The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Ranking 2024 Edition

Our firm has been ranked in Tier 1 for "Investment funds" in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (Japan) and has received high evaluation in Antitrust and competition law, Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A, Fintech, Intellectual property, Projects and energy, Risk management and investigations and TMT. 

 

Also, 14 lawyers are named as "Leading Individuals", 6 lawyers are named as "Next generation partners", 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)

 

Akio Kawamura, Partner
- Investment funds

 

Russell K. Kawahara, Partner
- Real estate and construction

 

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

 

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

 

Chie Kasahara, Partner

- Intellectual property
- TMT

 

Ryuichi Nozaki, Partner
- Investment funds

 

Yuri Suzuki, Partner
- Banking and finance
- Fintech

 

Michiaki Hosoi, Partner
- Projects and energy

 

Fumiko Oikawa, Partner
- Capital markets

 

Takafumi Uematsu, Partner
- Real estate and construction

 

Tatsuo Yamashima, Partner
- Antitrust and competition

 

Takafumi Ochiai, Partner
- Fintech

 

Kohei Murakawa, Partner
- Dispute resolution

【Next generation partners】

 

Masayuki Matsuura, Partner
- Antitrust and competition

 

Kohei Murakawa, Partner
- Risk management and investigations

 

Tomoko Watanabe, Partner
- Projects and energy

 

 

Akira Shimazaki​​​​​​ , Partner
- Banking and finance

 

Osamu Fujiwara, Partner
- Fintech

Youngseop Song, Partner

- Corporate and M&A