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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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Nakazawa Ryo, Sasaki Tomoo and Ishikawa Hiroaki were appointed Partners.

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Fujinami Tomonori has returned to Iwata Godo after completing his work at the Personal Information Protection Commission.

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Fukatsu Haruno returned to Japan and resumed her work at Iwata Godo.