Shusaku Yamamoto

SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO Maintains High Rankings in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018


The Firm’s contentious and non-contentious IP and licensing practice teams was lauded by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018 as one of the leading independent domestic law firms in Japan for Intellectual Property. Owner Kensaku Yamamoto and Founder Shusaku Yamamoto were highly ranked for their expertise.

The Firm has not only stood out for its focus on contentious and non-contentious IP and licensing work, but its regulatory and compliance practice has been busy assisting clients in Japan and overseas markets.

The Firm has consistently been highly recommended by Asia Pacific Legal 500 since the early 2000s and the Firm is delighted that our good work has been consistently recognized by our clients and peers over the years.

The Asia Pacific Legal 500 provides an impartial, third-party opinion on the leading law firms and lawyers in Japan and many other important jurisdictions all over the world. The rankings highlight the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. The annual research is based on feedback from thousands of in-house counsel worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading legal practitioners.