White & Case has expanded its global mergers & acquisitions practice with the addition of Naoya Shiota as a partner in Tokyo. Shiota joins the law firm from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, where he was a partner. He is admitted to practise in both Japan and New York.
Shiota is an M&A lawyer who advises global private equity clients and Japanese corporate clients on cross-border and domestic acquisitions and disposals. He has substantial experience advising on transactions in a wide range of industries, particularly the automotive, technology and entertainment sectors.
“Private equity remains a strategic focus for the firm globally, with strong teams serving Greater China and Southeast Asia, coupled with our growing capabilities in the US and EMEA,” says White & Case partner John Reiss, head of the global mergers & acquisitions practice. “We are seeing significant demand for sophisticated Japanese private equity M&A legal services and that is only going to increase in the years ahead as leading private equity firms establish and expand their Tokyo offices and need experienced legal advisers on-the-ground with global capabilities.”
