News

2023

  • 2023.09

    Iwata Godo opens a Sapporo office in September.

    We are pleased to announce that we are opening a Sapporo office on September 21.
    The Nikkei reported this opening in its Law & Tax column on September 4.

  • 2023.09

    We welcomed a new attorney, Ihara Mayumi.

  • 2023.09

    Yamada Kohei returned to Japan and resumed his work at our firm.

  • 2023.07

    We welcomed a new attorney, Kasuya Shohei.

  • 2023.07

    Suzuki Tomohiro is currently studying at the University of Michigan Law School.

  • 2023.07

    We welcomed a new attorney, Okamura Yu.

  • 2023.07

    A special feature of IGIP Iwata Godo Patent Attorneys Inc. and Iwata Godo titled "Intellectual Property Management Strategy" was published in the July 3 issue of Nikkei Business

  • 2023.06

    The Nikkei carries a comment by Yoshihara Tomomichi in its article "Shareholder Meetings: An Opportunity for Mutual Understanding"

  • 2023.06

    We welcomed a new attorney, Miyagawa Yuhei.

  • 2023.05

    19 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024.

    Best Lawyers
    ■ Antitrust / Competition Law
    TOJI Yoshihiro

    ■ Arbitration and Mediation
    UEDA Atsushi

    ■ Banking and Finance Law
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    SAKAMOTO Tomoko
    MATSUDA Takao

    ■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    MOTOMURA Takeshi

    ■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    TAGO Shinya
    URANAKA Hirotaka

    ■ Labor and Employment Law
    TAGO Shinya

    ■ Litigation
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
    MOTOMURA Takeshi
    YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
    URANAKA Hirotaka

    ■ Product Liability Litigation
    TOJI Yoshihiro


    Best Lawyers - "Ones to Watch"
    ■ Antitrust / Competition Law
    ISHIKAWA Teppei

    ■ Arbitration and Mediation
    SAITO Hiroki

    ■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    KARASAWA Akira
    IKEDA Minako
    YAMADA Kohei
    SUZUKI Tomohiro
    FUKUCHI Takumi

    ■ Information Technology Law
    SAITO Hiroki

    ■ Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
    ISHIKAWA Hiroaki

    ■ Labor and Employment Law
    KITAGAWA Hiroki

    ■ Privacy and Data Security Law
    HORITA Koji

  • 2023.05

    Special Counsel Noguchi Motoo authors "Lessons from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia" in the Mainichi

  • 2023.04

    We welcomed new attorneys, Nishino Masato, Iwamoto Yoshiya.

  • 2023.04

    We welcomed a new attorney, Arai Amane.

  • 2023.04

    The Nikkei carries a comment by Izumi Atsushi in its article "Family Mart Takeover Bid Was Too Cheap"

  • 2023.04

    The Nikkei carries a comment by Ito Hiroki in its article "Creeping Takeovers: Loopholes in the Regulations"

  • 2023.04

    Special Counsel Noguchi Motoo authors "Reflections on the Khmer Rouge Trial" on the website of KaFSA (Kasumigaseki Foreign Service Association)

  • 2023.03

    Our special counsel Noguchi Motoo appears on BS Fuji's Prime News, commenting on the ICC arrest warrant for Russian President Putin.

  • 2023.03

    Special Advisor Himino Ryozo appointed Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan

  • 2023.02

    We welcomed a new attorney, Tomita Moriyuki.

  • 2023.01

    Saito Hiroki, Ikeda Minako and Ishikawa Teppei were appointed Partners.

  • 2023.01

    We welcomed new attorneys, Yamada Chiaki, Miyasaka Satoshi, Tanahashi Hiroto and Suzuki Riko.

  • 2023.01

    The December 31 Mainichi carries an interview with our special counsel Noguchi Motoo on the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia