Clifford Chance has recruited a corporate partner in Tokyo.

Michihiro Nishi joins from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom where he was counsel. Nishi, who’s qualified as a bengoshi in Japan, advises private equity funds and public companies on investments and other cross-border M&A deals. In 2017, he was part of the Skadden team that advised WeWork Companies on a $4.4 billion investment from the SoftBank Group and the SoftBank Vision Fund.