Clifford Chance has announced its second major managerial change in the firm’s Tokyo office in a month with the appointment of co-managing partners Reiko Sakimura and Leng-Fong Lai.
Capital markets partner Sakimura and structured finance partner Lai will replace current office managing partner Eiichi Kanda effective from tomorrow (1 May) as the firm says Kanda will step back into a client-facing real estate and infrastructure role.
Last month, the firm revealed that partner Peter Coney would be taking over to head up the litigation and disputes practice in the 31-year old office.
Clifford Chance Asia Pacific regional managing partner Geraint Hughes, who replaced Peter Charlton in his role two years ago, said: “We are delighted to welcome two highly regarded partners to the regional management team. They both have been active members of the firm locally, regionally and globally and will bring valuable leadership experience.
“Eiichi will be continuing to make a major contribution to the office and our practice in the region in building and developing his practice with its strong focus on the important real estate and infrastructure sectors.”
The magic circle firm has made a string of managerial announcements in 2018. Clifford Chance named its first chief risk officer just two weeks ago, while Charles Adam was revealed to have taken over from Yves Werhli as its Continental European managing partner.
Clifford Chance corporate head Guy Norman was also reappointed to his role for a second four-year term recently.
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