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Jun. 13, 2022 Awards: Top rankings received in “IP STARS 2022”
May 12, 2022 Media: Proceedings of a seminar where Shintaro Okawa gave a speech are published in The Asahi Shimbun Digital and on page 2 of The Asahi Shimbun
May 11, 2022 Media: Comments by Shintaro Okawa are featured in a Reuters article titled "Perspective: Forgo Security Clearances and Prioritize Establishment of the Economic Security Act - Becoming a Focal Point After the Election of the House of Councilors"
May 6, 2022 Awards: Top Rankings Received From Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022
Apr. 14, 2022 Awards: 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™
Apr. 7, 2022 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)
Mar. 31, 2022 Awards: Yoshifumi Onodera and Atsushi Okada recognized in Asia IP's Top 50 IP Experts of Japan 2022
Mar. 31, 2022 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)
Feb. 17, 2022 Awards: Top Rankings Received from Chambers Global 2022
Sep. 16, 2021 Awards: Top Rankings received from asialaw 2022, the definitive guide to Asia's leading law firms and lawyers
Sep. 6, 2021 Awards: High evaluation received from "Who’s Who Legal: Japan 2021"
Jul. 31, 2021 Awards: Top rankings received in “IP STARS 2021”
May 27, 2021 Awards: Firm receives an award at Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2021
May 7, 2021 Awards: Top Rankings Received From Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2021
Apr. 27, 2021 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)
Apr. 15, 2021 Awards: Lawyers from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto were included in the 12th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Japan
Dec. 4, 2020 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
Sep. 25, 2020 Awards: Firm receives awards at ALB Japan Law Awards 2020
Sep. 23, 2020 Awards: Top Rankings in "asialaw Profiles 2021"
Sep. 18, 2020 Awards: High evaluation received from " Who′s Who Legal: Japan 2020"