Shinjuku International Law Firm - Shinjuku City, Tokyo

Reina Coco

Exceptional service with quick response. I really appreciate their heartfelt service when I was in need of help. Lawyer Rie Nishida-san was giving most helpful advice for the matter and it worked out perfectly as she said. Thank you so much. I will definitely contact her again in any case.

Mike H

I have nothing but good things to say about this law firm. Rie and Matthew work wonders to help overseas Americans caught up in the Japanese legal system. They are both extremely capable, smart, and compassionate. They work tirelessly to help their foreign clients alleviate their situation ASAP. I highly recommend them.

P H

We highly recommend Rie Nishida with the Shinjuku International Law Firm. We recently utilized her services in two very complicated cases that required negotiation on two separate lawsuits. Rie is highly professional and an excellent negotiator. She worked very hard on both cases meeting with them and following through diligently using her professional and persistent legal skills to continue negotiating with them until both cases settled. She communicated regularly with us, advising us while keeping our budget in mind. She was extremely empathetic and genuinely concerned about her client as well as both of us. She made regular visits to where our relative was being held and showed compassion for him as well as us. She worked late in the night because of the time difference to discuss progress on the cases as well as providing us with correspondence from our relative. We can’t say enough about her paralegal, Matthew Owens, who also worked very hard on translating all the correspondence from English to Japanese. Matt also regularly visited our relative and was extremely empathic and compassionate for us as well as our relative. She went over and beyond to help our relative and followed through to ensure he had a safe return to the United States. We would highly recommend this law firm and could not be more grateful and happy with their services. Thank you Rie and Matt, you are amazing!

Corey Linstrom

Heartfelt wise advice it’s truly comforting when legal matters arise and Rei comes through with flying colors! She is one in a million.

Sierra Block Gorman

Really great law firm for English speaking foreigners living in Japan. Lawyer Nishida Rie helped me. She speaks very good English. She was very helpful and reassuring, answered all my questions clearly, and handled my legal matters well. It was especially nice to be accommodated despite not living in Tokyo. I was very happy with her work.

Cassandra A.

Rie Nishida is the most brilliant and extraordinary attorney at law. If you are going to Japan or you live in Japan put her contact details into your phone, now! You never know when you need legal advice, services or representation and Rie is the best lawyer in Japan. She speaks fluent English, is empathetic and compassionate but most of all her vast knowledge and brilliance will make a difference if you or someone you know is arrested or detained. She worked tirelessly on my Australian husband’s case, first by responding to my email at 5am and seeing my husband at 8.00 am the same day, and then she worked miracles by getting him out of detention long before he would have if he had not had Rie representing him. We never thought we would need a lawyer but we did and I cannot recommend Rie and her team highly enough. Thank you to her team and a special thank you to Matthew Owens who is so wonderful to work with in some daunting situations. If you need a lawyer in Japan, Rie is the best one of all.

Glenn M

I recommend Rie and her team as the best law firm in Japan! The Japanese legal system is extremely difficult and almost impossible for foreigners to navigate alone — you immediately feel anxious, and it is impossible to be optimistic about the outcome. Rie quickly took my case, and I immediately felt hopeful. She is immensely knowledgable, explaining to me at each step in the case how things worked and what our approach would be, which was reassuring, and, best of all, led to a positive outcome. I was also fortunate to have paralegal/translator Matthew working on my behalf — they make a great team, and I will be forever grateful to them.

Mika Yamamoto

I had the privilege of encountering an exceptional lawyer who went above and beyond to help me in my time of need. Not only was she incredibly knowledgeable and skilled in her profession, but she also provided her services pro bono, demonstrating a genuine commitment to making a positive difference in people's lives. I am immensely grateful for her assistance and cannot recommend her highly enough.

I cannot express enough how grateful I am for her assistance. Not only did she provide expert legal guidance, but she also alleviated much of the stress and uncertainty that typically accompany legal issues. Her kindness, expertise, and generosity have had a profound impact on my life, and I will forever be indebted to her.