NEWS

2025

  • 202504

    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

  • 202504

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

  • 202504

    We welcomed a new attorney, Naito Yuki

  • 202504
  • 202503

    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

  • 202502

    We welcomed a new attorney, Imawari Naomi

  • 202501

    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)

  • 202501

    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.

  • 202501

    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

  • 202501

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

  • 202501

    Sekiguchi Akimasa is appointed Partner

  • 202501

    We welcomed a new attorney, Horita Ryohei

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