History
| March 2002 | Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Law (LL.B.) |
| April 2003 - October 2004 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| October 2004 | Admitted to Japanese Bar (The Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association) |
| October 2004 | Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba |
| April 2009 - September 2010 | Seconded to Financial Services Agency (Financial Markets Division, Specialist Officer) |
| November 2010 | Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba |
| 2014 | Master of Laws (LL.M.) at King's College London |
| October 2014 | Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba |
| January 2016 | Became Partner of Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba |
Publications
《English Translation of Title Only. Language of Publication is Japanese》
- Q&A Shareholder's Meeting Practices
Co-author, Shojihomu (March 2012)
《English Publication》
- The International Investigations Review (Edition 10)
Co-author, Law Business Research Ltd. (2020) - Getting the Deal Through - Legal Privilege & Professional Secrecy 2016 - 2021
Co-author, Law Business Research Ltd. (2016 - 2021) - The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review
Co-author, Law Business Research Ltd. (2013)
News
The following Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan, the highly regarded peer-review legal publication by Best Lawyers:
"Antitrust/Competition Law" Nobuaki Mukai and Takashi Kobayashi
"Arbitration and Mediation" Junya Naito
"Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law" Makoto Matsuo, Shuichi Namba and Junya Naito
"Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice" Rin Moriguchi and Yohei Yamada
"Information Technology Law" Takayuki Matsuo
"Insolvency and Reorganization Law" Shigeaki Momo-o and Junya Naito
"International Arbitration" Junya Naito and Tsuyoshi Suzuki
"Litigation" Junya Naito and Motomu Wake
"Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law" Shuichi Namba
"Tax Law" Motomu Wake
Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba and its attorneys have been recognized in the following practice areas by "Who's Who Legal 2023" published by Lexology:
Arbitration
Junya Naito (Japan and Global: Recommended)
Tsuyoshi Suzuki (Japan: Recommended and Global Arbitration Future Leader)
Business Crime Defense & Investigations
Rin Moriguchi (Japan: Recommended)
Commercial Mediation
Junya Naito (Japan and Global: Recommended)
Competition
Nobuaki Mukai (Japan and Global: Recommended)
Government Contracts
Nobuaki Mukai (Japan: Recommended)
Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba and its attorneys have been recognized in the following practice areas by "Who's Who Legal 2022" published by Law Business Research:
“Global Leader: Commercial Mediation 2022” Junya Naito
“Global Leader: Competition 2022” Nobuaki Mukai
“Future Leader: Arbitration Future Leaders - Partners 2022” Tsuyoshi Suzuki
“National Leader: Japan - Arbitration 2022” Junya Naito, Tsuyoshi Suzuki
“National Leader: Japan - Business Crime Defence & Investigations 2022” Rin Moriguchi
“National Leader: Japan - Competition 2022” Nobuaki Mukai
“National Leader: Japan - M&A and Governance 2022” Shuichi Namba
“National Leader: Japan - Mediation 2022” Junya Naito
Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Rin Moriguchi and Ryo Sakata authored the Japan section of "Getting the Deal Through: Legal Privilege & Professional Secrecy 2021," published by Law Business Research Ltd.
Rin Moriguchi and Ryota Asakura have authored the Japan chapter of the recently published Tenth Edition of "The International Investigations Review" (ed. Nicolas Bourtin) (The Law Reviews).