Recent News

March 27, 2020	Measures against the Escalating Covid-19 Pandemic

January 01, 2020	Rikiya Okuhara, Yuko Takagi, and Osamu Fujiwara have been promoted to the position of Partner at the Firm.

March 16, 2020	Hirofumi Yoshida, an attorney admitted in Japan, joined Atsumi & Sakai on March 16, 2020, as an Associate.

March 06, 2020	[Newsletter] "Geographical Indication Protection System (Part 1 of 2)"

March 03, 2020	Kohei Murakawa, Partner, has been certified as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb).

March 02, 2020	Precautionary measures against the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

March 01, 2020	Gai Matsushita, an attorney admitted in Japan, joined Atsumi & Sakai on March 1, 2020, as an Of Counsel.

March 01, 2020	Kazuo Katayama, an attorney admitted in Japan, joined Atsumi & Sakai on March 1, 2020, as a Special Counsel.

February 18, 2020	Takafumi Ochiai, Partner became a committee member of the Private Sector Utilization Working Group of the "Study Meeting regarding the Promotion of PHR for the Advancement of Public Health" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as of January 2020.

February 01, 2020	Two Associates, Keiko Fuse (admitted in Japan) and Minh Chau Dang (admitted in Vietnam), joined Atsumi & Sakai on February 1, 2020.

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Publications & Seminars

March 30, 2020	[Article] "Email Marketing Compliance: Japan" and "Email Marketing Consent and Disclosure (Japan)" :Hiroyuki Sanbe (Partner) and Mariko Hino (Associate)

March 05, 2020	CMS Expert Guide to 5G, Japan Chapter has been edited and published by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

March 04, 2020	[Article] "HOT/COOL Player: Changes to Governance and to Roles of Companies in the Era of Society 5.0," authored in Japanese by Takafumi Ochiai, Partner has been published in NBL No.1165, published by Shojihomu on March 1, 2020.

March 04, 2020	[White Paper] Takafumi Ochiai, Partner, was a contributor to a white paper "APPA –Authorized Public Purpose Access: Building Trust in Data Flows for Well-being and Innovation," posted on the website of The World Economic Forum LLC.

February 17, 2020	[Seminar] Naoki Kanehisa, Partner presented a joint seminar as a moderator during a presentation by the Law Society of England and Wales.

February 04, 2020	[Seminar] Emi Uchida, Partner, presented a seminar entitled "Legal Reforms and Practical Concerns Surrounding Workplace Harassment-Second Round," organized by Pronexus Inc. on February 4, 2020.

February 03, 2020	[Online Guide] The Legal 500 Comparative Guides - Employee Incentives 2nd Edition, Japan chapter, co-authored in English by Kunihiro Sumida, Partner, Tatsuo Yamashima, Partner, Fumiaki Matsuoka, Partner, and Chie Tabata, Of Counsel, has been published by Legalease Ltd.

February 03, 2020	[Article] "Key Points of the New Legislation and Important Issues in Drafting the Bills on the Settlement and Financial Services Intermediation," authored in Japanese by Takafumi Ochiai, Partner, was published in the February 3, 2020 issue of Weekly Financial Affairs, published by Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs.

January 30, 2020	[Seminar] Emi Uchida, Partner, presented a seminar entitled "Corporate Obligations and Practical Measures for Prevention of Harassment in the Workplace," organized by Pronexus Inc. on January 30, 2020.

January 29, 2020	[Event] Naoki Kanehisa, Partner, presented a panel discussion entitled "Development of the Asset Management Ecosystem in Japan," at the event entitled "Tokyo–London Financial Seminar 2020," on January 29, 2020, hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the City of London.

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