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September 17, 2021	[Warning] Please beware of fraud impersonating Atsumi & Sakai or any lawyer at our Firm

January 15, 2021	Donations regarding novel coronavirus infections

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

September 17, 2021	11 of our lawyers were selected as "asialaw Leading Lawyers 2022".

September 17, 2021	asialaw 2022 results

September 16, 2021	Mika Wakuta, an attorney admitted in Japan, joined Atsumi & Sakai on September 16, 2021, as Of Counsel.

September 15, 2021	Hisanori Takei, an attorney admitted in Japan, joined Atsumi & Sakai on September 15, 2021, as an Associate.

September 13, 2021	Mizuki Miwa, an attorney admitted in Japan, joined Atsumi & Sakai on September 13, 2021, as an Associate.

September 08, 2021	Takafumi Ochiai, Partner, became a member of the “Opinion Exchange Meeting on Information System Procurement” of the Japan Fair Trade Commission as of September, 2021.

September 06, 2021	Atsumi & Sakai established its Korea practice group in August, 2021.

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Publications & Seminars

September 13, 2021	[Publication] "Revised Intellectual Property Strategies for Proactive Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries – Establishment of Japan Food Brand - Textbook for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Intellectual Property," co-authored in Japanese by Yasuhiro Usui, Partner, has been published by the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry.

September 07, 2021	[Webinar] Hirofumi Hosoda, Partner, presented a webinar entitled "Outlook for Digitization of Insurance and Legal Issues to Consider," on September 7, 2021, hosted by the General Insurance Institute of Japan.

August 23, 2021	[Article] "Overview and Practice: The Hackathon Model Contract, a Critical Element for Data Transactions in AI Skills Training," authored in Japanese by Gai Matsushita, Partner, has been published in Business Homu October 2021 Issue, published by CHUOKEIZAI-SHA, Inc. in August 2021.

August 19, 2021	[Webinar] Naoki Kanehisa, Partner, gave a presentation entitled "Regulatory Framework for Fintech in Japan," at the webinar entitled "Access2Tokyo & Business France - FinTech Webinar," on August 19, 2021, hosted by Access to Tokyo Paris Office and Business France.

August 10, 2021	[Article] "Trends and points to be addressed in the appointment of directors based on shareholder proposals": Teruhisa Toyama (Partner) and Kazuki Ito (Associate)

August 05, 2021	[Webinar] "Privacy and personal information protection in the medical and healthcare field": Fumiaki Matsuoka (Partner）

August 05, 2021	[Article] "What In-house Counsel of Japanese Companies Should Bear in Mind When Dealing with M&A Matters During the Covid-19 Pandemic": Akimoto Kawamura (Partner）

August 03, 2021	[Publication] Getting the Deal Through - Trade & Customs 2022, Japan chapter, authored in English by Yuko Nihonmatsu, Partner, and Fumiko Oikawa, Partner, has been published by Law Business Research Ltd.

August 03, 2021	[Article] "How Local Governments Approach Digitization": Takafumi Ochiai (Partner)

August 03, 2021	[Article] "Reasons for the Failure of Starwood’s TOB for Invesco Office J-REIT": Takafumi Uematsu (Partner)

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