Massively thrilled to be recognised on the 3️⃣0️⃣ People to Watch in the Business of Law in Asia in 2022 and to be the ONLY lawyer from Japan on this list.

Here’s what they say:

• The 2022 installment of 30 People to Watch in the Business of Law in Asia is the 8th consecutive annual annual list in the series. 2022 will see more legal innovators from throughout the region gain more attention from alternative sources of legal information including legal bloggers, vloggers and thought leaders in innovative legal organizations. 

• This years’ installment highlights some of the top people to follow in the coming year in legal innovation in-house, in law firms, legal startups, legal services organizations, NewLaw firms, and legal technology companies. 

• The breadth of depth of talent from throughout the region’s legal innovation community will provide anyone with an interest in legal innovation much to follow in the coming year.

And about me they wrote:

 Catherine O’Connell, Tokyo, Japan — A former in-house counsel in Japan, Catherine O’Connell is originally from New Zealand. In 2018, she founded her own law firm focused on providing flexible legal services to businesses in Japan. In an interview with Asia Law Portal, O’Connell details the inspiration that led her to found her own firm, her practice focus, what impact technology has had on her practice, how she uniquely markets her firm (including as  host of the Lawyer on Air podcast), as well as her insights into what it’s like to practice law in Japan.

Thank you Asia Law Portal for the recognition.

Keep me accountable!

🔗 See the full list in this link

Also listed: Edmund Bon Tai Soon DocPro.com White & Case LLP Rajah & Tann Asia Algo Legal Rasmeet Charya Provakil ProlawgueAnoosha Shaigan Brian W Tang Daryl Chew Shearman & Sterling LLP Annie Tang Alliott Global Alliance® 合通机器人 docQbot BLawyers VietnamBhagyashree Pancholy Seok Hui Lim Lorna Xin Chen Naina PachnandaMikeLegal Anshul Gupta Naz Schinder  Mariyam Shunana Shanice ChooSandar Lin

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