2026

Lexology Index: Immigration 2026

Emi Uchida
- Recommended

Lexology Index: Healthcare & Life Sciences 2026

Chie Kasahara
- Recommended
  - Healthcare & Life Sciences - Patent Litigation

India Business Law Journal The A-List: India’s International Top Lawyers 2026

Ashish Jejurkar

The Best Lawyers in Japan 2027

Best Lawyers
- Ryuko Inoue
  Administrative Law
- Setsuko Yufu, Tatsuo Yamashima, Junya Ae, Kentaro Mano, Saori Hanada, Youngseop Song, Hirofumi Yamanashi
  Antitrust / Competition Law
- Kazuhiro Tanaka
  Arbitration and Mediation
- Hiroo Atsumi, Akio Kawamura, Bonnie L. Dixon, Yutaka Sakai, Makoto Fujii
  Asset Finance Law
- Hiroo Atsumi, Yutaka Sakai, Akimoto Kawamura, Toyoki Emoto, Hiroyuki Nezu, Yuri Suzuki, Fumiko Oikawa, Takaya Konishi, Shintaro Hamasu, Keita Imaizumi, Eiichiro Hata, Takafumi Ochiai, Akira Shimazaki, Tomohiro Kitada, Sayaka Aizawa, Shinji Yoshioka
  Banking and Finance Law
- Hiroo Atsumi
  Capital Markets Law
- Shuji Koyama
  Construction Law
- Bonnie L. Dixon, Akimoto Kawamura, Ian S. Scott, Takafumi Uematsu, Shintaro Hamasu, Masayuki Matsuura, Christopher Marc Hodgens, Tadashi Yuzawa
  Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Setsuko Yufu, Takeo Nishiyoshi, Akimoto Kawamura, Miho Niunoya, Emi Uchida, Fumiko Oikawa, Go Fujimoto, Keita Imaizumi, Masayuki Matsuura, Tatsuo Yamashima, Takafumi Ochiai, Yusuke Miura, Takasuke Mizukami, Hirofumi Hosoda, Akira Shimazaki, Kenichi Tanizaki, Masahito Fukuda, Ashish Jejurkar, Daisuke Suzuki, Shingo Isobe, Miki Ono, Sachiko Sugawara, Osamu Fujiwara, Chie Shinsha, Minako Otsuka, Hirofumi Kaji
  Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice
- Hiroyuki Nezu, Shinichiro Shimizu, Daisuke Suzuki
  Criminal Defense
- Miho Niunoya,
  Energy Law
- Akimoto Kawamura, Yuri Suzuki, Hiroyuki Sanbe
  Financial Institution Regulatory Law
- Yuri Suzuki, Takafumi Ochiai, Fumiyo Doi
  FinTech Practice
- Takafumi Ochiai
  Information Technology Law
- Mika Wakuta
  Insurance Law
- Kentaro Minato
  International Arbitration
- Bonnie L. Dixon, Go Fujimoto, Feng Qin Chen, Akiko Hosokawa, Hiroyuki Sanbe, Wataru Kamihigashi, Tadashi Yuzawa
  International Business Transactions
- Akio Kawamura, Keita Imaizumi, Eiichiro Hata, Nobuhiko Shimose, Madoka Hashimoto
  Investment and Investment Funds
- Emi Uchida, Makoto Nakano
  Labor and Employment Law
- Iku Sasaki
  Life Sciences Practice
- Bonnie L. Dixon, Kazutomo Ueyama, Toyoki Emoto, Kentaro Minato, Kazuhiro Tanaka, Chihiro Saito, Kohji Hayakawa
  Litigation
- Ian S. Scott, Chie Kasahara
  
  Media and Entertainment Law
- Eiichiro Hata, Yukihito Machida, Christopher Marc Hodgens
  Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law
- Hiroo Atsumi, Rie Kishida, Jun Oishi
  Project Finance and Development Practice
- Hiroo Atsumi, Russell K. Kawahara, Miho Niunoya, Shuji Koyama, Ryosuke Oue, Eiichiro Hata, Yasuhiro Usui, Jun Oishi, Hayato Kimura
  Real Estate Law
- Ian S. Scott
  Sports Law
- Hiroo Atsumi, Bonnie L. Dixon, Nozaki Ryuichi, Michiaki Hosoi, Kazuya Sato, Fumiko Soejima, Akiko Hosokawa, David Deyo Deck
  Structured Finance Law
- Takashi Tezuka
  Tax Accounting Law
- Hisashi Miyatsuka, Teruhisa Toyama, Shinichiro Shimizu, Takashi Tezuka
  Tax Law
- Takafumi Ochiai
  Technology Law
- Takafumi Ochiai
  Telecommunications Law
- Setsuko Yufu, Fumiko Oikawa
  Trade Law
Ones to Watch
- Kazuo Katayama
  Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Kazuo Katayama
  Tax Law

ALB Employer of Choice 2026

ALB Employer of Choice 2026

ALB Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2026

Chie Kasahara

Chambers Global Guide 2026

Japan
- Department
  - Banking & Finance: Domestic
  - Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives
  - Corporate/M&A: Domestic
  - International & Cross-Border Capabilities (Japanese Firms)
- Lawyers
  - Hiroo Atsumi
    - Banking & Finance: Domestic (Senior Statespeople)
  - Yutaka Sakai
    - Banking & Finance: Domestic

Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer 2026

Takafumi Ochiai

The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2026

Japan
- Tier 2
  - Banking and finance
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Intellectual property
  - Investment Funds
  - Projects and energy
  - Risk management and investigations
  - Sport
- Tier 3
  - Antitrust and competition law
  - Capital markets
  - Fintech
  - Labour and employment
  - Real estate and construction
  - Shipping
  - TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications)
- Tier 4
  - Dispute resolution
Hall of Fame & Leading partners
- Setsuko Yufu
  - Antitrust and competition (Hall of Fame)
- Akio Kawamura
  - Investment funds (Leading partners)
- Russell K. Kawahara
  - Real estate and construction (Leading partners)
- Yutaka Sakai
  - Banking and finance (Leading partners)
  - Shipping (Hall of Fame)
- Miho Niunoya
  - Projects and energy (Hall of Fame)
- Ian S. Scott
  - Sport (Hall of Fame)
- Chie Kasahara
  - Intellectual property (Leading partners)
  - TMT (Leading partners)
- Emi Uchida
  - Labour and employment (Leading partners)
- Ryuichi Nozaki
  - Investment funds (Leading partners)
- Yuri Suzuki
  - Banking and finance (Leading partners)
  - Fintech (Leading partners)
- Michiaki Hosoi
  - Projects and energy (Leading partners)
- Takafumi Uematsu
  - Real estate and construction (Leading partners)
- Tatsuo Yamashima
  - Antitrust and competition (Leading partners)
  - Labour and employment (Leading partners)
- Junya Ae
  - Antitrust and competition (Leading partners)
- Takafumi Ochiai
  - Fintech (Leading partners)
  - TMT (Leading partners)
- Yusuke Miura
  - Risk management and investigations (Leading partners)
- Kohei Murakawa
  - Dispute resolution (Leading partners)
Next generation partners
- Masayuki Matsuura
  - Antitrust and competition
- Akira Shimazaki
  - Banking and finance
- Tomoko Watanabe
  - Projects and energy
- Michio Suzuki
  - Antitrust and competition
- Rie Kishida
  - Projects and energy
- Osamu Fujiwara
  - Fintech

Lexology Index: Data 2026

Hiroyuki Sanbe
- Highly Recommended
  - Data - Information Technology

Lexology Index: Thought Leaders - Banking & Fintech 2026

Takafumi Ochiai
- Thought Leader
  - Banking & Fintech

Lexology Index: Banking & Fintech 2026

Takafumi Ochiai
- Thought Leader
  - Banking & Fintech

Lexology Index: Telecoms, Media & Entertainment 2026

Ian S. Scott
- Recommended
  - Telecoms & Media

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026

Japan
- Department
  - Banking & Finance: Domestic
  - Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives
  - Competition/Antitrust
  - Construction
  - Corporate/M&A: Domestic
  - Employment
  - Life Sciences
  - Projects & Energy: Domestic
  - Real Estate
- Lawyers
  - Hiroo Atsumi
    - Banking and Finance: Domestic (Senior Statespeople)
  - Setsuko Yufu
    - Competition/Antitrust (Senior Statespeople)
  - Russell K. Kawahara
    - Real Estate: Registered Foreign Lawyers
  - Yutaka Sakai
    - Banking & Finance: Domestic
  - Miho Niunoya
    - Construction (Spotlight Table)
    - Projects & Energy: Domestic
  - Emi Uchida
    - Employment: Bengoshi
  - Harukuni Ito
    - Life Sciences
  - Tatsuo Yamashima
    - Competition/Antitrust
    - Employment: Bengoshi
  - Junya Ae
    - Competition/Antitrust
  - Saori Hanada
    - Competition/Antitrust

Chambers FinTech 2026

Japan - Legal
- Leading Firm
Leading Individual
- Yuri Suzuki
- Takafumi Ochai

Global Competition Review (GCR) 100 2026

Japan
- Highly Recommended

Lexology Index: Client Choice 2026

Ian S. Scott
- Sports & Gaming
Hiroyuki Sanbe
- Data - Information Technology