News/Events

Takaya Konishi has been promoted to the position of Partner at the Firm, as of January 1, 2011.

Takahiro Tsumagari and Masaji Hashimoto have been promoted to the position of Partner at the Firm, as of December 10, 2010.

Takahiro Tsumagari and Masaji Hashimoto have been promoted to the position of Partner at the Firm, as of December 10, 2010.

Yoshihito Ueno, an attorney admitted in Japan and New York and Shuji Koyama, an attorney admitted in Japan, joined the Firm on December 1, 2010, as Of Counsel.

[Seminar] “Disclosure Regulations on the Offering of Securities — Practices and Important Issues”: Takafumi Uematsu

[Seminar] “Listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange of Real Estate Funds — Actual Cases and Practices”: Masaji Hashimoto (Of Counsel)

Russell K. Kawahara, a Registered Foreign Lawyer (for the laws of the State of California, and the federal laws of the United States of America), has been promoted to the position of Partner at the Firm, as of November 16, 2010.

Tier 1 for “Structured Finance / Securitisation” in the 2010/2011 edition of The Asia Pacific Legal 500 / Partners Hiroo Atsumi and Hiroaki Takahashi named as “Leading Individuals” in the fields.

With merger into our firm of Mr. Yutaka Sakai and seven other attorneys, the name of our firm was changed from Atsumi & Partners to “Atsumi & Sakai” as of November 1.

Tier 1 for Capital Markets — structured finance and securitization in IFLR1000 2011 / Hiroo Atsumi named as Leading Lawyers for “Capital markets — structured finance and securitization” and “Banking”