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January 15, 2021	Donations regarding novel coronavirus infections

January 08, 2021	Measures following the declaration of a state of emergency

January 01, 2021	Akira Shimazaki, Gai Matsushita, Hayato Kimura and Chie Shinsha have been promoted to the position of Partner at the Firm as of January 1, 2021.

April 05, 2021	Yuri Ito, an attorney admitted in Japan, joined Atsumi & Sakai on April 5, 2021, as Of Counsel.

April 01, 2021	Haruhi Kumazawa became an adviser to Atsumi & Sakai on April 1, 2021.

April 01, 2021	Makoto Nakano, an attorney admitted in Japan, joined Atsumi & Sakai on April 1, 2021, as an Associate.

March 08, 2021	Takafumi Ochiai, Partner, became a member of the "Task Force on Accident Reporting and Verification Systems, IP Network Equipment Committee, Information and Communications Technology Subcommittee, Information and Communications Council" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in March 2021.

March 08, 2021	Frank Becker was listed in the 2020 Edition of Finance Monthly Legal Awards in Japan in the area of Company Law.

February 26, 2021	[Press Release] Atsumi & Sakai Announces Establishment of New York Office

February 19, 2021	Chambers Global 2021 Ranking Awards

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Publications & Seminars

April 08, 2021	[White Paper] Takafumi Ochiai, Partner, was a contributor to a white paper "Good Data: Data-sharing, public trust and willingness," posted on the website of The World Economic Forum LLC.

March 29, 2021	Gai Matsushita, Partner, presented a webinar entitled "IP Acceleration Program for Startups (IPAS) Results Presentation Meeting: IPAS2020 Demoday," hosted by the Japan Patent Office on March 23, 2021.

March 25, 2021	[Online Forum] Hiroyuki Sanbe, Partner, participated in the seminar and the panel discussion at the online symposium entitled "German-Japan Joint Symposium: Smart City and its Ethical, Legal and Social Issues," hosted by Riken AIP AI Ethics and Society Team, co-hosted by Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI Center) General Research Division on March 23, 2021

March 16, 2021	"Coronavirus: Government Measures in Key Jurisdictions 5th edition," Japan Chapter, has been edited and published by Farrer & Co LLP.

March 15, 2021	[Article] "Current Situation of Legal Discussions Abroad regarding Crypto-Assets," co-authored in Japanese by Takafumi Ochiai, Partner, Yuri Suzuki, Partner, Naoki Kanehisa, Partner, Osamu Fujiwara, Partner, and Yang Xu, Associate, has been published on the Financial and Business Law Precedents No.1611, published by Economic Legal Research Institute.

March 15, 2021	Manual for Legal Response regarding Real Estate Asset Management by Takafumi Uematsu, Partner, has been published by Sogo Unicom Co., Ltd.

March 05, 2021	[Guidebook] "Practical Guidebook on Data Provision for Human Resource Development in AI and Data Science," co-authored by Gai Matsushita (Partner), has been published by the the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in March 1, 2021.

March 04, 2021	[Online Forum] Hiroyuki Sanbe, Partner, participated in a panel discussion entitled "Governing the Future of AI-Ready Society," at the online forum "Global Forum on AI Network Society Towards an AI-Ready Society," hosted by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Supported by MM Research Institute and Nikkei Inc. on March 1, 2021.

February 26, 2021	[Webinar] Naoki Kanehisa, Partner presented a webinar entitled "Cross-border Succession Assets and Beneficiaries in Japan and in the UK," hosted by Japan Association in the UK, on February 24, 2021.

February 01, 2021

[Publication] "Manual for Drafting Syndicated Loan Agreements New Edition‐Practical Know-how in Domestic and Overseas Joint Financing‐ Fourth edition", edited by Yutaka Sakai (Partner), co-authored in Japanese by Fumiko Soejima (Partner), Yasuko Tsuchihashi (Partner), Atsuko Kissho (Partner), Yuri Suzuki (Partner), Michiaki Hosoi (Partner), Takaya Konishi (Partner), Yasuhiro Shimada (Partner), Shintaro Hamasu (Partner), Keita Imaizumi (Partner), Ryosuke Oue (Partner), Sayaka Aizawa (Partner), Yasuhiro Usui (Partner), Naoki Kanehisa (Partner), Kentaro Mano (Partner), Nobutaka Yamaki (Partner), Jun Oishi (Partner), Tetsushi Watanabe (Associate), and Tomoya Aoki (Associate) has been published by CHUOKEIZAI-SHA, INC.

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