City-Yuwa Partners (シティユーワ法律事務所) is a law firm in Tokyo, Japan.
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 1 |
| No. of lawyers | 123 (Nov. 2013)[1] |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Date founded | February 1, 2003 |
| Website | http://www.city-yuwa.com/english/index.html |
The firm was formed February 1, 2003 upon the merger of Yuwa Partners, a firm specializing in international M&A (Mergers and acquisitions) and financial transactions, and the Law Department of Tokyo City Law & Tax Partners, a large domestic legal and tax practice. The firm expanded its offerings to include intellectual property by merging with patent litigation firm Ohba, Ozaki & Shimasue in September 2005. The firm doubled in size from 2005 to 2009, becoming a general legal practice.[2]
Asialaw ranks the firm as "highly recommended" in the fields of banking and finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A and investment funds.[3]
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edit- ^ "About the Firm". City-Yuwa. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "シティユーワ法律事務所". 伊藤塾. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "City-Yuwa Partners". Asialaw Profiles. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.