The Japanese office of the Firm, which has been present in Tokyo since 1999 (technically, independent entity under Japanese law), is assisted and complemented by a dedicated Japan Desk in our Milan office. Through these two structures the firm provides comprehensive legal assistance to Japanese clients doing business in Italy and, vice-versa, to Italian, European, and non-EU clients with business in Japan.
The team has a working knowledge of Japanese and has an in-depth, specialized experience of legal and business relationships between Italy and Japan. It advises on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on cross-border investments (joint ventures, M&A, company start-ups, opening of branches, etc.), and on all types of contracts.

Adriano Villa is the country partner for Japan and the head of the Japan Desk in Milano. He has lived and worked as a lawyer in Japan for several years, and is – to date– the only Italian lawyer to have ever been admitted to the legal profession in the country as a foreign attorney (“Gaikokuho-jimubengoshi”) of Italian origin.