A monthly wrap up for July 2022 from Catherine at Catherine O’Connell Law.

Excited to announce the relaunch of the Catherine O’Connell Law website in July 2022.

Thank you to Asia Law Portal for listing me in the **30 Women Legal Innovators in Asia** list and I'm super proud to be the only women legal innovator chosen from Japan. "The importance of legal innovation in the #asiapacificregion is growing rapidly. And many #women are leading #legalstartups, #incubators, #techenabledconsultancies, and #legaltechinitiativesthroughout the #apac region. Asia Law Portal has reported on and interviewed many of these #legalinnovators. With this in mind, here’s our list of 30 #womenlegalinnovators in #Asia to follow in 2022."

I am pleased to announce my appointment to serve as Independent Audit & Supervisory Board Member of FUJITSU LIMITED（JAPAN - pending formal appointment at the annual Shareholders Meeting on June 27th 2022

Super pleased to launch my second podcast “Jandals in Japan” co-hosted with Jayne Nakata of Podlaunch with Jayne. This is the best new podcast for doing business between New Zealand and Japan.

What a super ride it has been in the last 5 years running my consulting business and launching my boutique #newlawfirm in Tokyo, pioneering as the #firstforeignfemale to do so.

"The risk of taking a leap forward is daunting, but not as daunting as staying in the same place! Remember, you never regret trying!" … So here I am, 1 year after taking that leap forward! Today, I'm celebrating the 1st Birthday of the #LawyeronAir Podcast which launched on #internationalwomensday, March 8th, 2021.

We love our new Lawyer on Air Podcast Logo!

Our book we loved in 2021 | Our best purchase under 10,000 JPY in 2021 | The most interesting, eye-opening business news in 2021 - check these out here

Massively thrilled to be recognised on the 30 People to Watch in the Business of Law in Asia in 2022 and to be the ONLY lawyer from Japan on this list. Thank you Asia Law Portal for the recognition. Keep me accountable!

We are so THRILLED to WIN the BRONZE AWARD in the New Zealand Podcast Awards 2021. Lawyer on Air is now an AWARD-WInning podcast and we invite you to take a listen. Click to read more ▷