NEWS
2026
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34 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2027.
34 of our lawyers were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2027.
Best Lawyers
■ Antitrust / Competition Law
TOJI Yoshihiro
IZUMI Atsushi
KARASAWA Akira
ISHIKAWA Teppei
■ 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
YAMADA Kohei
■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
TAGO Shinya
MOTOMURA Takeshi
URANAKA Hirotaka
■ International Arbitration
UENISHI Takuya
■ International Business Transactions
MATSUDA Akira
■ Litigation
WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
TOJI Yoshihiro
MOTOMURA Takeshi
YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
URANAKA Hirotaka
UENISHI Takuya
■ Privacy and Data Security Law
MATSUDA Akira
BEPPU Fumiya
■ Tax Law
MUTOU Yuuki
■ Telecommunications Law
MATSUDA Akira
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
SASAKI Tomoo
ISHIKAWA Hiroaki
OKAMURA Yu
SUZUKI Tomohiro
FUKATSU Haruno
FUKUCHI Takumi
KITAGAWA Hiroki
TOYOOKA Hiroto
MATSUHASHI Sho
■ Financial Institution Regulatory Law
KANEKI Nobuyuki
■ Information Technology Law
FUJINAMI Tomonori
ADACHI Makoto
■ Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
ISHIKAWA Hiroaki
■ Labor and Employment Law
NAKAMURA Saeko
KITAGAWA Hiroki
■ Litigation
ITO Natsuho
ICHIKAWA Kazuki
■ Privacy and Data Security Law
HORITA Koji
■ Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law
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202604
We welcomed 6 new attorneys
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202604
We welcomed new attorneys, MATANO Erika, NOHARA Akira
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202604
Kobayashi Fumiya is at the Japan Patent Office on secondment
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202603
Our India Desk has now joined 77 Next Consulting's "NEXT INDIA DESK" as a supporter.
Iwata Godo's India Desk has joined 77 Next Consulting (based in Singapore) as a supporter of its "NEXT INDIA DESK."
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We are pleased to welcome Mr. Willy Pudiahwai from Makarim & Taira S. as a Foreign Visiting Attorney at our firm.
Makarim & Taira S. is a leading law firm in Indonesia, and our attorney Kaneki Nobuyuki is currently seconded to the firm. Through this reciprocal secondment arrangement, we will further enhance our advisory capabilities in relation to Indonesia and the wider ASEAN region.
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202602
Comments by Yamada Kohei were published in an article titlled "To deter predatory acquisition tactics"
Publisher : The February 23 Nikkei
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202602
Uranaka Hirotaka, Matsuda Takao and Kudo Ryohei have been selected as "Stand-out Lawyers 2025" by Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters selects Stand-out Lawyers each year based on recommendations from more than 2,000 in-house lawyers worldwide
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High rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026
Iwata Godo and IG lawyers have been highly ranked in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026, across the following fields:
Please see the The Legal 500 webpage for details.
■ Ranking of IG
Antitrust and competition (Tier3)
Banking and finance (Tier3)
Corporate and M&A (Tier3)
Labour and employment (Tier3)
Real estate and construction (Tier3)
■Recognized IG laywers
Leading partners
Banking and finance: Kashiwagi Kensuke
Corporate and M&A: Ito Hiroki, Landry Guesdon
Labour and employment: Fujiwara Hiroki, Landry Guesdon
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India Desk opened in January 2026.
Following the establishment of ASEAN Desk last year, Iwata Godo opened its India Desk this January. We will provide legal services to clients looking to expand their businesses in India, a country with significant potential for future economic growth, in a more agile and robust manner.
India Desk Lawyers: Tago Shinya, Matsuda Akira, Beppu Fumiya, Ikeda Minako -
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Adachi Makoto will begin working at Shearn Delamore & Co. in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in January.
Iwata Godo will further strengthen its cooperative relationships with local law firms in ASEAN countries, including Shearn Delamore & Co., Drew & Napier LLC in Singapore; Makarim & Taira S. in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Tilleke & Gibbins Bangkok Office in Thailand, where our attorneys are assigned, and will provide clients in Japan with a wide range of one-stop legal services.
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202601
Article of the Global Legal Team was published in "Lawyers Guide 2026"
Publisher：Lawyers Guide 2026
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202601
Nakazawa Ryo, Sasaki Tomoo and Ishikawa Hiroaki were appointed Partners.
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202601
Fujinami Tomonori has returned to Iwata Godo after completing his work at the Personal Information Protection Commission.
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202601
Fukatsu Haruno returned to Japan and resumed her work at Iwata Godo.
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202601
Comments by Yamada Kohei were published in an article titlled "Mandatory TOB threshold lowered to over 30%".
Publisher：The January 5 Nikkei