NO&T receives 3 awards at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2020

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (“NO&T”) and one of its lawyers were named as the winner of the following awards at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2020, organized by Benchmark Litigation.

• Firm of the Year – Japan
• Lawyer of the Year – Japan: Yoshimi Ohara
• Impact Case of the Year:
  Consumer Affairs Agency of Japan’s revocation of the administrative order for the first time

Benchmark Litigation explained that NO&T won its awards because:
“Among the ‘Big 4’ firms in Japan, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu has a stellar reputation in the dispute resolution arena with specialists across different practice areas such as commercial, IP, antitrust, labour, tax and product liability. It also has unparalleled experience in cross border disputes with offices in New York, Singapore, Shanghai, Bangkok, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The firm wins our Japan Firm of the Year and Japan Lawyer of the Year awards for two consecutive years.
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu is one of the most active international arbitration players. During the past year, the firm acted on a dispute arising out of the dissolved strategic alliance, a renewable energy project, construction arbitration and most importantly the first ICSID arbitration cases involving Japanese corporations.”

Benchmark Litigation is a major publication on the market to focus exclusively on dispute resolution work.  The Benchmark Asia-Pacific Awards recognises excellence in disputes and litigation practice throughout the Asia-Pacific market across a wide range of dispute resolution practice areas.

For the full list of winners, please refer to the Benchmark Litigation website.