Hirotaka Fujiwara appointed as Personal Information Protection Auditor of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (from March 1, 2012 to March31, 2013)　by its president Kenji Utsunomiya according to its personal information protection rules Article 25 I.

"Standard for Calculating Damages in Civil Traffic Accident Cases 2012" (Tokyo Branch of Nichibenren Traffic Accident Consultation Center) in which Takuya Sazarashi took part in editing was published.

February issue of Lawyers' Column: "Word-by-mouth site and stealth marketing" by Atsuo Takagi.

James Dougherty joined Hikari Sogoh Law Offices.