The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Ranking 2022 Edition

Our firm has been ranked in Tier 1 for "Banking and finance", "Fintech", and "Investment funds" in the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (Japan) and has received high evaluation in Antitrust and competition, Corporate and M&A, Intellectual property, Projects and energy, Real estate and construction, Restructuring and insolvency, Risk management and investigations, Shipping and TMT. 

Also, 16 lawyers are named as "Leading Individuals", and 4 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

 

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

 

Ryuichi Nozaki, Partner
- Investment funds

 

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
- Fintech

 

Norio Suzuki, Partner
- Restructuring and insolvency

[Next generation partners]

Ryosuke Oue, Partner
- Banking and finance

 

Takafumi Uematsu, Partner
- Real estate and construction

 

Masayuki Matsuura, Partner
- Antitrust and competition

 

Kohei Murakawa, Partner
- Risk management and investigations