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AI & Intellectual Property 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

AI, Machine Learning & Big Data · Global Legal Insights

Acquisition Finance 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Acquisition Finance · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Advertising & Marketing · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Advertising and Marketing 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

  • Ikeda & SomeyaLaw and PracticeRead at ChambersTsuyoshi Ikeda, Hiroaki Miyauchi, Takaaki Someya, Muneharu Yamamoto

Agricultural Law 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Alternative Funds 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Alternative Investment Funds · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Anti-Corruption 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Antitrust Litigation 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Artificial Intelligence 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Artificial Intelligence · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Asia Business Law Journal correspondents, Jul/Aug 2026 · Law.asia (Asia, China and India Business Law Journals)

  • GI&T Law OfficeArbitration costs; Dispute resolution; Expedited arbitrationRead at Law.asiaJoel Greer, Kengo Nishigaki

Asia Business Law Journal correspondents, Mar/Apr 2026 · Law.asia (Asia, China and India Business Law Journals)

  • GI&T Law OfficeBurden Of Proof; Compliance And Evidence Documentation; Compliance RiskRead at Law.asiaKengo Nishigaki

Asia Business Law Journal correspondents, May/Jun 2026 · Law.asia (Asia, China and India Business Law Journals)

  • GI&T Law OfficeAI-powered summarisation; Compliance Investigations; Generative AIRead at Law.asiaKengo Nishigaki

Aviation Disputes 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Aviation Finance & Leasing 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Aviation Finance & Leasing · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Banking & Finance 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Banking & Finance · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Banking Regulation 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Banking · Global Legal Insights

Blockchain & Crypto Assets · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Blockchain & Crypto-Assets 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency · Global Legal Insights

Bribery & Corruption · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Bribery and Corruption · Global Legal Insights

Cartels 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Cartels · Global Legal Insights

Cartels · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Class Actions · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Construction Law 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Construction · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Corporate & Commercial 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Corporate Governance 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Corporate Governance · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Corporate Immigration · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Corporate M&A 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

  • Mori HamadaLaw and PracticeRead at ChambersAkira Matsushita, Kenichi Sekiguchi, Takayuki Kihira, Hajime Tanahashi
  • southgateTrends and DevelopmentsRead at ChambersAkira Kawashiro, Reid Monroe-Sheridan, Takahito Fujii, Takeshi Iitani

Cybersecurity 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Data Protection & Privacy 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Defamation & Reputation Management 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Defence Contracts 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Derivatives 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Doing Business In · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Doing Business In... 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

ESG 2025 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Employment & Labour · Global Legal Insights

Employment 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Employment and Labour Law · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Energy & Infrastructure M&A 2025 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Energy · Global Legal Insights

Enforcement of Judgments 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Environmental, Social and Governance · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Equity Finance 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Family Law 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Family Law · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Financial Services Regulation 2025 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Fintech 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Fintech · Global Legal Insights

Franchise & Licensing · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Fund Finance · Global Legal Insights

Gaming Law 2025 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

HR Internal Investigations 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

  • AI-EI Law FirmLaw and PracticeRead at ChambersHiroaki Matsui, Mari Ueki, Satoru Makino, Yukitsuna Takekoshi

Healthcare M&A 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Healthcare: Medical Devices 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Hotel Management & Transactions 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

India Business Law Journal correspondents, September 2026 · Law.asia (Asia, China and India Business Law Journals)

Initial Public Offering · Global Legal Insights

Insolvency 2025 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Insurance & Reinsurance 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Insurance & Reinsurance · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Insurance Litigation 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

  • Hiratsuka & CoLaw and PracticeRead at ChambersShinichiro Yamashita, Naruku Okamoto

Intellectual Property 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

  • TMI AssociatesLaw and PracticeRead at ChambersTomohiro Kuribayashi, Takahiro Inoue, Daisuke Inaba, Yoshiyuki Takanashi
  • Ohno & PartnersTrends and DevelopmentsRead at ChambersHirofumi Tada, Hiroyuki Ohno, Hideaki Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kimura

Intellectual Property · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

International Arbitration 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

International Arbitration · Global Legal Insights

International Tax 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

International Trade 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Investing In · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Investing In... 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Investor–State Arbitration 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Joint Ventures 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Joint Ventures · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Lending & Secured Finance · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Life Sciences & Pharma IP Litigation 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Life Sciences 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Life Sciences · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Global Legal Insights

Litigation 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Litigation Funding 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Litigation · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Merger Control 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Merger Control · Global Legal Insights

Merger Control · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Mergers & Acquisitions · Global Legal Insights

Mergers & Acquisitions · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Mining · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Patent Litigation 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Patent Litigation · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Pharmaceutical Advertising 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Practice guide, Jul/Aug 2026 · Law.asia (Asia, China and India Business Law Journals)

  • Chuo Sogo LPCArtificial intelligence; Cybersecurity; Dee (Diep) HoangRead at Law.asiaCamille Angelica A Mendoza, Enriquito J Mendoza, Gloria Chu, Jerald C Ambe, Kowit Somwaiya, Kulkanya Vorawanichar

Practice guide, Mar/Apr 2026 · Law.asia (Asia, China and India Business Law Journals)

Practice guide, May/Jun 2026 · Law.asia (Asia, China and India Business Law Journals)

  • Lee and LiBattery Energy Storage System; Cathay United Bank; Corporate Power Purchase AgreementsRead at Law.asiaChuo Sogo, Jun Niizawa, Katsuya Hongyo, Odin Hsu, Sarah Wu, SinoPac Ban

Private Client · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Private Equity 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Private Equity · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Private Wealth 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Product Liability & Safety 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Project Finance 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Project Finance · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Real Estate 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Real Estate Funds · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Real Estate · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Renewable Energy · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Restructuring & Insolvency · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Sanctions 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Securitisation 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Securitisation · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Shareholders’ Rights & Shareholder Activism 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Shipping 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Shipping · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Space Law 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Sports Law 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

TMT 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

TMT · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Tax Controversy 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Tax · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Technology M&A 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Technology M&A · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Trade Marks & Copyright 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Trade Secrets 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Transfer Pricing · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

Venture Capital 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

Venture Capital · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

White Collar Crime · Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

White-Collar Crime 2026 · Chambers Global Practice Guides

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Korean Bar Association대한변호사협회Korea In-house Counsel Association한국사내변호사회Japan Federation of Bar Associations logoJapan Federation of Bar AssociationsJapan In-house Lawyers Association logoJapan In-house Lawyers AssociationAll China Lawyers Association logoAll China Lawyers AssociationLaw Society of Hong Kong logoLaw Society of Hong KongHong Kong Corporate Counsel AssociationTaiwan Bar Association logoTaiwan Bar AssociationLaw Society of SingaporeSingapore Corporate Counsel AssociationBar Council of IndiaIndian Corporate Counsel AssociationLaw Society of England and WalesBar Council of England and WalesAmerican Bar AssociationAssociation of Corporate CounselCanadian Bar Association logoCanadian Bar AssociationCanadian Corporate Counsel AssociationLaw Council of Australia logoLaw Council of AustraliaBundesrechtsanwaltskammer logoBundesrechtsanwaltskammerBundesverband der UnternehmensjuristenBUJConseil national des barreaux logoConseil national des barreauxAssociation Française des Juristes d'Entreprise logoAssociation Française des Juristes d'EntrepriseOrdem dos Advogados do BrasilOABLaw Society of South Africa logoLaw Society of South AfricaNigerian Bar Association logoNigerian Bar AssociationIstanbul Bar Association logoIstanbul Bar AssociationIsrael Bar Associationלשכת עורכי הדיןKorean Commercial Arbitration Board대한상사중재원Japan Commercial Arbitration Association日本商事仲裁協会China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission logoChina International Economic and Trade Arbitration CommissionHong Kong International Arbitration Centre香港國際仲裁中心Singapore International Arbitration CentreAsian International Arbitration Centre logoAsian International Arbitration CentreThai Arbitration InstituteสถาบันอนุญาโตตุลาการVietnam International Arbitration Centre logoVietnam International Arbitration CentreIndonesian National Board of Arbitration logoIndonesian National Board of ArbitrationPhilippine Dispute Resolution Center logoPhilippine Dispute Resolution CenterMumbai Centre for International Arbitration logoMumbai Centre for International ArbitrationChinese Arbitration Association, Taipei logoChinese Arbitration Association, TaipeiLondon Court of International ArbitrationICC International Court of Arbitration logoICC International Court of ArbitrationGerman Arbitration InstituteDeutsche Institution für SchiedsgerichtsbarkeitSwiss Arbitration Centre logoSwiss Arbitration CentreNetherlands Arbitration Institute logoNetherlands Arbitration InstituteMilan Chamber of Arbitration logoMilan Chamber of ArbitrationMadrid International Arbitration CenterCentro Internacional de Arbitraje de MadridArbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce logoArbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of CommerceIstanbul Arbitration Centreİstanbul Tahkim MerkeziDubai International Arbitration Centre logoDubai International Arbitration CentreSaudi Center for Commercial Arbitration logoSaudi Center for Commercial ArbitrationIsraeli Institute of Commercial Arbitrationהמוסד הישראלי לבוררות עסקיתLagos Court of ArbitrationArbitration Foundation of Southern Africa logoArbitration Foundation of Southern AfricaAmerican Arbitration Association, ICDR logoAmerican Arbitration Association, ICDRADR Institute of CanadaInstitut d'arbitrage et de médiation du CanadaCentro de Arbitraje de México logoCentro de Arbitraje de MéxicoCAM-CCBCCentro de Arbitragem e Mediação da Câmara de Comércio Brasil-CanadáAustralian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration logoAustralian Centre for International Commercial ArbitrationInternational Centre for Settlement of Investment DisputesPermanent Court of ArbitrationCour permanente d'arbitrageIntegrated Bar of the PhilippinesMalaysian BarMajlis Peguam MalaysiaLawyers Council of Thailand logoLawyers Council of ThailandVietnam Bar FederationLiên đoàn Luật sư Việt NamIndonesian Advocates Association logoIndonesian Advocates AssociationMacau Lawyers Association澳門律師公會Law Society of IrelandDlí-Chumann na hÉireannGerman Bar AssociationDeutscher AnwaltvereinParis Bar logoParis BarConsiglio Nazionale ForenseConsejo General de la Abogacía EspañolaNetherlands Bar logoNetherlands BarSwiss Bar AssociationSchweizerischer AnwaltsverbandSwedish Bar Association logoSwedish Bar AssociationUnion of Turkish Bar AssociationsTürkiye Barolar BirliğiFederal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation logoFederal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian FederationDubai Legal Affairs Department logoDubai Legal Affairs DepartmentSaudi Bar Associationالهيئة السعودية للمحامينLegal Practice Council of South AfricaBarra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados logoBarra Mexicana, Colegio de AbogadosColegio Público de la Abogacía de la Capital FederalInternational Bar Association logoInternational Bar AssociationLAWASIA logoLAWASIAUnion Internationale des Avocats logoUnion Internationale des AvocatsInter-Pacific Bar Association logoInter-Pacific Bar Association