The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Ranking 2025 Edition

Atsumi & Sakai has received high evaluation in Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A, Fintech, Intellectual property, Investment Funds, Projects and energy, Risk management and investigations and TMT.

Also, 14 lawyers are named as "Leading Individuals" and 5 lawyers are named as "Next generation partners" in each of the practice areas.

【Leading Individuals】

Setsuko Yufu, Partner
- Antitrust and competition (Hall of Fame)

Akio Kawamura, Partner
- Investment funds

Russell K. Kawahara, Partner
- Real estate and construction

Yutaka Sakai, Partner
- Banking and finance
- Shipping (Hall of Fame)

Miho Niunoya, Partner
- Projects and energy (Hall of Fame)

Chie Kasahara, Partner

- Intellectual property
- TMT

Ryuichi Nozaki, Partner
- Investment funds

Yuri Suzuki, Partner
- Banking and finance
- Fintech

Michiaki Hosoi, Partner
- Projects and energy

Fumiko Oikawa, Partner
- Capital markets

Takafumi Uematsu, Partner
- Real estate and construction

Tatsuo Yamashima, Partner
- Antitrust and competition
- Labour and employment

Takafumi Ochiai, Partner
- Fintech
- TMT

Kohei Murakawa, Partner
- Dispute resolution

【Next generation partners】

Masayuki Matsuura, Partner
- Antitrust and competition

Akira Shimazaki , Partner
- Banking and finance

Tomoko Watanabe, Partner
- Projects and energy

Rie Kishida, Partner
- Projects and energy

Osamu Fujiwara, Partner
- Fintech