{"id":1286,"date":"2026-04-21T08:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T23:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/?post_type=contents&#038;p=1286"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:27:23","slug":"1286","status":"publish","type":"contents","link":"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/contents\/1286\/","title":{"rendered":"Top rankings received from Best Lawyers\u00ae in the 17th (2027) edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan&#x2122; and the 5th (2027) edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan&#x2122;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the 17th (2027) edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan&#x2122;, 13 of our lawyers have been recognized as Best Lawyers, and 12 lawyers as Ones to Watch in the 5th (2027) edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan&#x2122;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Best Lawyers<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Antitrust \/ Competition Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/42\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akihisa Yamada<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and finance Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masahiro Nakatsukasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/34\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hironori Nishikino<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masahiro Nakatsukasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tsugujiro Nakatsukasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motoomi Iwaki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hiroshi Nakamitsu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naoko Nakatsukasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/49\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yusaku Akasaki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masahiro Nakatsukasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/34\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hironori Nishikino<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/36\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masao Kuniyoshi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/38\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Koji Kanazawa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/49\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yusaku Akasaki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/57\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eiki Takahashi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/60\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katsuya Hongyo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Institution Regulatory Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/38\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Koji Kanazawa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insolvency and Reorganization Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masahiro Nakatsukasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motoomi Iwaki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/42\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akihisa Yamada<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/34\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hironori Nishikino<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naoko Nakatsukasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Litigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/41\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yasuhiro Fujii<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motoomi Iwaki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ones to Watch<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hiromasa Ogawa<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/1037\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eriko Akiyama<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/63\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takashi Oguchi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/234\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shun Komiya<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/382\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tatsunori Enomoto<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/231\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jun Niizawa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/1037\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eriko Akiyama<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/465\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takuya Fujino<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/482\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takahiko Tani<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/577\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toshiki Doi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/543\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yo Kashibuchi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hiromasa Ogawa<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/77\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryo Tomikawa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/47\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kumiko Matsumoto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Institution Regulatory Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/lawyers\/482\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takahiko Tani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the highlights and the overview report of the awards in Japan, click<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestlawyers.com\/article\/2027-best-lawyers-in-australia-japan-and-singapore\/7603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1286","contents","type-contents","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contents\/1286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contents"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/contents"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clo.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}