NEWS

Kaneki Nobuyuki begins working at Makarim & Taira S. law firm in Jakarta, Indonesia from July.

Iwata Godo will continue to strengthen its collaborative relationships with local law firms in ASEAN countries, including Makarim & Taira S., and Drew & Napier LLC in Singapore, where our lawyers are based, to provide its Japanese clients with a comprehensive range of one-stop legal services.

Matsuda Taiki is seconded to the Japan Fair Trade Commission from July

Nakajima Junichi, who served as Special Advisor to our firm, has been appointed as Chairman of the Japan Exchange Group Self-Regulatory Organization

Ishikawa Teppei 's commentary is available in the article titled "First Recommendation to Shogakukan and Kobunsha for Violation of Freelance Law: by JFTC over Payment of Fees."

Publisher: Morning edition page 32 of Nikkei dated June 18, 2025, page 34

• Competition /Antitrust Law
• Employment Law

Kaneki Nobuyuki's comments appear in the article titled "Financial Instruments and Exchange Study Group Report 40: Offsetting against deposit accounts into which pensions are paid."

Publisher：Ginkou Homu 21, June 2025 issue

• Finance

Comments by Saito Hiroki were featured in an article titled "Third-party committee's 'facts' diverge from the court and authorities; Party refutes Fuji TV's allegations"

Publisher：The May 30 Nikkei (online edition)

• Corporate

Fukasawa Atsushi explains a case of market manipulation using securities accounts hijacked by phishing

Media：May 24, 2025 NHK "Saturday Watch 9: Why is Japan being targeted? Securities account hijacking victims"

• Finance
• Information Technology

Comments by Haga Ryo and Fukasawa Atsushi were published in an article titled "A series of securities account hijackings: What we learned by analyzing victims' computers"

Publisher：NHK

• Finance
• Information Technology

A comment by Mori Shunsuke was featured in an article titled "Judicial decision in favor of Makino Milling, elaborate countermeasures successful, NIDEC's TOB withdrawn."

Publisher：The May 14 Nikkei (online edition)

• Corporate
• M&A

A comment by Motomura Takeshi was featured in an article titled "Judicial decision in favor of Makino Milling, elaborate countermeasures successful, NIDEC's TOB withdrawn."

Publisher：The May 14 Nikkei (online edition)

• Corporate
• M&A

Nakano Masayuki is awarded The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

An interview with Mori Shunsuke appeared in article titled "Even large companies with high market capitalization can be targets of hostile takeovers"

Publisher：Web MARR dated April 8, 2025

• Corporate
• M&A

A comment by Mori Shunsuke was featured in an article titled "Injunction to Halt Countermeasure Against Nidec's TOB: Key Points of the Judicial Ruling"

Publisher：The April 17 Nikkei (online edition)

• Corporate
• M&A

A review article is published regarding a case in which Ueda Atsushi, Tokumaru Daisuke and Miura Takashi acted as legal representatives of the bank, in which a claim for damages based on tort was denied due to the bank's refusal to open a savings account

(Mito District Court, February 20, 2025)

Publisher：April 25, 2025 issue of Kinyu Homu Jijou

• Finance

A comment by Ito Hiroki was featured in an article titled "Nidec vs. Makino: The Invisible 'White Knight' stock prices remain high"

Publisher：The April 21 Nikkei (online edition)

• Corporate
• M&A

22 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026.

Best Lawyers
■ Antitrust / Competition Law
TOJI Yoshihiro
IZUMI Atsushi

■ Banking and Finance Law
TOJI Yoshihiro
SAKAMOTO Tomoko
MATSUDA Takao

■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
MOTOMURA Takeshi

■ Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
YOSHIHARA Tomomichi

■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
TAGO Shinya
MOTOMURA Takeshi
URANAKA Hirotaka

■ Labor and Employment Law
TAGO Shinya

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

■ Tax Law
MUTOU Yuuki


Best Lawyers - "Ones to Watch"
■ Antitrust / Competition Law
OKAMURA Yu
MATSUHASHI Sho

■ Arbitration and Mediation
NAKAMURA Saeko
MIURA Takashi

■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
OKAMURA Yu
SASAKI Tomoo
FUKATSU Haruno
FUKUCHI Takumi
KITAGAWA Hiroki
TOYOOKA Hiroto
MATSUHASHI Sho

■ Information Technology Law
ADACHI Makoto

■ Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
ISHIKAWA Hiroaki

■ Labor and Employment Law
NAKAMURA Saeko
KITAGAWA Hiroki

■ Privacy and Data Security Law
HORITA Koji

• Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization/Rehabilitation
• Competition /Antitrust Law
• Corporate
• Crisis Management
• Dispute Resolution
• Employment Law
• Finance
• Information Technology
• Intellectual Property
• M&A
• Tax

In the article titled "How to Succeed in Freelance: A Guide to Communicating Freedom and Harassment," Nakano Masayuki, Ishikawa Teppei authored and Matsuda Taiki and Suzuki Riko edited 'Q & A Explanation of the Freelance Law'

Publisher：Morning edition page 32 of Nikkei dated March 29, 2025

• Competition /Antitrust Law
• Employment Law

We welcomed Otani Naoto, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan, as Specially Invited Advisor

We welcomed a new attorney, Naito Yuki

We welcomed 11 new attorneys

Yamada Kohei's comment is available in the article titled "TOB's' coercive nature 'appeared in the Nideck and Makino Fries Offensive"

Publisher：Nihon Keizai Shimbun dated March 18, 2025

• M&A

Uranaka Hirotaka, Matsuda Takao and Kudo Ryohei has been selected as one of Thomson Reuters' Stand-out Lawyers 2025

Every year, Thomson Reuters selects Stand-out Lawyers based on recommendations from more than 2,000 in-house lawyers around the world

Comments by Kaneki Nobuyuki and Harasawa Shota appear in the article titled "Financial Instruments and Exchange Act Study Group Report No. 39: Erroneous transfers and offsetting."

Publisher：Ginkou Homu 21, March 2025 issue

• Finance

We welcomed a new attorney, Imawari Naomi

The January 24 Nikkei carries a comment by Yamada Kohei in its article "TOBs Without Prior Notice"

Publisher：The January 24 Nikkei

• M&A

Business Houmu carries a review of Ishikawa Teppei's new book on doing business with vendors with consumption tax exemptions

Publisher：Business Houmu

• Competition /Antitrust Law
• Tax

High ratings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025

Iwata Godo has been highly rated in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025, across the following fields:
Corporate and M&A (Tier 3)
Labour and employment (Tier 3)
TMT (Tier 4)

The February 2025 issue of "Wedge" carries a comment by Nakano Masayuki in its article "Will the 'spot work' bubble resolve the labor shortage?"

Publisher：The February 2025 issue of Wedge

• Employment Law

We have launched the "Global Practice" page to introduce our firm's global practice

Through cooperative relationships with leading law firms in various countries and the establishment of the ASEAN Desk, we respond to cross-border cases and overseas legal needs of domestic clients, as well as to a wide range of legal needs related to Japanese law for overseas clients.

• Global Practice

Business and Law LLC publishes Lawyers Guide 2025, including an article on IG's Financial Law Team

Publisher：Lawyers Guide 2025

• Finance

Effective January 1, our ASEAN Desk is open.

To respond actively to client needs, we newly opened this year an ASEAN Desk to provide more flexible and enriched legal services to our clients doing business in ASEAN countries.By having the case handled by the lawyer in charge, including lawyers seconded to each country, we will strengthen our system to be able to respond more flexibly to the legal needs of our clients in each ASEAN country.
ASEAN Desk Lawyers: Matsuda Akira, Beppu Fumiya

• Global Practice

Effective January 1, Tago Shinya becomes Representative Partner, Yoshihara Tomomichi and Sakamoto Tomoko become Managing Partners, and Toji Yoshihiro becomes Iwata Godo Group Chairperson

Sekiguchi Akimasa is appointed Partner

We welcomed a new attorney, Horita Ryohei