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- December 28, 2018
- Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Das japanische Rechtswesen | Teil 3: Zivilrecht im neuzeitlichen Japan (Landscape of Japanese Law | Part 3: The Civil Code of Japan after the Restauration)"
in JAPANDIGEST, published by the Doitsu News Digest GmbH. - December 20, 2018
- "Future civil practice and legal theory" which contains the thesis entitled "Utilization of legal theory in structuring financial transaction scheme – analysis on legal nature of crypt currencies from civil law perspective" written by Izuru Goto was published by Minjihokenkyukai.
- December 12, 2018
- Yoshiko Koizumi made a presentation entitled "Notable Points on Overseas Project Contracts and Role of Consultants" at the 6th Overseas Project Contract Administrator Training Seminar hosted by Engineering and Consulting Firms Association, Japan (ECFA).
- December 10, 2018
- Mikio Tanaka and Masumi Takimoto wrote an article titled "Richtungswechsel in Japans Einwanderungspolitik" on the epoch-making Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act reform in the Winter 2018 issue of JAPANMARKT, published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
- December 1, 2018
- Yoko Maeda has been listed in 2019 Who’s Who Legal - Future Arbitration Leaders (Partners).
- November 27, 2018
- Yoko Maeda served as a Moderator & Commentator for 2018 Arbitration Q&A Session with Mr. Alexis Mourre in Japan sponsored by ICC Japan.
- November 26, 2018
- Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Das japanische Rechtswesen | Teil 2: Immobilienrecht (Landscape of Japanese Law | Part 2: Real Estate Law)" in JAPANDIGEST, published by the Doitsu News Digest GmbH.
- November 25, 2018
- Ryoko Takeda wrote an article titled "Necessity of the insurer's consent and the actual payment in insurance claims based on special policy for legal expense insurance" (case law report) published by The General Insurance Institute of Japan (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation).
- November 21, 2018
- Koji Mizutani wrote an article titled "Special Series: Problem-solving for sharing economy, case study No.1, space sharing" which appeared in the Business Homu (January, 2019).
- November 20, 2018
- The delegates of the French National Bar Council (Le Conseil National des Barreaux) visited our Firm.
- November 15, 2018
- "Utilization of trusts and legal issues in electric power industry" whose co-authors include Izuru Goto and Yusuke Shimada was published by Minjihokenkyukai.
- November 9, 2018
- Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Die historische Beziehung mit dem deutschen Recht (The Historical Relationship between the German and Japanese Legal Systems)" as the first article of the new articles series titled "Das japanische Rechtswesen (Landscape of Japanese Law)" in JAPANDIGEST, published by the Doitsu News Digest GmbH.
- November 8, 2018
- Mika Okada held a seminar titled "Contract Practice and Company Law that Startups Exectives Should Know" at Kawasaki ZENTECH Accelerator (incubation business for technology-based ventures) hosted by the City of Kawasaki.
- November 1, 2018
- Akira Nagasaki was appointed as a member of the Board of Examiners for the National Bar Examination (Environmental Law).
- November 1, 2018
- Satoshi Kitaoka, admitted in 2015, has joined the Firm.
- October 31, 2018
- "Framework and practice of the virtual currency law" whose co-authors include Izuru Goto was published by Nihon Kajo Shuppan.
- October 10, 2018
- "Q&A The Basic Knowledge of International Commercial Arbitration for Legal Departments", authored by Yoko Maeda edited by City-Yuwa Partners was published by Chuokeizai-sha, Inc.
- October 9, 2018
- Izuru Goto wrote an article titled "Cryptocurrency and Trust" in the Trust Forum Vol. 10 (October 2018).
- October 8, 2018
- Mikio Tanaka joined a panel at the session titled "Lost in Translation" at the annual conference of the International Bar Association (IBA) held in Rome, organized by the Senior Lawyers’ Committee of the IBA.
- September 27, 2018
- Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Wettbewerbsverbot in Japan" on the permissibility of a non-compete clause under Japanese law in the Autumn 2018 issue of JAPANMARKT, published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
- September 17, 2018
- Mikio Tanaka delivered a key note speech on "Some Practical Problems in Enforcing Foreign Judicial Judgments in Japan – in comparison with arbitration" at the inauguration ceremony of the Sakhalin Branch of the Far Eastern Arm of the Russian Arbitration Center, held in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the Russian Federation.
- September 15, 2018
- Teruhisa Ishii has joined the Firm as a Partner.
- September 1, 2018
- Yota Iemura, admitted in 2016, has joined the Firm.
- August 22, 2018
- Hyunchi Sim, admitted in 2015, has joined the Firm.
- July 25, 2018
- Hiroaki Matsunaga wrote an article titled "Antitrust Case News - Refusal to Admit New Members by Trade Association Which Has Entered into Insurance Agreement Necessary for Entering the Market" which appeared in "Jurist" Vol. 1522 (August, 2018).
- July 24, 2018
- Kentaro Sadahiro has joined the Firm as a Counsel.
- July 1, 2018
- Yoko Maeda became Deputy Secretary General of Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA).
- July 1, 2018
- Yoko Maeda was appointed as an alternate court member of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- June 27, 2018
- Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Warum Compliance in Japan immer wichtiger wird" on the impact of the introduction of the plea bargaining system on the corporate compliance in Japan, which appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of JAPANMARKT, published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
- June 12, 2018
- Noriko Higashizawa (Partner) and Masumi Takimoto (Licensed Visa Specialist) made the presentation titled "Working in Japan - Point-based Skilled Immigration System" at the Seminar "What’s it REALLY like to work in Japan?" hosted by Japan Society of Northern California.
- June 1, 2018
- Akira Nagasaki has been quoted on Bloomberg BNA: Environment & Energy’s article "Almost Half of Japanese Mercury Handlers Face New Reporting".
- May 20, 2018
- Ryoko Takeda wrote an article titled "Substantial additional tax imposed by employees’ illegal acts: Based on the views concerning corporate governance on tax matter" published by Japan Tax Research Institute (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation).
- May 14, 2018
Six lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen as Leading Lawyers in Japan by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018.
- Junko Hirakawa (Investment Funds)
- Izuru Goto (Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Energy & Natural Resources)
- Nobuyuki Sakuraba (Dispute Resolution & Litigation)
- Mikio Tanaka (Corporate/M&A)
- Yasuyuki Kuribayashi (Investment Funds, Labour & Employment)
- Hitoshi Sakai (Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution & Litigation)
- May 4, 2018
- Arata Nomoto participated in panels "Regional Updates", "Loot Boxes and Other F2P Mechanics", and "Using Real-Life Objects in Video Games" at the Games Industry Law Summit 2018.
- April 6, 2018
- Yoko Maeda was appointed to be on Panel of Arbitrators of Asia International Arbitration Center (AIAC).
- April 6, 2018
- Ten lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for the Ninth Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan.
- April 1, 2018
- Kazuo Itazaki, admitted in 2002, has joined the Firm as a Counsel. Ryota Saito, admitted in 2012, and Tomohiko Hirose, admitted in 2014, have joined the Firm as Associates. Sihyung Yoo, a Korean licensed lawyer, has joined the Firm.
- March 29, 2018
- Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Die Fürsorgepflicht des Arbeitgebers" on employer’s obligation to secure safety of its employees, which appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of JAPANMARKT, published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
- March 23, 2018
- Haruyuki Hirata gave lectures on the Act on Protection of Private Information at a seminar held by The Life Insurance Association of Japan.
- March 20, 2018
- Yoshiko Koizumi wrote an editorial entitled "Difficulty of International Construction Contacts - Revision of FIDIC Standard Forms of Contract and Dispute Resolution Culture in Japan" which appeared in Editorial/Opinion No. 130(2) (March 2018 issue) posted on the website of the Editorial Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
- February 21, 2018
- Izuru Goto and Masumi Watanabe co-authored an article entitled "Legal analysis on Bitcoin transactions - detailed discussion -" as the third article of a series of articles entitled "Legal nature of cryptocurrencies" in the Business Homu (April 2018 issue).
- February 1, 2018
- Takayuki Aonuma has joined the Firm as an Of-Counsel.
- January 1, 2018
- Eight attorneys newly admitted, Hiroki Arai, Kaoru Imamura, Chiaki Kato, Tatsushi Nishizaki, Kentaro Sawata, Mari Tomita, Shigeki Yamada, and Kohei Yamamoto have joined the Firm.
- January 1, 2018
- Yoko Maeda, Yoshihiro Sakano, Hiroshi Matsuda, Yoshihiro Tsuda, Hirofumi Nagaki, and Tetsuya Munakata have been promoted to Partners of the Firm.
- January 1, 2018
- Akihiro Tsubosaka, admitted in 2012, has joined the Firm.
- January 1, 2018
- Nobuyuki Sakuraba has joined the Firm as a Partner.
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