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Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
17TH FLOOR, DAIDO SEIMEI KASUMIGASEKI BUILDING
1-4-2 KASUMIGASEKI, CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 100-0013
Japan

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner

Career

Jacky Scanlan-Dyas is the Regional Lead for Corporate in Japan, the Global Co-Lead for Hogan Lovells’ Manufacturing and Industrials Industry Group, and member of the Hogan Lovells global M&A leadership committee. Jacky has over 25 years’ cross-border transaction experience across the full range of structures, including M&A, investments, exits, joint ventures, complex commercial contracts, and restructuring and insolvency issues.

Jacky’s extensive international experience and results-orientated approach enable her to navigate cross-cultural issues that arise in multi-jurisdictional transactions. She knows how to get deals done, having advised numerous major Japanese corporates, funds, and trading houses on corporate transactions all around the globe—in particular India, South East Asia, Latin America, the U.S., and Europe—as well as many international investors from these regions on their investments and businesses in Japan.

Languages

English, Japanese

Memberships

Foreign Women Lawyers Association

Education

Extra Mural Post Grad DipTJFL (Distinction), Japanese, Massey University, 1999

LLB (Hons), University of Canterbury, 1994

B.A., Japanese, University of Canterbury, 1994

Lawyer Rankings

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

(Leading individuals: Gaiben)

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The ‘commercially oriented‘ practice at Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo offers clients a one-stop shop for all corporate and M&A matters, ranging from advice on cross-border investments to multi-jurisdictional transactions and company restructurings. The team is jointly led by Jacky Scanlan-Dyas, who is described as an ‘outstanding business adviser‘, and Wataru Kamoto, who clients commend for his ability to ‘explain Japanese practice in US terms‘. The team has particular knowledge of diversified industrials, which includes the TMT, energy, automotive, infrastructure, and insurance sectors. Viet Nguyen, who was promoted to counsel in January 2023, is the key contact for restructurings and insolvency cases. Associate Raymond Dunne is also a recommended name within the practice, complimented by clients as ‘extremely responsive‘.