Keiji Hatano, Managing Partner of S&C’s Tokyo office, was named one of Asia Business Law Journal’s Top Lawyers in Japan, an “A-List” of Japan's legal profession based on extensive research conducted by the publication. The nominations were made by professionals at a wide range of Japanese and global companies and law firms. Mr. Hatano has been recognized in this list for three consecutive years.
In the past year, he has advised clients on high-profile transactions, including SoftBank Group in its subsidiary Arm Holdings’ $5.2 billion IPO, the largest IPO of 2023, and Rakuten Bank’s IPO, the largest Japanese IPO since 2018. He also represented Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and its wholly owned subsidiary MUFG Bank in its acquisition of $936 million of additional shares of U.S. Bancorp.