About ZeLo

May 2024

The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025 has recognized attorneys in ZeLo law firm

Jan 2024

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 has recognized ZeLo law firm

Nov 2023

ZeLo was listed in the ALB Asia Fastest Growing Firms 2023

Jun 2023

ZeLo's attorneys were selected as the Top 5 Finalists at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2023

May 2023

ALB Asia IP Rankings 2023 has recognized ZeLo’s Intellectual Property team

Apr 2023

Yusuke Ito has joined ZeLo and strengthens IPO support

Jan 2023

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 has recognized ZeLo law firm (Tier 4 for "Dispute Resolution" and "Intellectual Property", Firms to Watch for "Corporate And M&A" and "Real Estate And Construction")

Dec 2022

Office moved to TOYOSU FORESIA (Koto-ku, Tokyo)

Oct 2022

Toyohiro Fujita has joined ZeLo and established the Labor and Employment Division

Jul 2022

ALB JAPAN FIRMS TO WATCH has recognized ZeLo

Jun 2022

ZeLo's Intellectual Property team were selected as the Top 6 Finalists at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2022

May 2022

ALB Asia IP Rankings 2022 has recognized ZeLo's Intellectual Property team

Jan 2022

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 has recognized ZeLo law firm (Tier 4 for "Dispute Resolution" and "Intellectual Property")

Sep 2021

ZeLo Wins at ALB Japan Law Awards 2021 (Rising Law Firm of the Year)

May 2021

The Cross Border Division and others have published the book "Japan in Space - National Architecture, Policy, Legislation and Business in the 21st Century" (Eleven International Publishing)

May 2021

Office moved to Toyosu Front (Koto-ku, Tokyo)

Mar 2021

Public Affairs Department and others published the book "Strategy and Practices of Rulemaking" (SHOJIHOMU Co., Ltd.)

Jan 2021

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 has recognized law firm ZeLo (Tier 4 for "Dispute Resolution")

Dec 2020

Public Affairs Division established with Kohei Kanazawa, Chika Minami, and Daiki Matsuda

Sep 2020

ZeLo Wins at ALB Japan Law Awards 2020 (Rising Law Firm of the Year)

Aug 2020

Group firm ZeLo FAS, Inc. (President: Tatsuya Fukano) was established

Apr 2020

Legal Process Outsourcing, a legal advisory service using Legaltech, has been launched, led by Masayuki Matsunaga

Jan 2020

Takahiro Aoki has joined ZeLo and started a Intellectual Property Department

Sep 2019

Joel Greer has joined ZeLo and started a foreign law joint enterprise. The name of the firm is changed to the law firm ZeLo, Foreign Law Joint Enterprise

Jul 2019

Office moved to Hibiya (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Nov 2018

ZeLo's first book, "Blockchain ICO's Feasibility Stusy Crypto Currency " (SHOJIHOMU Co,. Ltd.) was published

Jul 2018

Koichi Kitada has joined ZeLo and started a practice on M&A

Apr 2018

Office moved to Tsukiji (Chuo-ku, Tokyo)

Sep 2017

Kyohei Yanagida has joined ZeLo and started a practice on startup finance

Mar 2017

Masataka Ogasawara and Nozomu Tsunoda founded ZeLo in Nihonbashi Kayabacho (Chuo-ku, Tokyo), together with LegalOn Technologies, Inc. (formerly LegalForce Inc.)