The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Ranking 2021 Edition

Our firm has been ranked in Tier 1 for "Banking and finance", "Fintech", "Projects and energy," and "TMT" in the 2021 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (Japan) and has received high evaluation in Antitrust and competition, Corporate and M&A, Intellectual property, Investment funds, Real estate and construction, Restructuring and insolvency, Risk management and investigations and Shipping. 

Also, 14 lawyers are named as "Leading Individuals", 4 lawyers are named as "Next Generation lawyers" and 1 lawyer is named as "Rising star" in each of the practice areas.

 

[Leading Individuals]

 

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

 

Russell K. Kawahara, Partner
- Real estate and construction

 

Bonnie L. Dixon, Partner
- Dispute resolution

 

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

 

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

 

Ian S. Scott, Partner
- Intellectual property

 

Chie Kasahara, Partner
- TMT
- Intellectual property

 

Masataka Hayakawa, Partner
- Risk management and investigations

 

Yuri Suzuki, Partner
- Banking and finance
- Fintech

 

Michiaki Hosoi, Partner
- Projects and energy

 

Fumiko Oikawa, Partner
- Capital markets

 

Tatsuo Yamashima, Partner
- Antitrust and competition

 

Takafumi Ochiai, Partner
- Banking and finance
- Fintech

 

Norio Suzuki, Partner
- Restructuring and insolvency

[Next Generation Lawyers]

 

Takafumi Uematsu, Partner
- Real estate and construction

 

Ryosuke Oue, Partner
- Banking and finance

 

Masayuki Matsuura, Partner
- Antitrust and competition

 

Kohei Murakawa, Partner
- Risk management and investigations

 

[Rising stars]

 

Maki Katayanagi, Associate
- Intellectual property