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The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2024 edition)
Public Service
The "Guidelines on Random-type Sales of NFTs," whose formulation included the involvement of Masafumi Masuda, are released
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Our lawyers selected in "Who’s Who Legal: Japan 2022"
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Top Rankings Received from IFLR1000’s 32nd edition
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Lawyers from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto were included in the 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and the inaugural Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™
Public Service
Atsushi Okada states opinions regarding Japan's approach to AI/data transactions as member of Japanese delegation at Working Group on Electronic Commerce of UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law)
Public Service
The "Guidelines for NFT Businesses 2nd Edition," in which Masafumi Masuda was involved in the formulation as Legal Counsel of the NFT Subcommittee, is released by Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA)
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Top Ranking Received From Chambers FinTech 2022
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High evaluation received from "Who’s Who Legal: Japan 2021"
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Top Rankings Received from IFLR1000’s 31st edition
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13 of our lawyers were selected as Japan’s Top 100 Lawyers 2021 in Asia Business Law Journal
Public Service
The firm’s lawyers contributed to a recently released research report (on recent trends in competition environment and competition policies, etc.) sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Public Service
The "Guidelines for NFT Businesses," in which Masafumi Masuda was involved in the formulation as Legal Counsel of the NFT Subcommittee, is released by Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA)
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Lawyers from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto were included in the 12th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Japan
Media
Comments by Yusuke Takamiya, attorney-at-law, were featured in an MLex article titled "Japan explores new antitrust rules despite implementation of new digital law" published on March 10, 2021
Media
Comments by Yusuke Takamiya were published on page 20 of the Nikkei in an article titled "Looking for Ways to Regulate Mega IT Companies: Concerns Among Countries Wary of Market Monopoly - New Biden Administration to Strengthen Enforcement Structure"
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Top Ranking Received From Chambers FinTech 2021
Public Service
Atsushi Okada states his opinions regarding policy for data utilization as an expert at the conference of the "Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy" organized by the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
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Top rankings received from " Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders"
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Top rankings received from " Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite – Data 2020"