Akiko Mikumo is head of Weil’s Hong Kong office, Managing Partner for Asia and a member of the firm's Management Committee. She has over 25 years of experience advising on mergers and acquisitions matters in New York, London and Asia.
Ms. Mikumo’s diverse M&A and securities law practice includes representing strategic and financial sellers and buyers of public and private companies, strategic joint venture partners and other minority investors and financial advisors in cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. She regularly advises on takeovers, mergers, proxy fights, spinoffs and strategic alliances.
Ms. Mikumo is "highly recommended" by clients for private equity (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2011-2012) and is recognized as a leading M&A practitioner by both Chambers and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. She also was recognized in the BTI Consulting Group’s “All-Star Team for Law Firms” based on interviews with corporate counsel at Fortune 1000 corporations and was named "Dealmaker of the Year" by The American Lawyer in 2004. She speaks frequently on M&A topics.
Ms. Mikumo is admitted to practice in New York.