Ranking tables
FinTech Legal | FinTech
Japan
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Atsumi & Sakai 7 Years Ranked
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu 7 Years Ranked- Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Band 3
Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices 7 Years Ranked
Ushijima & Partners 1 Years Ranked- Kataoka & Kobayashi
- TMI Associates
Band 1
Band 2
Akihiro Shiba Nishimura & Asahi4 Years Ranked- Masafumi Masuda Mori Hamada1 Years Ranked
- Masayuki Ishibashi Mori Hamada2 Years Ranked
Naoya Ariyoshi Nishimura & Asahi6 Years Ranked
So Saito So & Sato Law Offices7 Years Ranked
Takafumi Ochiai Atsumi & Sakai7 Years Ranked- Takeshi Nagase Anderson Mori & Tomotsune3 Years Ranked
Band 3
Koichiro Ohashi Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices5 Years Ranked- Shunsuke Aoki Anderson Mori & Tomotsune3 Years Ranked
Yuri Suzuki Atsumi & Sakai7 Years Ranked- Haruo NarimotoTMI Associates
- Hiroyuki TotakeLink Partners
- Masato HonmaBaker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
- Yukinao TakamatsuKataoka & Kobayashi
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Anderson Mori & TomotsuneFinTech Legal2025 | Band 1 | 6 Years RankedAnderson Mori & Tomotsune has a strong reputation for its FinTech work. The firm is particularly well versed in cryptocurrency regulatory matters. It has a strong record in advising significant clients, including large financial institutions, leading corporates and FinTech startups.
1 Mori HamadaFinTech Legal2025 | Band 1 | 7 Years RankedMori Hamada handles financial regulatory work for startups and incumbent businesses. The team's work includes RegTech, InsurTech, digital banking, e-payment and cryptocurrency matters.
1 Nishimura & AsahiFinTech Legal2025 | Band 1 | 7 Years RankedNishimura & Asahi is well regarded for domestic banking and finance, investment funds and corporate/M&A. It works with major corporations on FinTech acquisitions and investments and with startups on regulatory matters.
Band 2
2 Atsumi & SakaiFinTech Legal2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedAtsumi & Sakai's multi-practice innovation group advises on complex FinTech mandates. Its lawyers are well versed in blockchain, banking APIs, data protection and e-payments, and InsurTech.2 Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuFinTech Legal2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedNagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu regularly advises significant Japanese banks and insurance multinationals on mandates involving blockchain, e-payments, crowdfunding and cryptocurrency. The FinTech practice group consists of IT, corporate/M&A and financial regulation specialists.
Band 3
3 Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law OfficesFinTech Legal2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig's team has experience advising foreign currency exchange, overseas remittance and payment services providers. The firm is respected for its expertise in advising on financial instruments and exchange law mandates in Japan.
3 Ushijima & PartnersFinTech Legal2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedUshijima & Partners is a Japanese law firm with a strong FinTech offering. The team is able to advise on NFTs, tokenised real estate and crowdfunding, as well as representing clients in cryptocurrency-related litigation.