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Norton Rose Fulbright
OTEMACHI FIRST SQUARE EAST TOWER 18F
1-5-1 OTEMACHI CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 1000-0004
Japan

Work Department

Corporate, M&A

Position

Sam Inohara is a corporate lawyer based in our Tokyo office. Sam’s practice focuses on cross border mergers, acquisition and joint ventures (M&A) representing public and private companies in technology and innovation, life science and healthcare, and energy.  He has substantial experience with carve out transactions and transactions involving multiple jurisdictions.

Career

  • Attorney at Law, admitted in California 1997
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer 2012

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese

Memberships

Member, Board of Trustees, The British School in Tokyo

Education

JD, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1997

BS, University of Michigan, 1993

Lawyer Rankings

Japan > Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures

(Next Generation Partners: Gaiben)

Sam Inohara –Norton Rose Fulbright

The team at Norton Rose Fulbright advises clients on both inbound and outbound corporate M&A transactions, with a particular emphasis on the energy sector. Sam Inohara heads up the practice and is focused on cross-border M&A and joint ventures, with support provided from associate Andrew Clarke. Akihiko Takamatsu joined the practice from Clifford Chance in February 2023.