News/Events

"AI Regulations: Rule-making and Scrutiny of Existing Laws in Parallel," in which Hiroyuki Sanbe was interviewed, has been published in the Sankei newspaper, dated June 10, 2023.

Comments by Kazuki Ishihara, Yasuhiro Usui and Osamu Fujiwara were quoted in an article entitled "LARGE FIRMS AIM SMALL: Large Law Firms in Japan Have Started Offering Support for Startups," in Asian Legal Business Japan Edition, June 2023.

Atsumi & Sakai was featured in an article in the Nikkei Online Edition.

Takafumi Ochiai’s comments were quoted in the articles in the Nikkei Business Daily and the Nikkei Online Edition.

Junko Echigo’s comment was quoted in an article entitled "The App that Helped Save a Life - “Priceless Advice” from a Doctor from Home," in the Asahi Shimbun Digital, dated March 25, 2023, published by The Asahi Shimbun Company.

Atsumi & Sakai has been quoted in a web article entitled “In Asia, Remote Work Sees Strong Pushback — but New Habits Die Hard,” dated February 7, 2023, published by The Japan Times.

Takafumi Ochiai’s comment was quoted in an article entitled "FTX in Japan: Refund Preparation Starting February, 2 Months since Bankruptcy," in the Nikkei Online Edition, dated January 12, 2023, published by Nikkei Inc.

Takafumi Ochiai’s comment was quoted in an article entitled "A Wave of Regulations on Crypto-Currencies Worldwide; Collapse of FTX, Discussions Started in the US Focused on Protection of Customer Assets," in the Nikkei Online Edition.

Naoki Kanehisa (Partner)'s comment was quoted in a web article entitled "Japanese Law Firms Expand in London, Offering Japan-bound Fintech Advisory Work," dated November 8, 2022, published by Law.com International.

Hiroyuki Sanbe (Partner)’s comment was quoted in an article entitled “EU's AI Regulation May Come into Force in 2023 – Human Rights and Technological Advancement Collide,” in the Nikkei Online Edition, dated November 6, 2022, published by Nikkei Inc.