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

The following Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan, the highly regarded peer-review legal publication by Best Lawyers:

"Antitrust/Competition Law" Nobuaki Mukai
"Arbitration and Mediation" Junya Naito
"Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law" Makoto Matsuo, Shuichi Namba and Junya Naito
"Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice" Yohei Yamada
"Insolvency and Reorganization Law" Shigeaki Momo-o and Junya Naito
"International Arbitration" Junya Naito and Tsuyoshi Suzuki
"Litigation" Junya Naito
"Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law" Shuichi Namba

The following Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 14th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan, the highly regarded peer-review legal publication by Best Lawyers:

"Antitrust/Competition Law" Nobuaki Mukai
"Arbitration and Mediation" Junya Naito
"Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law" Makoto Matsuo, Shuichi Namba and Junya Naito
"Insolvency and Reorganization Law" Shigeaki Momo-o and Junya Naito
"International Arbitration" Junya Naito
"Litigation" Junya Naito
"Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law" Shuichi Namba

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

Shuichi Namba and Takayuki Matsuo delivered a lecture on the "Categories and Selection of Visa and Residence Status for Investment in Japan" at a seminar hosted by Zhong Lun Law Firm on May 30, 2022. Cancan Yang, a member of our Foreign Legal Staff, contributed to the seminar.

The following Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 13th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan, the highly regarded peer-review legal publication by Best Lawyers:

"Antitrust/Competition Law" Nobuaki Mukai
"Arbitration and Mediation" Junya Naito
"Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law" Makoto Matsuo, Shuichi Namba and Junya Naito
"Insolvency and Reorganization Law" Shigeaki Momo-o and Junya Naito
"Litigation" Junya Naito
"Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law" Shuichi Namba

In the February 2022 issue of Japan Business Law Review, published on December 21, 2021, Shuichi Namba, Takashi Kobayashi, Takayuki Matsuo and Naoki Nihonmatsu authored an article on personal data protection act and data related legal service.

The following Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 12th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan, the highly regarded peer-review legal publication by Best Lawyers:

"Antitrust/Competition Law" Nobuaki Mukai
"Arbitration and Mediation" Junya Naito
"Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law" Makoto Matsuo, Shuichi Namba and Junya Naito
"Insolvency and Reorganization Law" Shigeaki Momo-o and Junya Naito
"Litigation" Junya Naito
"Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law" Shuichi Namba

The following Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba attorneys are featured in Best Lawyers’ 2020 Global Business Edition. This annual guide is designed to introduce the world’s leading attorneys to the most influential businesses in the United States.

"Antitrust/Competition Law" Nobuaki Mukai
"Arbitration and Mediation" Junya Naito
"Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law" Makoto Matsuo, Shuichi Namba and Junya Naito
"Insolvency and Reorganization Law" Shigeaki Momo-o
"Litigation" Junya Naito
"Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law" Shuichi Namba

The following Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 11th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan, the highly regarded peer-review legal publication by Best Lawyers:
"Antitrust/Competition Law" Nobuaki Mukai
"Arbitration and Mediation" Junya Naito
"Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law" Makoto Matsuo, Shuichi Namba and Junya Naito
"Insolvency and Reorganization Law" Shigeaki Momo-o
"Litigation" Junya Naito
"Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law" Shuichi Namba

The following Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 10th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan, the highly regarded peer-review legal publication:
"Antitrust/Competition Law" Nobuaki Mukai
"Arbitration and Mediation" Junya Naito
"Corporate and M&A Law" Makoto Matsuo, Shuichi Namba and Junya Naito
"Insolvency and Reorganization Law" Shigeaki Momo-o
"Litigation" Junya Naito
"Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law" Shuichi Namba