Jacky Scanlan-Dyas is a Corporate partner in the firm's Tokyo office. She is qualified in England and Wales and New Zealand and has extensive experience spanning four continents and over 20 years of cross-border corporate transactions. Her areas of expertise include mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and complex commercial agreements with a particular focus on the automotive industry and diversified industrials.

Jacky also advises on general commercial matters in connection with all aspects of the company lifecycle. These range from establishment, governance, investment and winding up to purchase, sale and distribution arrangements. 

Jacky’s extensive international experience enables her to navigate cross-cultural issues that arise in multi-jurisdictional transactions. She advises Japanese clients investing outside of Japan and non-Japanese clients investing into Japan. She knows how to get deals done in Japan, having lived there for over 12 years.

Jacky is recognized as an up and coming practitioner by various publications including Chambers Asia Pacific. She was recently awarded the "Person of the Year" at the British Business Awards 2016 by the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan.