Overseas Disputes and Litigation

Unusually for a domestic Japanese law firm, Atsumi & Sakai has a very active international disputes practice. The team is particularly effective as it combines the expertise of Japanese litigation lawyers and the litigation experience of our foreign partners. We have acted as lead and local counsel on a number of high-profile and groundbreaking cases in the last few years, including:

Assisting a Japanese financial institution in pursuing money laundering claims before a court in California.
Assisting a Japanese manufacturer in defending contractual liability claims before a court in Eastern Europe.
Representing a class of property owners and businesses in a class action in the US for damages arising from the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

When advising foreign clients, our firm can field a team of expert Japanese lawyers and foreign lawyers who have relevant experience and bi-cultural sensitivity. Our team can do business and draft documents in Japanese, English, German, Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, and Marathi, and provides services around the clock through our global affiliated offices.