Atsumi & Sakai is one of Japan’s leading corporate law firms, with particular strengths in cross-border transactions, finance and other areas of complex corporate and commercial law.
Building on this strong corporate platform, Yasuhiro Usui established and developed the firm’s Food & Agriculture Practice, bringing together lawyers with deep industry knowledge and experience in advising businesses across the food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors.
The practice has since developed into one of the firm’s distinctive areas of expertise. Its team includes Yuji Yamamoto, former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, as an Adviser, and Ryuko Inoue, a former senior official of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), as Of Counsel, as well as lawyers with first-hand experience working within MAFF.
Combining this sector-specific expertise with Atsumi & Sakai’s established capabilities in corporate law, finance, regulatory matters and cross-border transactions, the firm is now exceptionally well positioned to advise clients on sophisticated legal and business issues throughout Japan’s food and agriculture value chain, including agriculture, forestry and fisheries.