Nominations are now open for the 11th annual Japan Law Awards, with the winners being announced in a gala ceremony at the Ritz Carlton hotel Tokyo on Thursday, June 18.

The event covers a total of 30 categories; including new awards in the practice areas of Banking and Finance and Regulatory Compliance, as well as introducing the Emerging Law Firm of the Year Award, for firms headquartered in Japan with less than 250 fee earners. Deal awards have also had their criteria re-assessed, and the awards will reflect the changing nature of the Japanese legal market in 2015. The awards will also, for the first time, recognise the role of Accountancy firms in the celebrated deals, with the introduction of “Accountancy Deal Firm of the Year” award.

For more information on the event, please visit the website: http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/awards/japan-law-awards-2015  or for information on how to nominate your firm / in-house team, please contact Colin Wang on colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com or call +86 10 6267 4306.

The nominations will once again be judged by our selected group of impartial experts, including both key in-house individuals and selected industry specialists, and will be judged on work completed over the course of the 2014. Finalists will be released in early May on the event's website, and for those interested to nominate, the nomination form can be downloaded here.

Nominations are now open, and for more information, or to request a nomination form, please contact Colin Wang on colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com or call +86 10 6267 4306.