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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

October 17, 2019	[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).

October 01, 2019	Notice of Atsumi & Sakai Frankfurt Office Relocation

October 01, 2019	[Newsletter]"Agriculture and Work-style Reform"

October 01, 2019	Hitoshi Nakajima, an attorney admitted in Japan, joined Atsumi & Sakai on October 1, 2019, as an Associate.

September 26, 2019	Atsumi & Sakai has been ranked as Tier 2 among Japanese domestic law firms in the category of "M&A" in the ALB M&A Rankings 2019, announced in the September 2019 issue of Asian Legal Business.

September 25, 2019	11 of our lawyers were selected as "Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020".

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Publications & Seminars

October 17, 2019	[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 11, 2019	[Publication] A co-authored publication "Contracts and Practice of Overseas Energy Projects," will be published by CHUOKEIZAI-SHA INC.

October 07, 2019	[Publication] Getting the Deal Through - Trade & Customs 2020, Japan chapter, authored in English by Yuko Nihonmatsu, Partner, Fumiko Oikawa, Partner, and Mariko Sanno, Associate has been published by Law Business Research Ltd.

October 04, 2019	[Article] "The First Case of Hostile M&A in J-REIT - Issue Regarding “Deemed Approval” for Investors Meeting in the Act on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations," authored in Japanese by Takafumi Uematsu, Partner, has been published in Monthly Magazine of Property Management October, 2019.

September 26, 2019	[International Conference] "IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019": Junko Ogushi (Partner)

September 26, 2019	[Panel Discussion] Go Hashimoto, Partner, served as a moderator at the panel discussion entitled, "Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity: An Update on the Latest Trends in Japan," at the event "The Legal 500 GC Summit Japan 2019," hosted by The Legal 500 on September 19, 2019. Atsumi & Sakai joined this event as a sponsor.

September 25, 2019	[International Conference] "IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019": Yuri Suzuki (Partner)

September 25, 2019	[Article] "Considerations on the Crime of Fraudulent Means under Article 158 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act," authored in Japanese by Shinichiro Shimizu, Of Counsel, has been published in Kinyu Houmu Jijo September 25, 2019, published by Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc.

September 25, 2019	[Online Guide] The Legal 500 Comparative Guides - Data Protection & Cyber Security, Japan chapter, co-authored in English by Fumiaki Matsuoka, Partner, Maki Katayanagi, Associate, and Satoshi Fukuhara, Associate, has been published by Legalease Ltd.

September 24, 2019	[Article] "Conflict Issue in J-REIT -Consideration Hostile Takeover by Starsia REIT to Sakura REIT-," authored in Japanese by Takafumi Uematsu, Partner, has been published inThe Finance 2019 September vol.18.

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