Survey on Corporate Officers of Legal/Taxation and Lawyers
– published on Nikkei

In a survey asking major companies in Japan who the 2023 top-performing lawyer is, Mr. Yo Ota became No. 1 in both two areas of corporate legal affairs (corporate law) and M&A / corporate restructuring. Top in the field of crisis management and fraud matters went to Mr. Hiroshi Kimeda, and to Mr. Hideaki Umezu in business and human rights area. In the category of “Most Dependable Law Firms,” Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu took 1st for the second consecutive year.