The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 has recognized ZeLo law firm

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 (published by Legalease) has recognized ZeLo in the local independent firm categories, "Dispute Resolution", "Intellectual Property", "Corporate And M&A" and "Real Estate And Construction".

We are ranked in the "Dispute Resolution" category for the third year in a row and the "Intellectual Property" category for the second time.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: INDEPENDENT LOCAL FIRMS IN JAPAN TIER 4 FIRMS ZeLo

ZeLo, a Foreign Law Joint Enterprise is particularly active in the technology sector, with areas of expertise including lending services, crowdfunding, and asset management. Team lead Masataka Ogasawara, who co-founded the firm in 2017, specialises in the fintech sector, and handles blockchain technology and crypto assets.

Practice head(s):Masataka Ogasawara
Other key lawyers:Shota Ojima; Hiroto Shimauchi

(Source: The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 "Dispute Resolution: Independent Local Firms")

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: INDEPENDENT LOCAL FIRMS IN JAPAN TIER 4 FIRMS ZeLo

ZeLo, a Foreign Law Joint Enterprise‘s IP team was established in 2020, and is particularly active in the technology and start-ups sector, providing the full range of IP services. The department is led by Takahiro Aoki, who joined from Anderson Mori & Tomotsune in January 2020. Aoki has particular expertise in the life sciences, fintech, and biotech sectors. The team has grown further with the addition of patent attorney Takeshi Momma in February 2021. Momma, who joins from Ashida & Kimura Patent Attorneys, has more than 30 years’ experience in the practice area.

Practice head(s):Takahiro Aoki
Other key lawyers:Takeshi Momma

(Source: The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 "Intellectual Property: Independent Local Firms")

Firms To Watch: Corporate And M&A: Independent Local Firms

ZeLo, a Foreign Law Joint Enterprise, founded in 2017, has experience in a varied collection of M&A matters. Koichi Kitada leads the department.

(Source: The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 "Corporate And M&A: Independent Local Firms")

ZeLo was also selected as the Firms To Watch in the local independent firm categories, "Corporate And M&A" and "Real Estate And Construction". 

Firms To Watch: Real Estate And Construction: Independent Local Firms

ZeLo, a Foreign Law Joint Enterprise, led by Satoshi Nomura, who joined from Clifford Chance in 2020, covers a broad range of matters, and is notably active on cross-border transactions.

(Source: The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 "Real Estate And Construction: Independent Local Firms")

We will continue to work hard to achieve our clients' business goals in Japan and other countries.