TOP 100 JAPANESE LAW FIRMS IN 2012

Japanese

ranking	Corporation＆Office	Lawyer
1	Nishimura & Asahi	474
2	Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu	343
3	Anderson Mori & Tomotsune	320
4	Mori Hamada & Matsumoto	310
5	TMI Associates	256
6	Baker & MacKenzie, Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Koma Law Office	139
7	City-Yuwa　Partners	114
8	Oｈ－Ebashi　LPC & Partners	103
9	Atsumi & Sakai	86
10	Kitahama Partners	78
11	Morrison Foester, Itoh Mitomi	77
12	Adire Legal Professional Corporation	75
13	Bingham McCutchen LLP,Sakai, Mimura, Aizawa	68
14	White & Case	63
15	Yodoyabashi ＆Yamagami LPC	61
16	Jones Day	60
17	Midosuji Legal Profession Corporation	53
18	Ushijima & Partners	47
19	Torikai Law Office	44
19	Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices	44
19	Iwata Godo	44
19	Clifford Chance	44
23	Tanabe & Partners	43
24	Miyake & Partners	42
25	The Tokyo Marunouchi Law Offices	40
25	Chuo Sogo Law Office, P.C.	40
27	Kowa Sogo Law Offices	39
27	Uryu & Itoga	39
29	Okuno & Partners	37
29	Abe, Ikubo & Katayama	37
31	Very Best Law Offices	35
31	Linklaters	35
33	T-LEO Toranomon Law Office	33
33	Miyakezaka Sogo Law Offices	33
33	Sakura Law Offices	33
36	Miraio Law Office	32
36	Daiichi Law Office, P.C.	32
36	Momo-O, Matsuo & Namba	32
39	Toranomon Chuo Law Firm	31
40	Ono Sogo Legal Profession Corporation	30
40	Tokyo Law Office	30
40	Asahi Law Offices	30
43	Nagoya Daiichi Law Office	29
43	Shinwa Sogo Law Office*	29
45	Kansai Law & Patent Office	28
45	Blakemore & Mitsuki	28
47	Yanagida International Law Office*	27
47	Yokohama Sogo Law Office	27
47	Yuasa and Hara	27
50	Kyowa-sogo Law Office & Kyowa-partners Law Office	25
50	Ishii Law Office	25
50	Santama Law Office	25
53	Dojima Law Office	24
53	Okabayashi Law Office	24
53	Avance Legal Group	24
53	Tokyo Godo Law Office	24
53	Yoyogi Sogo Law Office	24
53	Ozawa & Akiyama	24
53	Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer	24
60	Umegaeda Chuo Legal Professional Corporation	23
60	Nakamura Law Office*	23
60	Ishizaki & Yamanaka	23
60	Johoku Law Office	23
60	Junpo Law Office	23
60	South Toranomon Law Offices	23
60	Squire Sanders, MIki , Yoshida	23
67	Higashimachi LPC	22
67	Kikkawa Law Offices	22
67	A&S Partners (Takusyou Sogo Law Office)	22
67	Tokyo Hachobori Law Office	22
67	Shin-Kojimachi Law Offices	22
67	Kojima Law Offices	22
67	Ogasawara, Konno & Rokugawa	22
67	Kowa Law Office	22
67	Marunouchi Sogo Law Office	22
67	Hikari Sogoh Law Offices	22
67	Matsuo & Kosugi	22
78	Nakamoto & Partners	21
78	Aichi Sogo Law Office	21
78	Hibiya Mitsuke Law Office*	21
78	Shinginza Law Office*	21
78	Matsuda & Partners	21
78	Hashidate Law Office	21
84	Kitasenjyu Public Law Office	20
84	Tokyo Public Law Office	20
84	Minato International Group	20
84	Tokyo Green Law Office	20
84	Yamashita Ko Law Office	20
84	Toranomon Sougoh Law Firm	20
84	Herbert Smith	20
91	Yodoyabashi Law Office P.C	19
91	Asahi Chuo Law Office	19
91	Nakamura Sogo Law Office	19
91	Kataoka & Kobayashi	19
91	Hanzomon Sogo Law Office	19
91	Tokyo Shinsei Law Office	19
91	Shimada Hamba & Osajima	19
91	Nakamura & Partners	19
91	Seiwa Meitetsu law Office	19
91	Mori Law Office	19
91	Harago & Partners Law Offices	19

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This survey is based on the public information announced by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations in February, 2012. The number of lawyers of each law firm includes both “Bengoshi” admitted in Japan and “Gaikoku-Hou-Jimu Bengoshi” admitted in any country other than Japan. The English name of the law firm with (*) is unofficial one. We do not guarantee any accuracy or correctness of the information contained herein. Any unauthorized reference to or reproduction of this survey is permitted without our prior written consent.