We are pleased to announce that the following new special counsel and associates joined to work with us starting from April 2026: Atty. Tomoko Yamaguchi (special counsel), Atty. Masahiro Ogura, Atty. Ami Shinozuka, Atty. Mana Sugiyama, Atty. Shota Morimoto, Atty. Akifumi Kondo, Atty. Yuna Nojiri and Atty. Risa Takemoto.

＜Osaka Office＞
Attorney Tomoko Yamaguchi (Special Counsel)
1968 Born in Osaka
Mar. 1987 Seibo Jogakuin High School
Mar. 1991 Doshisha University Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Sep. 2000 The Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (53rd term)
Nov. 2000 Public Prosecutor
Served in Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka (Kokura branch) at various local prosecutors’ offices, Tokyo High Public Prosecutors’ Office, and the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission of the Financial Services Agency

Attorney Masahiro Ogura
1999 Born in Kanagawa
Mar. 2018 Hiroo Gakuen Senior High School
Mar. 2023 Kyoto University Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Mar. 2025 Kyoto University Law School (J.D.)
Mar. 2026 The Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (78th term)

Attorney Ami Shinozuka
2002 Born in Osaka
Mar. 2020 Tezukayamagakuin Izumigaoka High School
Mar. 2024 Osaka University Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Mar. 2026 The Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (78th term)

Attorney Mana Sugiyama
2002 Born in Toyama
Mar. 2020 Toyama Prefectural Takaoka High School
Mar. 2023 Osaka University Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Mar. 2025 Kyoto University Law School (J.D.)
Mar. 2026 The Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (78th term)

Attorney Shota Morimoto
1992 Born in Saitama
Mar. 2011 Saitama Prefectural Fudooka High School
Mar. 2015 Doshisha University Faculty of Economics
Apr. 2015 Broadcasting corporation (- Sep. 2022)
Mar. 2025 Kobe University Law School (J.D.)
Mar. 2026 The Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (78th term)

＜Tokyo Office＞
Attorney Akifumi Kondo
1998 Born in Yamagata
Mar. 2017 Seiko Gakuin High School
Mar. 2022 The University of Tokyo Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Mar. 2025 The University of Tokyo School of Law (J.D.)
Mar. 2026 The Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (78th term)

Attorney Yuna Nojiri
1998 Born in Tokyo
Mar. 2017 Joshigakuin Senior High School
Mar. 2021 Keio University Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Apr. 2021 Ministry of Justice Civil Affairs Bureau (- Mar. 2023)
Mar. 2025 Hitotsubashi University Law School (J.D.)
Mar. 2026 The Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (78th term)

＜Nagoya Office＞
Attorney Risa Takemoto
2001 Born in Aichi
Mar. 2020 Asahigaoka High School
Mar. 2023 Kobe University Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Mar. 2025 Kobe University Law School (J.D.)
Mar. 2026 The Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (78th term)

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