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Our Mission

Our mission is to provide businesses with the highest quality of legal services and solutions to help them meet the challenges of the day. We listen to our clients and provide the solutions to help their businesses succeed by gaining an understanding of each client’s needs. In order to help our clients respond to challenges in the ever changing environment, we continue to adapt and hone or expertise as well as collaborate with specialists in Japan and across the globe. Through our efforts, we are able to bring unique value to our clients.

Our Approach

The team assisting a client will be led by a partner with the appropriate expertise and at times, we may form a dream team with specialists from top firms located throughout the world. As a small-sized firm of renown attorneys in their respective areas of expertise, we can provide effective advice with personalized attention and agility. In the addition, we have adopted the latest in IT tools to enable us to respond to client needs swiftly.

Publications

English Dissecting Arbitration and Bankruptcy Decisions From Common Law Jurisdictions (England, BVI and Hong Kong)

Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal, VOL. 73. No. 1, January 2026. Shinichiro Abe
English Speedy Business Restructuring Practice – Combining Turnaround ADR with Civil Rehabilitation

Chuo Law Journal, VOL. 20, No. 4, p. 19, March 2024. Shinichiro Abe
著書国際仲裁・調停の活性化に向けた法改正と対応ポイント

会社法務A2Z（2023年9月）第一法規株式会社 Hajime Ohashi
News Shinichiro-Abe is selected as a Consultation group expert for Guide on Conducting an Out-of-court Workout in Asia

Asian Business Law Institute and International Insolvency Institute (March 2023) Shinichiro Abe
外国論文 Co-author of the Japan jurisdiction chapter in Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency in Asia 2020

Asian Business Law Institute and International Insolvency Institute(Apr 2022) Shinichiro Abe
News Shinichiro-Abe is selected as a Consultation group expert for Guide on the Treatment of Insolvent Micro and Small Enterprises in Asia

Asian Business Law Institute and International Insolvency Institute(May 2022) Shinichiro Abe
English “Japan” section in CDR(Commercial Dispute Resolution)

Global Legal Group (2021), co-author Shinichiro Abe

Publications

Seminars

Past Lectures and Seminars

講演 In December 2025, participated as a panelist at a lecture given by Justice Kim of the Constitutional Court of Korea at the University of Tokyo.

December, 2025 Shinichiro Abe
講演 In November 2025, spoke about trends in Japanese insolvency practice at the East Asia Insolvency and Restructuring Symposium held in Busan, Korea.

November, 2025 Shinichiro Abe
講演 On September 11, 2025, delivered opening remarks at the annual conference of RAIF (a collective of arbitration institutes in the Asia-Pacific region) held in Tokyo.

September, 2025 Shinichiro Abe
講演 Present at the seminer by IBA “The Revised 2020 IBA Rules of Evidence and its Commentary” as a speaker

8:30 - 10:00 BST 29th July 2022　 Shinichiro Abe
講演 JIIART 3rd Seminar

November 18（Thu.）,2021 18:00～20:00 Zoom(Webinar) Shinichiro Abe, Hisaei “Chuck” ITO
講演 present at the “THAC and AIAC Co-organize Thailand ADR Week 2021 session 5″as a speaker

2021.8.24 15:00 PM - (UTC+7) Shinichiro Abe
講演 Present at the International Insolvency Institute’s webinar “Securing resources to finance the recovery of the economy” as a speaker

2021.1.21 7:00am(EST) Shinichiro Abe

Seminars