2026

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