ACCESS CLOSE

TOP

Attorneys

Practice Area

Newsletter

Special Topics

About Us

About the Firm/Map/News

Sanno Park Tower 12F (Reception) and 14F,
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-6114, Japan

Tokyo Metro Ginza Line: G06 Tameike-sanno Station, Exit 7 (directly accessible through the second basement)

Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line: N06 Tameike-sanno Station, Exit 7 (directly accessible through the second basement)

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line: C07 Kokkai-gijido-mae Station, Exit 5 (3 minutes’ walk)

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line: M14 Kokkai-gijido-mae Station, Exit 5 (10 minutes’ walk through Chiyoda Line platform)

About the Firm/Map/Awards/News

Here is an overview of Ushijima & Partners and its history of winning awards.

About us and past achievements I will introduce you.

TOP

About the Firm/Map Awards News

About the Firm

Name: Ushijima & Partners, Attorneys-at-Law
Address: Sanno Park Tower 12F (Reception) and 14F, 11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6114, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5511-3200
Fax: +81-3-5511-3258
Email: ushilaw@japan.email.ne.jp
Members: Attorneys-at-law: 62 (including those on loan or studying abroad)
Registered foreign attorney: 1
Foreign qualified attorney (not admitted in Japan): 2
Staff: 42 (as of July 29, 2024)
Practice Areas: International Transactions; International Investment; International Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Contracts; Real Estate Transactions; Corporate Rehabilitation; Restructuring/Insolvency; Antitrust; Tariffs/Trade; Finance/Securitization; Capital Markets, Trademark; Copyright; Tax; Labor and Employment; Environment; Insurance; Compliance/Corporate Governance; IT; and General Corporate Practice (both domestic and international)

Map

Address:
Sanno Park Tower 12F (Reception) and 14F,
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-6114, Japan

Train Access:

Tokyo Metro Ginza Line: G06 Tameike-sanno Station, Exit 7 (directly accessible through the second basement)

Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line: N06 Tameike-sanno Station, Exit 7 (directly accessible through the second basement)

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line: C07 Kokkai-gijido-mae Station, Exit 5 (3 minutes’ walk)

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line: M14 Kokkai-gijido-mae Station, Exit 5 (10 minutes’ walk through Chiyoda Line platform)

Awards

Our firm and attorneys received a high evaluation in Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2025.

Our firm and attorneys received a high evaluation in the following sectors of Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2025:

Detail

Our firm and attorneys received a high evaluation in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025.

Our firm and attorneys received a high evaluation in the following sectors of Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025:

Detail

Shin Ushijima: Leading partners (Dispute Resolution)
Kohtaro Tamura: Hall of Fame (Real Estate and Construction)
Osamu Inoue: Leading partners (Dispute Resolution)
Hiroshi Watanabe: Leading partners (Corporate and M&A)
Hiroki Awahara: Leading partners (Real Estate and Construction)
Hiroyasu Kageshima: Leading partners (TMT (Technology Media & Telecommunications))
Masahiro Shiotani: Next generation partners (Real Estate and Construction)
Nao Makita: Next generation partners (Real Estate and Construction)

Dispute Resolution: Tier 2: Shin Ushijima, Osamu Inoue, Hiroshi Watanabe, Rikisuke Yamanaka
Real Estate and Construction: Tier 2: Kohtaro Tamura, Hiroki Awahara, Masahiro Shiotani, Nao Makita
Corporate and M&A: Tier 3: Shin Ushijima, Osamu Inoue, Hiroshi Watanabe, Masahiko Todo
Labour and Employment: Tier 3: Hiroshi Watanabe, Rikisuke Yamanaka, Kenji Sarukura
Risk Management and Investigations: Tier 3: Shin Ushijima, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroyasu Kageshima, Kenji Sarukura
TMT (Technology Media & Telecommunications): Tier 4: Hiroyasu Kageshima, Kohei Tsuji

Our firm and lawyers received high evaluations in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025.

Our firm and lawyers received high evaluations in the following sectors in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025:

Detail

Corporate/M&A: Domestic:
　Ushijima & Partners (Band 5)
Dispute Resolution: Domestic:
　Ushijima & Partners (Band 3)
　Shin Ushijima (Senior Statespeople)
　Hiroshi Watanabe (Band 4)
　Osamu Inoue (Band 4)
Employment:
　Ushijima & Partners (Band 4)
Real Estate:
　Ushijima & Partners (Band 3)
Real Estate: Bengoshi:
　Kohtaro Tamura (Eminent Practitioners)
　Hiroki Awahara (Band 4)

Our firm and lawyer received a high evaluation in Chambers and Partners FinTech 2025.

Detail

FinTech Legal:
Ushijima & Partners (Band 3)
Kenji Sarukura (Notable practitioners)

Our attorneys received a high evaluation in The Best Lawyers(TM) in Japan 2025.

Our attorneys received a high evaluation in the following sectors of The Best LawyersTM in Japan 2025.

Detail

Antitrust / Competition Law: Hiroshi Watanabe
Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law: Shin Ushijima, Osamu Inoue, Rikisuke Yamanaka, Yoshimoto Kawamura, Hiroyuki Yamauchi
Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice: Shin Ushijima, Motohiro Kuroki
FinTech Practice: Hiroyasu Kageshima
Information Technology Law: Hiroyasu Kageshima, Mitsuya Kosaka (Ones to Watch)
Labor and Employment Law: Shinobu Yanagita
Litigation: Shin Ushijima
Real Estate Law: Masanori Inoue, Motohiro Kuroki, Hiroki Awahara, Naoki Hieda, Masahiro Shiotani
Telecommunications Law: Hiroyasu Kageshima
Tax Law: Tetsuya Araseki

Our attorney received a high evaluation in Asian Legal Business (ALB) Top 15 North Asia Litigators 2024.

Shin Ushijima was named one of ALB Top 15 North Asia Litigators 2024.

Detail

Top 15 North Asia Litigators 2024：Shin Ushijima

Our attorney received a high evaluation in Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2024.

Hiroyasu Kageshima was named one of ALB Asia Super 50 TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) Lawyers 2024.

Detail

Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers: Hiroyasu Kageshima

News

2025.02.17

Our firm and lawyers received high evaluations in the Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2025.

2025.02.13

An article on environmental laws by Kenji Sarukura, Kohei Tsuji, Kota Kato and Akane Ueda, was posted on “Legal 500.”

2025.01.01

Mitsuya Kosaka and Kazuki Mitake have become Partners.

News