Precautionary measures against the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Atsumi & Sakai has established a special response team to address the risk posed by 2019 Novel Coronavirus, and is implementing countermeasures to avoid the spread of the virus and ensure the safety of our lawyers and staff.
In particular, we would like to ask for your understanding and cooperation in relation to the following measures:

 

1) Telework and staggered commuting hours for staff

 

Starting from Monday, March 2, approximately half of our staff will work from home, while the other half will work from 10:45 to 16:30 to avoid rush hour commuting.
A recorded message will be played to callers to our main phone numbers outside of the abovementioned office hours (10:45 to 16:30).
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

 

2) Telework recommendation for lawyers

 

We recommend our lawyers to work from home as much as possible.
However, lawyers will work at the office if necessary, and are generally reachable via their direct phone number, mobile phone number and email as usual.

 

Depending on how the situation with the novel coronavirus develops, we may introduce additional measures in the future and will continue to update our website accordingly.