Frankfurt / Düsseldorf

Our offices in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf are conveniently located in the heart of Europe, and are dedicated to assisting Japanese and European companies, across a wide range of industries, doing business throughout Europe and Asia

Nishimura & Asahi is the first major Japanese law firm to establish operations in Germany. Our deep under-standing of Asian and European business philosophies, cultures and languages allows us to provide focused and effective legal services, as well as on-target and efficient communications. Our lawyers in Germany provide premium legal services combined with extensive local market knowledge from dedicated teams across our network.
We advise on all corporate and M&A transactions in Europe, including inbound investment or acquisition of Japanese companies by European companies, outbound investment or acquisition of European companies by Japanese companies, and formation, management or dissolution of joint ventures. We also conduct cartel investigations, merger filings, foreign direct investment notifications, and advise on commercial disputes and internal investigations.
We also provide our clients with advice across all data protection and privacy issues, both domestically and internationally. Our attorneys in Germany have considerable experience in compliance matters, data breach and other incident issues, and data transactions and agreements and regularly partner with our dedicated teams in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia to provide our clients with comprehensive services.