Akemi Suzuki
Partner
Tokyo Office
Akemi Suzuki
Partner
Tokyo Office
Akemi Suzuki has more than 20 years of experience representing Japanese and international companies in a wide range of complex cross-border transactions. Akemi’s practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and large-scale commercial projects, and her client list includes leading companies across diverse sectors, including pharmaceuticals, technology, energy, and hospitality. She also has extensive experience advising public and private companies on various corporate governance matters.
In addition to her corporate practice, Akemi regularly advises clients on matters relating to the evolving areas of data privacy, data governance, and information security, with an emphasis on highly-regulated industries, such as telecommunications and pharmaceuticals.
Akemi has received numerous recognitions for her client work, D&I initiatives, and pro-bono work. Recent notable awards include Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) at the ALB Japan Law Awards (2022), and Lawyer of the Year in Privacy and Data Security Law, awarded by The Best Lawyers in Japan (2022).
Practice Areas
Languages
Japanese, English
Qualifications
2000, Japan (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
Practice Areas
Languages
Japanese, English
Qualifications
2000, Japan (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
ALB Japan In-House Legal Summit 2025
Akemi Suzuki, Yusei Uji
The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo
NO&T - McDermott Will & Emery Joint Seminar
Akemi Suzuki, Keiji Tonomura, Dr. Boris Uphoff (McDermott Will & Emery)
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Tokyo Office
Technology & Innovation Seminar
Soichiro Fujiwara, Akemi Suzuki, Keiji Tonomura, Tsutomu Endo, Masaki Mizukoshi, Yukiko Konno, Akira Komatsu, Takeshi Hayakawa, Yuki Matsumiya, Akihisa Shiozaki (Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Labour and Welfare, member of the House of Representatives)
JP TOWER Hall & Conference
Asia Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Conference
Akemi Suzuki (Moderator)
The Peninsula Tokyo
(April 2025)
Akemi Suzuki, Shuichi Nishimura, Kohei Mano (Co-author)
(May 2024)
Akemi Suzuki, Shuichi Nishimura, Kohei Mano (Co-author)
(August 2022)
Akemi Suzuki, Takeshi Hayakawa (Co-author)
(June 2022)
Hiroshi Mitoma, Tomohiko Iwasaki, Akemi Suzuki, Kosuke Hamaguchi (Co-author)