Nishimura & Asahi, Japan’s largest law firm by headcount, has expanded its overseas law advisory capability for corporate M&A practice with the partner hire of Jason Jose R. Jiao, who was most recently a foreign law partner at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, in Tokyo.

Jiao is dually qualified in the Philippines and the U.S., and is currently the first Philippine-qualified partner at the firm’s Japan offices.