Iwatagodo Law Offices

Iwata Godo Law Office was established in 1902 as a pioneering law firm specializing in corporate law in Japan, and was established in 1902 as the Minister of Justice, member of the House of Peers, chairman of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, chairman of the Academic Society, etc. , was founded by the late attorney Chuzo Iwata, who held important positions in politics, the judiciary, and academia. Since then, our firm has been a legal advisor to many of Japan's leading companies, and has always moved hand in hand with Japan's corporate economy, overcoming the turbulent pre-war and post-war eras to reach today.

During that time, our firm has actively expanded its business fields in response to increasingly specialized and complex corporate activities, and in addition to representing companies in litigation and dispute resolution, we also provide a wide range of general corporate legal services (contract In addition to providing legal advice related to compliance, we also provide legal advice related to financial transactions, competition law, etc. We have accumulated a wealth of experience in fields such as intellectual property/IT law, environmental law, taxation, labor law, and international relations.

Currently, our firm has a large number of lawyers who have experience of studying abroad, training at law firms in Europe and the United States, and being seconded to law firms in the United States and Europe. We have a large number of lawyers who have a thorough understanding of the industry, and through these people, we strive to understand the history, business content, internal organization, corporate culture, industry trends, etc. of the companies and organizations we serve as clients.
We are constantly working to strengthen our systems in order to leverage the specialized knowledge and experience of our diverse lawyers to accurately and quickly find optimal solutions for the complex legal issues our clients face. In this field, in addition to forming a business alliance with Tsujimaru International Patent Office, we will provide more specialized services in collaboration with patent attorney corporation IGIP Iwata Joint International Intellectual Property Office.
Furthermore, in Japan, we first opened a Sapporo office (a subsidiary office of Iwata Godo Law Office) with the aim of providing more locally-based services.
Overseas, we have enlisted the participation of a foreign law attorney (Chinese law attorney) who is a partner at a major Chinese law firm, and a foreign law attorney (French Republic law attorney) with long experience at a major foreign law firm. Membership in TerraLex, a global law firm network, partnership with Jinmao Law Office in Shanghai and DS-Avocats in France, leading law firms in various countries and regions, mainly in ASEAN countries including Thailand. We build a global network through information exchange and personnel exchanges with our offices, and the dispatch of affiliated lawyers to organizations such as HKIAC in Hong Kong and SIAC in Singapore, and provide a one-stop service from clients' daily legal issues to overseas expansion. We have a system in place to support us and will continue to meet the demands of domestic and international clients.


*Iwata Godo Law Office and Iwata Godo Law Office (main office: affiliated with the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association, subsidiary office (Sapporo office): affiliated with the Sapporo Bar Association) are conducting a joint business. On this website, both offices are collectively referred to as "Iwata Godo Law Office."