Hire of Koichiro Nakada and Yoko Nakada extends focus on Asia-Pacific region.
Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the appointment of Koichiro Nakada as Consultant Partner and Yoko Nakada as Senior Associate in the firm’s market-leading employment team. Their appointments also establish a new Japan Business Group within Lewis Silkin, building upon the firm’s expanding focus on supporting businesses across the Asia-Pacific region.
Koichiro Nakada, who will serve as Head of the Japan Business Group, brings with him a wealth of experience acting for companies, governmental organisations and high net-worth individuals in the Japanese community in the UK, Europe and Japan. He has previously worked for Baker McKenzie and Clifford Chance, and will continue to act as General Legal Counsel for the Embassy of Japan, JETRO London and Honorary Chairman of the British Japanese Law Association.
Yoko Nakada qualified as a solicitor in 2012, and joins the firm as a Senior Associate from 3HR Corporate Solicitors. Acting as Deputy Head of the Japan Business Group, she will specialise in employment, company commercial and data protection law.
The new Japan Business Group will focus on providing employment, business immigration and company commercial services to Japanese clients operating in the UK and throughout Europe. It builds on longstanding relationships with existing Japanese clients and complements Lewis Silkin’s wider offering to clients based across Asia through its Hong Kong office launched in 2015 and its Korean Desk established in 2016 with the hire of Soyoung Lee.
Our Japan Business Group advises and supports Japanese companies and government institutions in the UK and the rest of Europe.
I am a Senior Associate in the Employment, Immigration and Reward division and Deputy Head of the Japan Business Group.