Japan - LAWFUEL - Press Release Service - Global law firm Clifford Chance is pleased to announce that Tokyo-based corporate bengoshi Tatsuhiko Kamiyama was promoted to counsel on 1 July 2006. Tatsuhiko is an international lawyer specialising in corporate and M&A matters. He has been with Clifford Chance* for over five years, including a spell working in the firm's London office. Tatsuhiko qualified as a bengoshi in Japan in 1997 and was admitted to the New York Bar in 2004. Tim Jeffares and Eiichi Kanda, joint managing partners of Clifford Chance's Tokyo office, commented: "With the Japanese economy continuing to strengthen, and Japan M&A deal value soaring by 109% during 2005**, we are always looking to augment our bengoshi resource to support our clients in this growth market.