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TOKYO – April 20, 2023 – Nine attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig’s Tokyo office were recognized in the 14th edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan and second edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan.

Inclusion in these guides is based on peer reviews of the attorneys’ professional abilities provided by colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area, according to the Best Lawyers website. The Best Lawyers in Japan recognizes attorneys who have been in private practice for 10 or more years, while Ones to Watch highlights attorneys who are earlier in their careers.

Below is the full list of Greenberg Traurig attorneys recognized in the 14th edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan:

Mori Inada

  • Real Estate Law

Joseph Kim

  • Project Finance and Development Practice

Yuji Ogiwara

  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Litigation

Koichiro Ohashi

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Private Equity
  • Private Funds and Venture Capital Law
  • Capital Markets Law
  • Investment and Investment Funds

Joel H. Rothstein

  • Real Estate Law

The following Greenberg Traurig attorneys were recognized in the second edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan:

Sayaka Ishimoto

  • Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)

Ippei Suzuki

  • Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Mitsuru Tadatsu

  • Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)

Keijiro Yodozawa

  • Project Finance and Development Practice

About Greenberg Traurig’s Asia Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Asia Practice regularly represents companies throughout China, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan in their business dealings in the United States and abroad. The firm also advises U.S. and European companies engaging in transactions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Attorneys provide strategic advice and legal services in connection with mergers and acquisitions, financings and securitization activities, intellectual property, trade and governmental strategies, international dispute resolution, infrastructure and project finance, export controls, and business immigration issues. The practice brings together attorneys based in the firm’s Shanghai, Seoul, and Tokyo offices along with numerous multilingual attorneys from across Greenberg Traurig’s global organization with experience handling client matters in Asia.

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 250. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.