Special Recognition

• asialaw Leading Lawyers 2024/25 - Notable practitioner - Corporate and M&A
• The Legal 500, Asia Pacific 2024 - Recommended - Corporate and M&A

Key Qualifications

Seiji Akimoto’s primary areas of practice are corporate acquisitions and reorganizations, and he specializes in cross-border mergers & acquisitions. He has abundant experience handling corporate acquisitions and investments involving companies located in countries across the globe, especially those in Asia. He has written extensively on mergers & acquisitions and related legislation in Asia, notably “The Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law” (The 2010 Guide to Japan edited by IFLA).

Background

• University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 2008)​
• The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1999)

Qualification

• Admitted in New York State, 2009
• Admitted in Japan, 2002

Membership

• Member of New York State Bar Association
• Member of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association