{"id":17057,"date":"2025-04-17T09:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/?p=17057"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T07:45:20","slug":"city-yuwa-partners-received-high-evaluation-in-the-best-lawyers-in-japan-2026-and-best-lawyers-ones-to-watch-in-japan-2026-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/news\/17057\/","title":{"rendered":"City-Yuwa Partners received high evaluation in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan (2026 Edition)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sixteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were included in the 2026 edition of <em>The Best Lawyers in Japan<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/yoshikokoizumi\/\">Yoshiko Koizumi<\/a><br>Antitrust \/ Competition Law<br>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<br>Corporate Governance &amp; Compliance Practice<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/junkohirakawa\/\">Junko Hirakawa<\/a><br>Banking and Finance Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/shigeakiitoh\/\">Shigeaki Itoh<\/a><br>Litigation<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/kojimatsuda\/\">Koji Matsuda<\/a><br>Insolvency and Reorganization Law<br>Intellectual Property Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/hideoozaki\/\">Hideo Ozaki<\/a><br>Intellectual Property Law<br>Technology Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/masatokobayashi\/\">Masato Kobayashi<\/a><br>Intellectual Property Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/keisukeide\/\">Keisuke Ide<\/a><br>Real Estate Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/takashisoga\/\">Takashi Soga<\/a><br>International Business Transactions<br>Trade Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/yasuyukikuribayashi\/\">Yasuyuki Kuribayashi<\/a><br>Investment and Investment Funds<br>Labor and Employment Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/takuroawazu\/\">Takuro Awazu<\/a><br>International Business Transactions<br>Trade Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/masamichisakamoto\/\">Masamichi Sakamoto<\/a><br>Real Estate Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/yumikoaoi\/\">Yumiko Aoi<\/a><br>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/reikoyoshida\/\">Reiko Yoshida<\/a><br>Asset Finance Law<br>Banking and Finance Law<br>Structured Finance Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/hidetomofutami\/\">Hidetomo Futami<\/a><br>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/yokomaeda\/\">Yoko Maeda<\/a><br>Arbitration and Mediation<br>Corporate Governance &amp; Compliance Practice<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/izurugoto\/\">Izuru Goto<\/a><br>Banking and Finance Law<br>Structured Finance Law<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Eight lawyers were included in <em>Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/kentarosadahiro\/\">Kentaro Sadahiro<\/a><br>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<br>Personal Injury and Civil Litigation<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/yutakatakiguchi\/\">Yutaka Takiguchi<\/a><br>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/sayakotsukamoto\/\">Sayako Tsukamoto<\/a><br>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<br>Labor and Employment Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/takayukiaonuma\/\">Takayuki Aonuma<\/a><br>Antitrust \/ Competition Law<br>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/takashisuzuki\/\">Takashi Suzuki<\/a><br>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<br>Personal Injury and Civil Litigation<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/toshifumiminami\/\">Toshifumi Minami<\/a><br>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/ayakaitoh\/\">Ayaka Itoh<\/a><br>Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/kenkurokawa\/\">Ken Kurokawa<\/a><br>Arbitration and Mediation<br>Labor and Employment Law<br><br><br>For more details, please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestlawyers.com\/firms\/city-yuwa-partners\/43573\/JP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City-Yuwa Partners &#8211; Japan Firm | Best Lawyers<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan. Yoshiko KoizumiAntitrust \/ Competition LawCorporate and Mergers and Acquisitions LawCorporate Governance &amp; Compliance Practice Junko HirakawaBanking and Finance Law Shigeaki ItohLitigation Koji MatsudaInsolvency and Reorganization LawIntellectual Property Law Hideo OzakiIntellectual Property LawTechnology Law Masato KobayashiIntellectual Property Law Keisuke\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"t_practice":[],"t_display":[],"class_list":["post-17057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>City-Yuwa Partners received high evaluation in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan (2026 Edition). | CITY-YUWA PARTNERS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sixteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan. 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