Bio

Naoko Shimura is a partner at Nishimura & Asahi specializing in the areas of Corporate/M&A. She handles various types of M&A, such as global/domestic acquisitions and alliances, joint venture transactions, and group reorganization. She also has extensive experience providing strategic advice on various legal issues commonly faced by corporate clients, including those relating to corporate governance, compliance, commercial contracts/transactions, employment, and crisis management. Among other accolades, she has been recognized as one of the leading lawyers in the area of Corporate/M&A in Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers Global - The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and was recommended by the Best Lawyers in Japan (Corporate and M&A).