Atsumi & Sakai has received high evaluation in asialaw 2026

Atsumi & Sakai has been listed in the Japan rankings of asialaw 2026 Edition and has received high evaluation in the following practice areas.

Also, 21 of our lawyers were selected as “asialaw Leading Lawyers 2026” in each of the following areas.

 

【Law Firm Rankings】

Outstanding

- Construction

- Energy

- Infrastructure

Highly Recommended

- Banking and finance

- Capital markets

- Dispute resolution

- Banking and financial services

- Real estate

- Investment funds

- Regulatory

Recommended

- Competition/antitrust

- Corporate and M&A

- Aviation and shipping

- Insurance

- Pharmaceuticals and life sciences

- Technology and telecommunications

- Labour and employment

- Private equity

- Restructuring and insolvency

Notable

- Media and entertainment

- Intellectual property

- Tax

 

【Leading Lawyers】

Senior Statesman

Hiroo Atsumi, Partner

- Banking and finance, Capital markets

Distinguished Practitioner

Setsuko Yufu, Partner

- Competition/antitrust

Russell K. Kawahara, Partner

- Real estate

Yutaka Sakai, Partner

- Banking and finance, Energy

Miho Niunoya, Partner

- Energy

Chie Kasahara, Partner

- Pharmaceuticals and life sciences

Saori Hanada, Partner

- Competition/antitrust

Yukiko Mitsuhashi, Partner

- Pharmaceuticals and life sciences

Emi Uchida, Partner

- Labour and employment

Harukuni Ito, Partner

- Pharmaceuticals and life sciences

Yuri Suzuki, Partner

- Banking and finance, Capital markets, Banking and financial services

Michiaki Hosoi, Partner

- Banking and finance, Energy

Tatsuo Yamashima, Partner

- Competition/antitrust, Labour and employment

Junya Ae, Partner​​​​​​​

- Competition/antitrust

Takasuke Mizukami, Partner

- Corporate and M&A

Notable Practitioner

Akio Kawamura, Partner​​​​​​​

- Investment funds

Ryuichi Nozaki, Partner​​​​​​​

- Investment funds

Takafumi Uematsu, Partner

- Real estate

Masayuki Matsuura, Partner​​​​​​​

- Competition/antitrust

Kohei Murakawa, Partner​​​​​​​

- Dispute resolution

Michio Suzuki, Partner​​​​​​​

- Competition/antitrust

 

【Related Links】

Japan (asialaw) | IFLR

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