In terms of Japanese law, the firm offers its clients a full range of general corporate and business law legal services, including advice (strategic and legal), negotiation and documentation in connection with all legal aspects of corporate governance, financing, licensing, joint venture and acquisition transactions. Moreover, by leveraging our firm's size - one of (if not) the largest in the country - and taking advantage of the vast pool of collective expertise and knowledge of our attorneys, the firm is perhaps unrivaled in Japan in being able to assist clients tackle very complex and diverse of legal issues involved in even the largest of corporate transactions.

We are leaders in the introduction of Japanese-style anti-takeover defenses as well as in the implementation of MBOs and other M&As utilizing the diversity of legal framework alternatives available under Japanese law, including TOBs, merger and consolidations, business transfers and other corporate reorganizations involving share-for-share exchanges, transfers and corporate splits, and in the development of sophisticated financing methods and structures, including asset and loan securitizations, syndicated loans, project finance transactions and other structured finance.

We also provide clients with legal counsel and assistance in connection with a broad range of other business law-related areas, including, incorporation of subsidiary, establishment of branch office, tax and antitrust issues, issues related to intellectual property rights, employment-related legal issues and dispute resolution. In all of these varied areas, we bring with us a depth of experience and expertise that allows us to offer legal services of high quality service available in Japan.

We are extremely proud of the very strong legislative and regulatory law practice we have been able to develop and maintain at NO&T. We are able to provide guidance and counsel with respect to legislation and regulations in such diverse areas as banking, securities, insurance, investment trusts, investment advisory, telecommunications, broadcasting, internet and multimedia law (including the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law). We are actively engaged in advising on the Japanese-REIT and PFI laws, the Gas Industry Law and Electricity Utilities Industry Law.

Our client list spans the gamut of business and governmental sectors, including the Government of Japan itself, governmental agencies (including independent administrative institutions), and industry leaders in the finance, trade, steel, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, automotive, electronics, utilities, fashion, textiles, fiber, food and beverage, construction, real estate, computer, multimedia, communications and broadcasting, publishing, education, hotel and entertainment sectors. It would probably be no exaggeration to say that our client list includes companies from every major sector of industry. With vast wealth of experience in tackling legal issues across many different fields of business endeavors, we can offer our clients a pool of general and specialist expertise to handle the vast majority of all possible projects.

We are also extremely well positioned to advise Japanese companies in matters involving overseas investments and other business ventures requiring foreign legal liaison. We are able to assist our clients with all legal aspects of entry into an overseas market, from providing counsel on the strategic and legal implications of such a move to assistance in acquiring necessary local licenses and permits, checking local laws, preparing contracts and handling all of the other legal aspects and procedures associated with the establishment of a local branch office, subsidiary or joint venture in a foreign country. In cooperation with local law offices, where necessary, this firm can provide our clients with complete and seamless legal services.