Recent News

June 02, 2020	Measures following the lifting of the state of emergency

May 18, 2020	Donations for those affected by Novel Coronavirus

April 24, 2020	[Newsletter] "COVID 19 & Force Majeure in Japan – Some Key Questions"

April 17, 2020	[Newsletter] "COVID 19 & Employment Law in Japan – Some Key Questions"

July 01, 2020	2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Germany - Private Equity Law: Frank Becker

June 12, 2020	asialaw Client Service Excellence 2020

May 19, 2020	Atsumi & Sakai has been ranked as Tier 1 in the category of "Copyright/Trademarks" and Tier 2 in the category of "Patent" among Japanese domestic law firms in the ALB IP Rankings 2020, announced in the May 2020 issue of Asian Legal Business.

May 11, 2020	Ciaran Rose, an attorney admitted in Ireland, joined Atsumi & Sakai on May 11, 2020 as an associate.

May 07, 2020	Hiroyuki Sanbe, Partner, became a lawyer for Toda-city Board of Education (in charge of advice on data protection, handling of intellectual properties and any other matters) as of May 1, 2020.

May 07, 2020	Hiroyuki Sanbe, Partner, became a guest professor of the Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Osaka University as of May 1, 2020.

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Publications & Seminars

July 02, 2020	[Article] "A Conversation on Arbitration in Japan," co-authored in English by Gai Matsushita, Of Counsel, has been published in Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) 's website in July 2020.

July 02, 2020	[Online Seminar] Masataka Hayakawa, Partner presented an online seminar "Important Legal and Compliance Issues of FY2020: Responding to New Realities and New Regulations," hosted by KPMG Consulting Co., Ltd.

July 01, 2020	[Article] "The top three data protection law topics in Japan," authored in English by Saori Hanada, Partner, Fumiaki Matsuoka, Partner and Osamu Fujiwara, Partner, has been published in In-House Lawyer's website, a British magazine for general counsels and in-house lawyers, in June 2020, published by Legalease Ltd.

June 25, 2020	“Survey on Data Collaboration and Utilization of AI, etc. in the Healthcare Sector”

June 11, 2020	[Article] "Practical Legal Lessons (60) - Parental Leave," authored in Japanese by Emi Uchida, Partner, was published in ROSEI JIHO No.3994, published by Roumugyousei Co., Ltd.

June 10, 2020	"Coronavirus: Government Measures in Key Jurisdictions 2nd edition," Japan Chapter, has been edited and published by Farrer & Co LLP.

June 04, 2020	[Article] "Profit Shifting among Companies and Tax Imposition," authored in Japanese by Hisashi Miyatsuka, Partner, was published in the Jurist May 2020 issue (No. 1545) , published by Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd.

June 04, 2020	[Article] "Real Estate Lessors' Actions in relation to COVID-19," authored in Japanese by Takafumi Uematsu, Partner, was published in the BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL July 2020 issue, published by LexisNexis Japan.

June 03, 2020	[Article] "EU Competition Law Policy in the Digital Age and Japan – Centered around Platform Regulations – ," authored in Japanese by Setsuko Yufu, Partner, was published in the journal of the European Union Studies Association Japan, EU Studies in Japan No. 40, published by Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd.

June 01, 2020	[Publication] AI Business Strategy:An Approach to Effective IP Strategy, How to Start New Businesses and Put [AI] into Practical Use, co-authored in Japanese by Gai Matsushita, Of Counsel, was published by JOHOKIKO CO., LTD. in May 2020.

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