Morrison & Foerster has hired Latham & Watkins corporate partner Nozomi Oda in Tokyo – the latest lateral move in the Japanese capital fuelled by the rise of mergers and acquisitions work.

Oda, who is qualified in Japan, focuses on cross-border public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, strategic investments and capital markets transactions for private equity firms and life sciences companies. She also advises on Japanese regulations, including those related to securities, funds and mergers as well as health care and life sciences.