Abe, Ikubo & Katayama was founded by the representative senior partner, Shogo Abe under the name of Ginza Law Office in 1959. Since then, the Firm has represented numerous clients in litigations and negotiations, provided legal advices, and earned the full trust of those clients. The matters that the Firm has dealt with are civil matters concerning general corporate advices, litigation & alternative dispute resolution, corporate insolvency (civil rehabilitation & corporate reorganization law), intellectual property, international legal matters, M&A, and finance as well as criminal matters.
In 1991, the name of the Firm was changed to Abe, Ikubo & Katayama Law Firm. In 1997, the arrival of Emeritus Professor of Hitotsubashi University, Morio Takeshita as a special counsel added much more depth to our specialized areas of law. In 2000, we established the Patent Prosecution Division and enhanced our patent application services.
We are now one of the leading law firms in Japan in intellectual property law and corporate related laws with more than 80 staff of attorneys at law, patent attorneys and secretarial and managerial staff. Our clients include a diverse array of businesses such as manufacturers, financial institutions, distributors, construction companies and various enterprises in the service industry, both in Japan and overseas. We regularly provide legal services to over 100 Japanese companies as well as to overseas companies as the retained counsel. |
