Recent News

February 25, 2019	Atsumi & Sakai will provide the tournament judiciary hearing rooms for Rugby World Cup 2019TM

February 25, 2019	Atsumi & Sakai concluded a consultancy agreement with Rugby World Cup Limited

December 02, 2019	Four partners have been listed in "Who's Who Legal Japan 2019."

November 27, 2019	Takafumi Ochiai (Partner) became a member of the Advisory Committee on Promotional Programs for the Social Implementation of "IoT/BD/AI Information Communication Platforms" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications as of November, 2019.

November 08, 2019	Donations to Support Victims of Typhoon Hagibis

November 08, 2019	[Newsletter] "The bill to implement the new prior notification rule was submitted to the Diet"

October 25, 2019	[Newsletter] "Abe administration signs off on the bill to lower the threshold for prior notification of inward investments by foreign investors in sensitive industries"

October 17, 2019	[APPLICATION CLOSED][Seminar Invitation] “TRENDS AND KEY POINTS ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY PROJECTS ABROAD - Upon Publishing of the Book “Contracts and Practice of Overseas Energy Projects” -”

October 10, 2019	[Newsletter] "Japan will introduce new forex regulations applicable to inward investments by foreign investors in sensitive industries"

October 04, 2019	Our firm has been ranked in Tier 1 for "Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation" and Tier 2 for "Banking", "Project finance", and "Project development", and highly ranked for "Capital markets: Equity", "Capital markets: Debt" and "M&A" in the IFLR1000's 2020 Financial and Corporate guide (Japan).

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Publications & Seminars

December 05, 2019	[Panel Discussion] Takafumi Ochiai (Partner) participated in a panel discussion entitled "Data Sandboxes, Regulatory Sandboxes and Test Environments," at the event entitled "FDATA GLOBAL OPEN FINANCE SUMMIT & AWARDS 2019," hosted by Financial Data and Technology Association on December 5, 2019.

December 03, 2019	[Event] Feng Qin Chen*, Of Counsel, participated in a panel discussion entitled “Hurdles and Solutions for Start-ups” at the “Innovation and Business Start-up Forum,” hosted by Tencent Cloud and the Tsinghua University Alumni Association.

December 03, 2019	[Publication] Understanding Industry-Specific Legal Services through Q&A: Medicine and Medical Equipment, co-authored in Japanese by Chie Shinsha, Associate, and Kirika Morita, Associate, was published in December 2019 by CHUOKEIZAI-SHA, INC.

December 02, 2019	[Publication] Libra’s Identity: Will GAFA Dominate the Currency?, co-authored in Japanese by Yuri Suzuki, Partner, and Takafumi Ochiai, Partner, was published in November 2019 by Nikkei Publishing Inc.

December 02, 2019	[Panel Discussion] Takafumi Ochiai (Partner) participated in a panel discussion entitled "From Open API to Open Banking: Lessons Learnt from International Experience and the Outlook of Future Trends," at the event entitled "International FinTech Forum," hosted by FINTECH TAIPEI 2019 on November 29, 2019.

November 27, 2019	[Seminar] “Trends and Key Points on Infrastructure and Energy Projects Abroad – Upon Publishing of the Book “Contracts and Practice of Overseas Energy Projects”

November 25, 2019	[Event] Go Hashimoto, Partner, served as a speaker at the panel disucussion entitled "Intellectual Property/Export Controls," at the event "DSEI Japan Conference 2019," hosted by Clarion Events on November 20, 2019.

November 21, 2019	[Seminar] Emi Uchida (Partner) presented a seminar entitled "Legal Reforms and Practical Concerns Surrounding Workplace Harassment," organized by Pronexus Inc. on November 8, 2019.

November 21, 2019	[Article] "Commentary and Strategy for Vietnamese Legal Practice: Key Points for Obtaining a Business License in Vietnam – Explanation Based on the Case of a Hotel Business," authored in Japanese by Yasuharu Miura, Associate has been posted on Bizbuddy, The Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ's members-only website.

November 21, 2019	[Seminar] Fumiaki Matsuoka (Partner) presented a seminar entitled "European Business Law: GDPR in Practice" as a guest speaker at the Business Law Department of the Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University on November 14, 2019.

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