Japan

Atsumi & Sakai

Atsumi & Sakai is a law firm in Japan, with 302 professionals and 265 lawyers listed on its own site. It stands No. 8 of 10 in Japan, recognised by 2 independent publishers.

Jurisdiction
Japan
Standing
No. 8 of 10 in Japan
Founded
Not stated
Professionals
302
Offices
5
Recognitions
83
Lawyers on file
265
In the news
2
Japan
JapanDavid Kernan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Standing in Japan

No. 8of the top 10, recognised by 2 independent publishers

In Japan, 10 of 31 verified firms are placed: 10 placed by recognitions the firm announced from at least two independent publishers, reconciled to one figure per publisher. Firms on file without either are listed in the directory below and are not ranked. No composite score is published for Japan. The full list for Japan

Organization

0 practice areas and sectors · 265 lawyers on the firm’s site

How Atsumi & Sakai is organised, read from the titles and practice areas it publishes for each lawyer. A head is named only where the firm states one; otherwise the partner admitted earliest on record stands first and is labelled so.

Leadership

179 of Atsumi & Sakai’s profiles print the firm’s whole practice list rather than the person’s own, so they are left out of the groups above; only titles the firm states are shown.

37 lawyers list no practice area on the firm’s site; they appear in the list below.

Lawyers

265 on the firm’s own site

Names, titles and practice areas as Atsumi & Sakai publishes them, senior titles first. Each name opens the firm’s own page for that person.

5 ranked individually by the directories, shown first

  • Miho NiunoyaSenior Partner · admitted 2020Project Finance · Corporate Governance · M&A, Corporate Reorganization, and Joint Ventures · Arbitration, Conciliation, and Other ADR (Domestic)Chambers: Spotlight, Construction · Chambers: Band 3, Projects & Energy: DomesticNamed in 1 recognition · 37 firm posts
  • Setsuko YufuSenior Partner · admitted 2008Risk Management · General Compliance · Internal Reporting Systems · Corporate GovernanceChambers: Senior Statespeople, Competition/AntitrustNamed in 2 recognitions · 23 firm posts
  • Emi UchidaSenior PartnerLabor and Employment Law · Labor and Employment Compliance · Termination of Employment · Labor DisputesChambers: Band 3, Employment9 firm posts
  • Tatsuo YamashimaSenior PartnerLabor and Employment Law · Labor and Employment Compliance · Termination of Employment · Labor DisputesChambers: Band 3, Competition/Antitrust · Chambers: Band 4, EmploymentNamed in 2 recognitions · 16 firm posts
  • Saori HanadaSenior Partner · admitted 2018Harassment and Misconduct · General Corporate Legal Affairs · Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, and Medical Devices · Health Foods and SupplementsChambers: Band 4, Competition/AntitrustNamed in 1 recognition · 12 firm posts
  • Akimoto KawamuraSenior PartnerFinancial Regulation · General Compliance · Insider Trading and Market Manipulation · Corporate Governance2 firm posts
  • Akio KawamuraSenior PartnerFinancial Regulation · Project Finance · Acquisition Finance · Fintech2 firm posts
  • Akira ShimazakiSenior Partner · admitted 2018Banking · Insurance · Aircraft, Ship, and Asset Finance · Project Finance7 firm posts
  • Chie KasaharaSenior PartnerCorporate Governance · Shareholder Meetings · General Corporate Legal Affairs · Establishing Companies and Businesses for StartupsNamed in 3 recognitions · 35 firm posts
  • Daisuke SuzukiSenior PartnerRisk Management · General Compliance · Internal Audits · Regulatory Investigations (Domestic and Foreign)
  • Eiichiro HataSenior Partner · admitted 2023Financial Regulation · Fintech · Asset Management and Investment Funds · General Corporate Legal Affairs4 firm posts
  • Feng Qin ChenSenior Partner · admitted 2000Regulatory Investigations (Domestic and Foreign) · Anti-bribery (Foreign) · Product Quality and Inspection Fraud · Data Protection, Data Leaks, and Cybersecurity25 firm posts
  • Fumiko OikawaSenior Partner · admitted 2020Banking · Financial Regulation · Aircraft, Ship, and Asset Finance · FintechNamed in 1 recognition · 26 firm posts
  • Hayato KimuraSenior Partner · admitted 2022Project Finance · Structured Finance and Securitization · Corporate Governance · M&A, Corporate Reorganization, and Joint Ventures17 firm posts
  • Hirofumi HosodaSenior PartnerBanking · Insurance · Financial Regulation · Fintech9 firm posts
  • Hiroyuki NezuSenior PartnerBanking · Aircraft, Ship, and Asset Finance · Project Finance · Acquisition Finance4 firm posts
  • Hisashi MiyatsukaSenior PartnerCorporate Governance · Shareholder Meetings · Corporate Disputes · Proxy Disputes and Special ShareholdersNamed in 1 recognition · 11 firm posts
  • Ian S. ScottSenior Partner · admitted 1997Sports Law · Media Law · Entertainment Law · Luxury, Fashion & Lifestyle BrandNamed in 1 recognition · 3 firm posts
  • Jun OishiSenior PartnerBanking · Financial Regulation · Project Finance · General Corporate Legal Affairs1 firm post
  • Kazuki ItoSenior PartnerLabor and Employment Law · Labor and Employment Compliance · Termination of Employment · Labor Disputes1 firm post
  • Kazutomo UeyamaSenior PartnerInsurance · Risk Management · General Compliance · General Corporate Legal Affairs
  • Keita ImaizumiSenior PartnerBanking · Financial Regulation · Acquisition Finance
  • Kenichi TanizakiSenior Partner · admitted 2003Banking · Insurance · Financial Regulation · Venture Finance31 firm posts
  • Kentaro ManoSenior PartnerBanking · Insurance · Financial Regulation · Aircraft, Ship, and Asset Finance1 firm post

Matters and stories in the press

1 written by the newsroom

Directory placements

15 practice areas · read from the publishers’ tables

Where the directories place Atsumi & Sakai, practice area by practice area, as each table stands on the publisher’s own site. Each cell links to that table. The columns are the same on every page of this site.

Practice areaChambersThe Legal 500
Real Estate and ConstructionSpotlightBand 2Tier 3
Banking and FinanceBand 2Tier 2Tier 3
Capital MarketsBand 2Tier 3
Compliance, Investigations and White-Collar—Tier 2
Corporate and M&A—Tier 2
Energy, Resources and InfrastructureBand 2Tier 2
Intellectual Property—Tier 2
Private Equity and Funds—Tier 2
Sport: Independent local firms—Tier 2
Competition and AntitrustBand 3Tier 3
Employment and LabourBand 3Tier 3
Healthcare and Life SciencesBand 3—
Shipping, Aviation and Transport—Tier 3
Technology, Media and Telecoms—Tier 3
Litigation and Disputes—Tier 4

Recognition

83 announcements

What other publishers have said, as Atsumi & Sakai reports it on its own site, with the lawyers each announcement names. Each entry links to the page where it was read.

  • The Legal 500Tier 32026

    Antitrust and competition: Independent local firms

    “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 3, Antitrust and competition: Independent local firms, Japan”

    The Legal 500’s published table
  • The Legal 500Tier 22026

    Banking and finance: Independent local firms

    “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 2, Banking and finance: Independent local firms, Japan”

    The Legal 500’s published table
  • The Legal 500Tier 32026

    Capital markets: Independent local firms

    “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 3, Capital markets: Independent local firms, Japan”

    The Legal 500’s published table
  • The Legal 500Tier 22026

    Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms

    “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 2, Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms, Japan”

    The Legal 500’s published table
  • The Legal 500Tier 42026

    Dispute resolution: Independent local firms

    “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 4, Dispute resolution: Independent local firms, Japan”

    The Legal 500’s published table
  • The Legal 500Tier 32026

    Fintech - Independent local firms

    “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 3, Fintech - Independent local firms, Japan”

    The Legal 500’s published table

From the Firm

What Atsumi & Sakai has published on its own site lately: news, deals, recognitions and publications. Each links to the firm.

In the News

Coverage in which Atsumi & Sakai was named. Each headline links to the publisher.

Sponsored: guides and chapters the firm wrote

Written by the firm. Practice guide chapters are placed with the publishers that carry them, usually for a fee. Listed for the reader’s use; never counted in the firm’s standing.

Record

Jurisdiction
Japan
Founded
Not stated
Firm’s site read
10 Nov 2026

Read from: headcount

On its size, the firm says: “…302 lawyers, as stated on the firm's The Legal 500 profile…”

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