
<Details of this Seminar>
*This is a physical seminar, and we won’t be conducting any online sessions.
Date and time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on May 29, 2025
Venue: my11, Level 1A, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre(MITEC)
Available slot: 20 persons only(first come first served basis)
RSVP: Please fill out the form below:
https://forms.gle/e3pphDghouRMwvjy5
Due to phone line & Internet cable installation, the telephone and fax lines at our Tokyo office will be unavailable for the entire day on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
For urgent matters, please contact your lawyer directly by phone or email, or reach us at info@oneasia.legal.
An article titled “One Asia Lawyers: Empowering Japanese Investors in ASEAN and Beyond” featuring One Asia Lawyers Group was published in The Japan Times on December 6, 2024.
The article discusses Japanese companies’ investments in Cambodia and includes comments from Nobuaki Murakami, a lawyer at One Asia Lawyers Group.
For more details, please visit the link below (external website):
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/country-report/2024/12/06/global-media-post/cambodia-report-2024/one-asia-lawyers-empowering-japanese-investors-asean-beyond/
We are pleased to announce that two M&A transactions handled by our lawyer, Hiroyuki Masuda, in 2023 and 2024 have been awarded high praise as “Remarkable” from LegalOne. The two transactions are the “Fujimak Corporation’s acquisition of 100% shares in Somerville” in 2023 and “Matching Service Japan’s acquisition of 75% shares in FourQuarters Recruitment” in 2024.
LegalOne is an independent global research company that provides a groundbreaking unique source to senior executives, general counsel, and decision-makers by referencing evaluations and exclusive reviews of commercial deals, dispute cases, and intellectual property matters, as well as direct ratings and testimonials from clients to legal advisors.
For more details on these ratings and other cases we have handled, please see the links below:
[Details on the evaluation of Fujimak Corporation’s acquisition of 100% shares in Somerville]
[Hiroyuki Masuda’s profile page on LegalOne]
[Deals/Cases by our firm that have been recognized by LegalOne]
This evaluation reflects LegalOne’s analysis of the significance, complexity, and other factors of M&A transactions handled by our lawyers.
We are pleased to announce that the APAC Insider Legal Awards 2024 organized by APAC Insider has awarded us the “Cross Border M&A Law Firm of the Year 2024 – South East Asia” and Yasuaki Nanba as the “Best Labor Dispute Lawyer 2024 (SEA)”.
APAC Insider provides information on news, business trends, etc. across the Asia Pacific region.
For further information, please refer to the following links
Legal Awards 2024 announcement page: https://www.apac-insider.com/awards/legal-awards/
List of 2024 award winners: https://apacinsider.digital/winners-list/?award=11482-2024
Our firm’s page: https://apacinsider.digital/winners/one-asia-lawyers-2/
We were also awarded “Best Japanese Business M&A Firm 2023 – South East Asia” at the Legal Awards 2023 last year.
https://oneasia.legal/11139
We are excited to announce that One Asia Lawyers has formed a strategic alliance with Nazmi Zaini Chambers, a distinguished law firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, effective September 1, 2024.
Nazmi Zaini Chambers is a full-service law firm with core practice areas covering Financial Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Advisory & Compliance, Dispute Resolution and Projects & Infrastructure.
With this alliance, One Asia Lawyers Malaysia team brings more extensive experience and a deep understanding of both the Kuala Lumpur market and Malaysia as a whole.
PERSOL RESEARCH AND CONSULTING CO., LTD. has updated the “PERSOL HR DATA BANK in APAC” contributed by One Asia Lawyers Group members.
Our group members mainly wrote the contents of the “Labor laws and Labor markets” section and have now updated this section to the latest version.
For more information, please visit the following link.
PERSOL HR DATA BANK in APAC – PERSOL RESEARCH AND CONSULTING (persol-group.co.jp)
Seminar for the Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in Singapore has decided to adopt the “Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests” (“Tripartite Guidelines“) starting from 1 December 2024. All companies in Singapore are required to implement policies and processes regarding Flexible Work Arrangements (FWA) and appropriately amend their work rules and employment contracts accordingly.
The “Tripartite Guidelines” are binding guidelines established to complement the Employment Act of Singapore, setting out a series of employment practices that Singapore companies should implement in the workplace. MOM can take appropriate measures against companies that do not comply with the Tripartite Guidelines. In this seminar, we will explain the purpose of the new Tripartite Guidelines, the specific content of Flexible Work Arrangements (FWA), how Japanese companies should respond, the methods for implementing FWA policies and processes, and the ways to amend work rules and employment contracts.
Additionally, we will also provide updates on the latest “Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL)” scheduled to be introduced in the latter half of 2024, as well as other changes in labor law practices in Singapore. Please join us for this informative session.
【Contents】※ This seminar is provided in hybrid style, in-person and webinar.
Date and time: August 6, 2024, Singapore Time
3:30 pm: Registration
4:00 pm: Commencement of the seminar
Question and Answer
5:00 pm: Networking.
6:00 pm: End of Event.
★Information★
■Date： August 6 2024 (Tuesday)
Seminar/Webinar: 4:00 PM ～ 5:00 PM（Singapore Time）/ 5:00 PM～ 6:00PM（Japan time）
Networking: 5:00 PM ～ 6:00 PM（Singapore Time）/ 6:00 PM～ 7:00PM（Japan time）* this is offered only at in-person at the venue. We will also offer you snacks and drinks.
■Where/How：
In-person event at One Asia Lawyers: Focus Law Asia, #21-01/#21-02, 16 Raffles Quay, Hong Leong Building, Singapore 048581
Webinar: Zoom Webinar
■Fee：Free of charge
■Link to Register： https://forms.gle/zPBMSXYr5f8sjmNw6
■How to attend：Please register from the link above.
■＜Speakers＞
・One Asia Lawyers: Focus Law Asia LLC
Lawyer in Japan, Singapore Tetsuo Kurita (Partner)
Lawyer in Singapore Victoria Wah (Senior Associate)
■Should you have any inquiries, please contact the email below:
seminar@oneasia.legal
