Japan

Abe, Ikubo & Katayama

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Aquaxis Law Office

Ashurst

Atsumi & Sakai

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

Baker McKenzie LLP

Chuo Sogo LPC

City-Yuwa Partners

Clifford Chance LLP

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone

Hiratsuka & Co

Hiroe & Associates

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Iwata Godo

Jones Day

K&L Gates

Kaynex Law Offices

King & Spalding LLP

Kojima Law Offices

KUBOTA

Latham & Watkins LLP

M. Ide & Co.

Mayer Brown

Milbank

Miura & Partners

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Tokyo Office

Morrison Foerster

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nakamura & Partners

Nishimura & Asahi

Norton Rose Fulbright

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Okabe & Yamaguchi

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

PwC Legal Japan

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Ropes & Gray LLP

Sidley Austin LLP

Simmons & Simmons

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

So & Sato Law Offices

SUGIMURA & Partners

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

TMI Associates

Ushijima & Partners

Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo

Watson Farley & Williams LLP

White & Case LLP

Withers LLP

Yokogi & Masui Partners

Yulchon

Firms in the Spotlight

SUGIMURA & Partners

Since its inception in 1923, SUGIMURA & Partners has been dedicated to the IP protection needs of our clients, through which we have built a reputation for excellence within the IP field. In particular, SUGIMURA strives to offer a full spectrum of high-quality IP legal services to meet the diverse needs of our domestic and overseas clients.

Interviews

Hiroo Atsumi, Managing Partner

Comparative Guides

Japan: Environment

Contribution from Ushijima & Partners

Japan: Joint Ventures

Contribution from Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Japan: Shipping

Contribution from City-Yuwa Partners

Japan: Private Equity

Contribution from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Tokyo Office

News & Developments

Unlocking the Possibility of Contingent Risk Insurance in M&A Contracts

Introduction: Why is Contingent Risk Insurance Needed? The use of representations and warranties insurance (so called “R&W insurance”) in M&A transactions has been increasing.

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu - 20 February 2025

Key points to consider when selling and purchasing the shares of a Japanese corporation through an IPO given the recent reforms to the Japanese IPO framework

Introduction The Tokyo Stock Exchange (“TSE”) is arguably one of the most attractive stock exchanges for listed stock in the world.

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu - 20 February 2025

Taxation of Sponsorship Agreements with Professional Athletes

1. Introduction There are a variety of corporate marketing strategies that a company may follow, one of which is to conclude a sponsorship agreement with an athlete in order to improve the recognition and image of its brand and products.

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu - 20 February 2025

Recent Court Decision on (i) Scope of Medicinal Use Invention and (ii) Patent Linkage

1. Introduction In the field of pharmaceutical patents, a system known as “patent linkage” is introduced in numerous countries, and Japan is no exception.

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu - 13 February 2025

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