Japan

Iwata Godo

Iwata Godo is a law firm in Japan, founded in 1902, with 316 professionals and 132 lawyers listed on its own site.

Jurisdiction
Japan
Founded
1902
Professionals
316
Offices
1
Recognitions
6
Lawyers on file
132
Japan
JapanDavid Kernan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Organization

12 practice areas and sectors · 132 lawyers on the firm’s site

How Iwata Godo 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.

一般企業法務(ジェネラルコーポレート)

37

Lawyers

上西 拓也, 中村 忠司, 中澤 亮, 丸山 真司, 伊原 真由美, 伊藤 広樹, 伊藤 菜々子, 冨田 雄介, 別府 文弥, 吉原 朋成and 26 more

従業員による不正

5

Lawyers

伊原 真由美, 岡村 優, 野口 元郎, 齋藤 弘樹

金融規制(レギュラトリー)

5

Lawyers

深沢 篤嗣, 田路 至弘, 芳賀 良, 野口 元郎

The International Comparative Legal Guides

4

Lawyers

安西 一途, 竹永 希, 金木 伸行

バンキング・金融機関法務

4

Lawyers

丸山 真司, 杉坂 春奈, 田路 至弘

White-Collar Crime 2022

3

Lawyers

藤並 知憲, 足立 理

White-Collar Crime 2022 Japan Chapter

3

Lawyers

藤並 知憲, 足立 理

事業承継

3

Lawyers

岡村 優, 柏木 健佑

品質不正

3

Lawyers

岡村 優, 石川 哲平

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

Lawyers

132 on the firm’s own site

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

  • CROSS TALK法律事務パートナー22 firm posts
  • サンダー・コーエン弁護士
  • デービッド・ワルシュ弁護士1 firm post
  • ランドリー・ゲドン弁護士The International Comparative Legal Guides · Pharmaceutical Advertising 2025 · White-Collar Crime 2022 Japan Chapter · White-Collar Crime 2022
  • 三上 夏輝弁護士
  • 三浦 貴史弁護士1 firm post
  • 上田 淳史弁護士一般企業法務(ジェネラルコーポレート) · コーポレートガバナンス · 株主総会 · M&A・企業組織再編6 firm posts
  • 上西 拓也弁護士一般企業法務(ジェネラルコーポレート) · コーポレートガバナンス · 株主総会 · M&A・企業組織再編3 firm posts
  • 中山 謙弁護士
  • 中村 忠司弁護士一般企業法務(ジェネラルコーポレート) · コーポレートガバナンス · 株主総会 · M&A・企業組織再編
  • 中村 紗絵子弁護士
  • 中澤 亮弁護士一般企業法務(ジェネラルコーポレート) · コーポレートガバナンス · 株主総会 · バンキング・金融機関法務
  • 中野 雅之弁護士従業員による不正 · 当局調査対応 · 地方公共団体 · その他の非営利法人・公法人等
  • 丸山 真司弁護士一般企業法務(ジェネラルコーポレート) · コーポレートガバナンス · 株主総会 · バンキング・金融機関法務3 firm posts
  • 久下 雅也弁護士
  • 久木元 さやか弁護士1 firm post
  • 亀家 貴志弁護士
  • 五井 恕弁護士
  • 井廻 直美弁護士
  • 井藤 英樹弁護士
  • 亦野 恵理香弁護士
  • 伊原 真由美弁護士一般企業法務(ジェネラルコーポレート) · 品質不正 · 従業員による不正 · 不公正取引
  • 伊東 夏帆弁護士
  • 伊藤 広樹弁護士一般企業法務(ジェネラルコーポレート) · コーポレートガバナンス · 株主総会 · M&A・企業組織再編3 firm posts

Directory placements

6 practice areas · read from the publishers’ tables

Where the directories place Iwata Godo, 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
Banking and Finance—Tier 3
Competition and Antitrust—Tier 3
Corporate and M&A—Tier 3
Employment and Labour—Tier 3
Real Estate and Construction—Tier 3
Litigation and Disputes—Tier 5

Recognition

6 announcements

What other publishers have said, as Iwata Godo 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 32026

    Banking and finance: Independent local firms

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

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

    Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms

    “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 3, Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms, Japan”

    The Legal 500’s published table
  • The Legal 500Tier 52026

    Dispute resolution: Independent local firms

    “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 5, Dispute resolution: Independent local firms, Japan”

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

    Labour and employment: Independent local firms

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

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

    Real estate and construction: Independent local firms

    “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 3, Real estate and construction: Independent local firms, Japan”

    The Legal 500’s published table

From the Firm

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

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
9 Nov 2026

Read from: headcount

On its size, the firm says: “…316 lawyers, as stated on the firm's The Legal 500 profile…”

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