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

Standing in Japan
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 siteHow 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
- Ian S. Scott
Senior Partner
- Feng Qin Chen
Senior Partner
- Kenichi Tanizaki
Senior Partner
- Toyoki Emoto
Senior Partner
- Michiaki Hosoi
Senior Partner
- Kohei Murakawa
Senior Partner
- Setsuko Yufu
Senior Partner
- Kentaro Minato
Senior Partner
- Teruhisa Toyama
Senior Partner
- Takafumi Ochiai
Senior Partner
- Ryuichi Nozaki
Senior Partner
- Akira Shimazaki
Senior Partner
- Saori Hanada
Senior Partner
- Fumiko Oikawa
Senior Partner
- Miho Niunoya
Senior Partner
- Hayato Kimura
Senior Partner
- Shinichiro Shimizu
Senior Partner
- Yuri Suzuki
Senior Partner
- Eiichiro Hata
Senior Partner
- Naoki Kanehisa
Senior Partner
- Yukiko Mitsuhashi
Senior Partner
- Akimoto Kawamura
Senior Partner
- Akio Kawamura
Senior Partner
- Chie Kasahara
Senior Partner
- Daisuke Suzuki
Senior Partner
- Emi Uchida
Senior Partner
- Hirofumi Hosoda
Senior Partner
- Hiroyuki Nezu
Senior Partner
- Hisashi Miyatsuka
Senior Partner
- Jun Oishi
Senior Partner
- Kazuki Ito
Senior Partner
- Kazutomo Ueyama
Senior Partner
- Keita Imaizumi
Senior Partner
- Kentaro Mano
Senior Partner
- Masahito Fukuda
Senior Partner
- Masayuki Matsuura
Senior Partner
- Mayumi Hongo
Senior Partner
- Miki Ono
Senior Partner
- Osamu Fujiwara
Senior Partner
- Ryosuke Oue
Senior Partner
- Sayaka Aizawa
Senior Partner
- Shuji Koyama
Senior Partner
- Takafumi Uematsu
Senior Partner
- Takasuke Mizukami
Senior Partner
- Takaya Konishi
Senior Partner
- Tatsuo Yamashima
Senior Partner
- Yasuhiro Usui
Senior Partner
- Yukihito Machida
Senior Partner
- Yusuke Miura
Senior Partner
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 siteNames, 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 newsroomStory · 10 November 2026 · 2 reports cited
SyCipLaw's Ricardo Ongkiko joins WSG Asia Pacific Regional Council for 2026-2027
Directory placements
15 practice areas · read from the publishers’ tablesWhere 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.
Recognition
83 announcementsWhat 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.
Chambers2026
当事務所、Accord Chambers、一般財団法人海外投融資情報財団共催、株式会社国際協力銀行後援で、「バングラデシュにおける事業成功に向けたリスク軽減―投資ストラクチャリング、法的リスクの低減及び紛争解決」を開催しました。 | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業Lexology受賞2026
Lexology Index: Japan 2026において、当事務所の弁護士が選出されました。 | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業Asian Legal BusinessTier 12026
当事務所が、Asian Legal Business (ALB)アジア版 2026年9月号のALB Asia M&A Rankings 2026において、国内系の法律事務所としてM&A分野でTier 1にランクインしました。 | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業Lexology受賞2026
Lexology Index: IP 2026において、笠原智恵弁護士が選出されました。 | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業Names , 趙 飛, 李 程, 徐 楊, Chie Kasahara
Managing IP受賞2026
IP STARS 2026において、笠原智恵弁護士が選出されました。 | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業Names , 趙 飛, 李 程, 徐 楊, Chie Kasahara
Asian Legal BusinessTier 22026
Asian Legal Business (ALB) 2026年5月号の ALB IP Rankings 2026において、当事務所が国内系の法律事務所としてTier 2にランクインしました。 | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業
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 tableThe 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 tableThe 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 tableThe 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 tableThe 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 tableThe 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.
- 鈴木 由里 Yuri Suzuki
publication · Oct 2026
- 当事務所や当事務所所属弁護士を騙るなりすまし事案等にご注意ください。 | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業
event · Oct 2026
- 柴田啓介弁護士、高橋俊昭弁護士及び瀬川慶弁護士が共同執筆した記事「迅速仲裁とは?手続の流れ、期間・コストなどを解説」がBUSINESS LAWYERSのウェブサイトに掲載されました。 | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業
publication · Oct 2026 · names 高橋 俊昭, 趙 飛, 瀬川 慶 and 3 more
- 「ドイツにおけるコンプライアンス法制の転換点―秩序違反法(OWiG)改正草案が日本企業に求めること―」:ドイツプラクティスチーム | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業
publication · Oct 2026 · names and 5 more
- 【申込受付中】「A&S福岡法律事務所 海外進出セミナー2026(ベトナム・台湾)」 | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業
event · Oct 2026 · names 趙 飛 and 4 more
- 木村勇人弁護士及び草野健太弁護士が「国際プラスチック条約の最新動向と考えられる企業への影響」に登壇しました。 | 渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業
event · Oct 2026 · names 趙 飛, 李 程 and 2 more
In the News
Coverage in which Atsumi & Sakai was named. Each headline links to the publisher.
- Japan’s Atsumi & Sakai launches Sapporo and Hokkaido desk
Law.asia · 14 Oct 2026
- LPA Tokyo boosts corporate, M&A with new partner
Law.asia · 20 May 2026
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.
- Corporate & Commercial 2026: Japan (Trends and Developments)
Sponsored · Chapter written for Chambers Global Practice Guides · Akimoto Kawamura, Christopher Hodgens
- Merger Control 2026: Japan (Trends and Developments)
Sponsored · Chapter written for Chambers Global Practice Guides
Record
- Jurisdiction
- Japan
- Founded
- Not stated
- Entity source
- The firm's own website
- 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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