04.11.2026
Awards

Atsumi & Sakai has received high evaluation in the IFLR1000 2026

Atsumi & Sakai has been ranked in Tier 2 for "Banking", "Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation",   "Project development", and "Project finance", and highly ranked for "Capital markets: Debt", "Capital markets: Equity", "M&A" and "Private equity" in the IFLR1000 2026 (2027 Edition).

 

Also, 23 of our lawyers* have been recognized in the following categories.

 

【Market leader】

Hiroo Atsumi, Partner

- Banking, Capital markets : Structured finance and securitization

 

【Highly regarded】

Yutaka Sakai, Partner

- Banking, Project finance, Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation, Energy and infrastructure, Project development

Miho Niunoya, Partner

- Banking, Project finance, Energy and infrastructure, M&A, Project development

Ryuichi Nozaki, Partner

- Banking, Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation

Yuri Suzuki, Partner

- Banking

Michiaki Hosoi, Partner

- Project finance

Fumiko Oikawa, Partner

- Banking

Takafumi Uematsu, Partner

- Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation, M&A, Project development

Masayuki Matsuura, Partner

- M&A

Takafumi Ochiai, Partner

- Banking

Takasuke Mizukami, Partner

- M&A

Kenichi Tanizaki, Partner

- Banking, Project finance

Mayumi Hongo, Partner

- Project development, Project finance

 

【Women leaders】

Miho Niunoya, Partner

- Banking, Project finance, Energy and infrastructure, M&A, Project development

 

【Notable practitioner】

Akio Kawamura, Partner

- Corporate and M&A

Shuji Koyama, Partner

- Real estate acquisitions, Real estate finance

Keita Imaizumi, Partner

- Banking

Teruhisa Toyama, Partner

- Project development

Sayaka Aizawa, Partner

- Banking

 

【Rising star partner】

Akira Shimazaki, Partner

- Banking

Atsushi Tabata, Partner

- Banking

Kimiharu Masaki, Partner

- Project finance

 

【Rising star】

Youngseop Song, Partner

- Corporate and M&A

Ryuhei Omori, Associate

- Project development, Project finance

 

*As of November 4, 2026.