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April 17, 2025

Awards

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2026 edition)

69 lawyers from our firm have been included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ by Best Lawyers®.

Arbitration and Mediation
Colin Trehearne, Lexi Takamatsu, Shutaro Kuwahara, Midori Yamaguchi, Zoe Lim, Yu Soh, Makoto Nishimura, Ryo Kojima

Banking and Finance Law
Akiko Okanari, Yuki Sameshima

Capital Markets Law
Ryo Onaka, Keiichi Bando, Yuka Ota, Jun Umezawa, Ryotaro Hirakawa, Shinya Mizumoto, Tomohiro Oka, Kazuki Sawa, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Kosuke Anan, Yusuke Kobayashi, Akifumi Suzuki, Yuta Aikawa, Toshiya Asakura, Fumiya Kitsukawa

Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Subham Agarwala, Eugene Chao, Jun Kimura, Tasuku Suenaga, Fumiya Sunose, Go Chihara, Shoyo Murata, Kohei Wachi, Yurika Inoue, Seiya Takao, Yutong (Janet) Zhang

Energy Law
Yuki Sameshima, Jun Akimoto

Financial Institution Regulatory Law
Kensuke Oki, Ryo Yoshino, Katsuya Terai, Hirotada Kobayashi, Saki Teraoka

Information Technology Law
Kohei Wachi

Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Takahiro Ogawa, Shingo Ushirogata, Yusuke Takakura, Yuta Miyamoto

Insurance Law
Kunimasa Fukushima

Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
Ayaka Isaji, Kohei Wachi, Kento Hirata, Shun Watanabe

International Business Transactions
Shintaro Okawa

Labor and Employment Law
Kenta Minamitani, Kota Inatsu, Yusuke Watanabe, Hiroki Oya, Mari Sato

Litigation
Takaaki Higuchi, Sho Udagawa, Shutaro Kuwahara, Kazuki Katayama, Yuki Kanematsu, Yusuke Takakura, Kotaro Minamida, Yumiko Sakai

Maritime and Shipping Law
Masataka Hayano

Personal Injury and Civil Litigation
Shinichiro Nakano, Sho Udagawa, Shutaro Kuwahara, Kazuki Katayama, Takeru Kondo

Privacy and Data Security Law
Satoshi Ogawa, Ryo Yoshino, Ryoko Matsumoto

Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law
Takahiro Kobayashi

Project Finance and Development Practice
Yuki Sameshima, Jun Akimoto

Real Estate Law
Max Yuki Tominaga

Structured Finance Law
Akiko Okanari, Yuki Sameshima

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