Today’s innovation becomes tomorrow’s tradition. We aspire to leave our marks on historythat will survive over the vicissitudes of the times and deem it as our policy to provide the best legal serviceswithout becoming complacent with the tradition of the firm. Topics News Publications Lectures, Seminars and Conferences 2024.03 NEWS We welcomed a new special advisor, Nakajima Junichi, the former Commissioner of FSA. 2024.03 PUBLICATIONS IG lawyers co-author "Business Matching: Legal Issues and Contracts" in Kinyu Homu Jijou Financial Institutions and Finance 2024.03 PUBLICATIONS Fukasawa Atsushi's authors "The Kappa Create Case: Criminal Penalties for Misuse of Rival's Trade Se... General Corporate 2024.02 NEWS We welcomed a new attorney, Goi Hiroshi. 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Karashima Satoshi authors "Partial Spin-Off: METI Approves Sony's Corporate Restructuring Plan Under... General Corporate 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS IG lawyers co-author "Guide to New Commercial Case Law No. 777" in Shoji Homu No. 2351 General Corporate 2024.02 NEWS Kudo Ryohei has been appointed as a member of the Agenda Review Committee of Hangzhou International ... 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS IG lawyers co-author Strategy of Corporate Defense, Toward Improving Corporate Value in collaboratio... General Corporate 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Maruyama Hideaki authors a commentary on METI's review of product safety measures for direct sales i... General Corporate 2024.02 LECTURES, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES IG hosts a webinar "Singapore Convention on Mediation: Update on Procedures and Contracts" Dispute Resolution and Crisis Management 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Kanai Masanori authors a commentary on the MOJ's review of certifications of articles of incorporati... General Corporate 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Fujiwara Hiroki authors "Employees Getting a Worse Deal When Switching from Fixed Term to Indefinite... Labour Law 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-author an article for HR managers on legal issues relating to ... Labour Law 2024.02 LECTURES, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES Eiguchi Manabu lectures on "How Managers Should Work With Lawyers" at Sapporo Business HUB General Corporate 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Nakano Masayuki authors "Dealing With Guidelines for Passing On Labor Costs" in Nihon Horei's Busine... Economic Law and the Competition Law 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Nakazawa Ryo authors a commentary on the MOJ's draft legislative proposals concerning condominiums (... Real Estate 2024.01 NEWS Yamada Kohei was appointed a Partner. 2024.01 NEWS Fujinami Tomonori is at the Personal Information Protection Commission on secondment 2024.03 NEWS We welcomed a new special advisor, Nakajima Junichi, the former Commissioner of FSA. 2024.02 NEWS We welcomed a new attorney, Goi Hiroshi. 2024.02 NEWS Kudo Ryohei has been appointed as a member of the Agenda Review Committee of Hangzhou International ... 2024.01 NEWS Yamada Kohei was appointed a Partner. 2024.01 NEWS Fujinami Tomonori is at the Personal Information Protection Commission on secondment 2023.12 NEWS We welcomed new attorneys, Abe Hiroka, Toyoda Yasuoki , Maezawa Masanori, Takenaga Nozomi, Tanaka I... 2023.12 NEWS High marks in the Nikkei's Rankings of Reliable Law Firms and Outstanding Attorneys in 2023 2023.11 NEWS Ueda Atsushi is appointed Bar Examiner at the Ministry of Justice 2023.10 NEWS We welcomed a new attorney, Nakazawa Ryo. 2023.10 NEWS The October 2 Nikkei carries a comment by Izumi Atsushi in its article "A subsidiary that speaks up ... 2023.09 NEWS We welcomed a new attorney, Ihara Mayumi. 2023.09 NEWS Yamada Kohei returned to Japan and resumed his work at our firm. 2023.09 NEWS Iwata Godo opened its Sapporo office in September. 2023.07 NEWS We welcomed a new attorney, Kasuya Shohei. 2023.07 NEWS Suzuki Tomohiro is currently studying at the University of Michigan Law School. 2023.07 NEWS A special feature of IGIP Iwata Godo Patent Attorneys Inc. and Iwata Godo titled "Intellectual Prope... Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology Law 2023.07 NEWS We welcomed a new attorney, Okamura Yu. 2023.06 NEWS The Nikkei carries a comment by Yoshihara Tomomichi in its article "Shareholder Meetings: An Opportu... 2024.03 PUBLICATIONS IG lawyers co-author "Business Matching: Legal Issues and Contracts" in Kinyu Homu Jijou Financial Institutions and Finance 2024.03 PUBLICATIONS Fukasawa Atsushi's authors "The Kappa Create Case: Criminal Penalties for Misuse of Rival's Trade Se... General Corporate 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Karashima Satoshi authors "Partial Spin-Off: METI Approves Sony's Corporate Restructuring Plan Under... General Corporate 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS IG lawyers co-author "Guide to New Commercial Case Law No. 777" in Shoji Homu No. 2351 General Corporate 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS IG lawyers co-author Strategy of Corporate Defense, Toward Improving Corporate Value in collaboratio... General Corporate 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Maruyama Hideaki authors a commentary on METI's review of product safety measures for direct sales i... General Corporate 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Kanai Masanori authors a commentary on the MOJ's review of certifications of articles of incorporati... General Corporate 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Fujiwara Hiroki authors "Employees Getting a Worse Deal When Switching from Fixed Term to Indefinite... Labour Law 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-author an article for HR managers on legal issues relating to ... Labour Law 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Nakano Masayuki authors "Dealing With Guidelines for Passing On Labor Costs" in Nihon Horei's Busine... Economic Law and the Competition Law 2024.02 PUBLICATIONS Nakazawa Ryo authors a commentary on the MOJ's draft legislative proposals concerning condominiums (... Real Estate 2024.01 PUBLICATIONS The lawyers of our firm co-author "Guide to New Commercial Case Law No. 776" in Shoji Homu No. 2348 General Corporate 2024.01 PUBLICATIONS Toyooka Hiroto authors a commentary on the MHLW Labor Policy Council's review of the unemployment in... Labour Law 2024.01 PUBLICATIONS Motomura Takeshi authors "Shareholder Meetings: 2024 and Roadmaps for the Future" in Business Houmu General Corporate 2024.01 PUBLICATIONS Adachi Makoto authors a commentary on TSE-listed companies' disclosures concerning minority sharehol... General Corporate 2024.01 PUBLICATIONS Fujiwara Hiroki and Fukuchi Takumi co-author an article for HR managers on legal issues arising when... Labour Law 2024.01 PUBLICATIONS Nishino Masato authors a commentary on METI's proposed amendments to its Guidelines for the Preventi... Economic Law and the Competition Law 2024.01 PUBLICATIONS Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Ikeda Minako co-author the Japan chapter of The Legal 500: Pharmaceu... General Corporate 2024.02 SEMINARS IG hosts a webinar "Singapore Convention on Mediation: Update on Procedures and Contracts" Dispute Resolution and Crisis Management 2024.02 SEMINARS Eiguchi Manabu lectures on "How Managers Should Work With Lawyers" at Sapporo Business HUB General Corporate 2023.12 SEMINARS Ito Hiroki and Mori Shunsuke give a seminar "Dealing With Shareholder Proposals and Demands for Conv... General Corporate 2023.11 SEMINARS Nakano Masayuki gives a webinar on "Dealing with the new Freelancer Protection Act" for Rodo Shimbun Labour Law 2023.11 SEMINARS Matsuda Akira, Ikeda Minako and Sekiguchi Akimasa give a webinar "The Unfair Competition Prevention ... Economic Law and Competition Law 2023.11 SEMINARS Okushi Kenichi and Ishikawa Teppei lecture on "Subcontract Act Compliance" at the Business Research ... Economic Law and Competition Law 2023.10 SEMINARS IG holds a webinar "Competition Law in the US, EU and China: Updates for 2023" Dispute Resolution and Crisis ManagementEconomic Law and Competition LawInternational Practices 2023.09 SEMINARS Kashiwagi Kensuke and Fukasawa Atsushi gave a seminar "Trading in Trust Beneficiary Rights: Document... 2023.07 SEMINARS Eiguchi Manabu lectures on "Subcontract Act Compliance" at the Business Research Institute, includin... Economic Law and Competition Law 2023.07 SEMINARS Eiguchi Manabu, Fukasawa Atsushi and Sugisaka Haruna give a webinar at Seminar-info on "Fostering a ... Dispute Resolution and Crisis ManagementFinancial Institutions and Finance 2023.05 SEMINARS Matsuda Akira and Yamada Kohei lecture on "Duties of Directors & Officers in Singapore and Other ASE... International Practices 2023.05 SEMINARS Okushi Kenichi and Ishikawa Teppei give a seminar "Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position and Subcont... Economic Law and Competition Law 2023.04 SEMINARS Okushi Kenichi and Ishikawa Teppei lecture on "Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position and Subcontract... Economic Law and Competition Law 2023.04 SEMINARS Eiguchi Manabu lectures on "Policies on Passing on Cost Increases: JFTC, METI, Antimonopoly Act and ... Dispute Resolution and Crisis Management 2023.02 SEMINARS Kudo Ryohei and Ito Nanako gave a lecture "A Practice Manual for IP Disclosure and Governance" at a ... General CorporateIntellectual Property Law and Information Technology Law 2023.02 SEMINARS Kashiwagi Kensuke and Fukasawa Atsushi gave a lecture "Trading in Trust Beneficiary Rights: Document... Financial Institutions and Finance 2023.02 SEMINARS Nakano Masayuki is keynote speaker on "Unreasonable Differences in Treatment of Employees" at an equ... Labour Law 2023.02 SEMINARS Okushi Kenichi and Ishikawa Teppei lecture on "Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position, Subcontract Ac... 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