The ALB Japan Law Awards 2008, sponsored by Asia Legal Business (ALB), was held at The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo, and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu won the following awards:

• Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
• Real Estate Deal of the Year:
  LCP REIT Acquisition from GE Real Estate
• Securitisation Deal of the Year:
  Softbank Mobile Instalment Receivables
• Debt Market Deal of the Year:
  GE Capital Corporation JPY Bonds
• Equity Market Deal of the Year:
  Global IPO - Sony Financial Holdings
• Japanese Deal Team of the Year: M&A
• Japanese Deal Firm of the Year

The FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2007 was held at Roppongi Academy Hills, and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu was awarded the Best Domestic Financial Law Firm.

After completing his studies and training in the U.S., Ryo Okubo resumed work at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.