News

2023

  • 2023.05

    IGIP Iwata Godo Patent Attorneys Inc. has been established

    We are delighted to announce that IGIP Iwata Godo Patent Attorneys Inc. ("IGIP") was established in November.
    The Representative Member of IGIP is Tsujimaru Koichiro, who also serves as Representative of Tsujimaru International Patent Office, a firm with particularly strong capabilities in chemicals,
    IT, life sciences and IP governance, as well as other areas. Iwata Godo collaborates regularly with Tsujimaru International Patent Office, and will work closely with IGIP to provide clients with full service in IP matters.

    The November 28 Nikkei carried an article on IGIP in its Law & Tax column.

  • 2023.05

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

  • 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.

  • 2023.02

    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