・Foundation of Hibiya-Nakata was featured in the Legal Market Overview in Japan in Legal 500 2013 edition.

・Hibiya-Nakata was recommended in “Corporate and M&A - Independent local firms - Japan” and Nobuo Nakata was selected as a "Leading Lawyer" in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017’s Guide to Outstanding Lawyers. Nobuo Nakata and Koki Yamada were both selected as “Recommended Lawyer” in Corporate and M&A of Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017.

・Hibiya-Nakata was selected as a “Highly Recommended Firm”, and Nobuo Nakata was selected as a “Leading Lawyer” two years in a row in Asialaw Profiles (2017, 2018). Haruka Murata was selected as a “Rising Star” in Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2016, and a “Leading Lawyer” in 2017 and 2018.

・Hibiya-Nakata was selected as a “Recommended Firm” in IFLR1000 2017 edition. Nobuo Nakata was selected as a “Leading Lawyer” for Financial & Corporate law 2017 as well as a “Highly Regarded Lawyer” in 2018 edition of IFLR1000.

・Hibiya-Nakata was recommended in “M&A Law Firm of the Year – Japan 2013”, “M&A Law Firm of the Year – Japan 2014” and “Best for Japanese Outbound M&A 2015” and “Best Boutique M&A Law Firm 2018 – Japan” in Acquisition International.

・Hibiya-Nakata was selected as a “Cross Border M&A Law Firm of the Year in Japan” in Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award three years in a row by Corporate ITNL (2016, 2017, 2018).

・Nobuo Nakata was selected as “The Best Lawyers in Japan” in Corporate and M&A area two years in a row by Best Lawyers (2016, 2017).

・Nobuo Nakata was selected as a “Cross Border M&A Lawyer of the Year in Japan” in 2017 International Advisory Experts Awards.

・Hibiya-Nakata was selected as a “M&A Law Firm of the Year – Japan” and a “Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year - Japan” by Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2017.

・Hibiya-Nakata was selected as “Mergers & Acquisitions - Law Firm of the Year – Japan” by Finance Monthly Law Awards 2017.

・Nobuo Nakata was selected as a “Mergers and Acquisitions - Lawyer of the Year – Japan” two years in a row by Finance Monthly M&A Awards (2017, 2018).

・Hibiya-Nakata was selected as “Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year – Japan” by Finance Monthly Global Awards 2017.

・Hibiya-Nakata was selected as “Cross Border M&A Law Firm of the Year in Japan” by Global Law Experts 2017.

・Hibiya-Nakata was selected as “Boutique M&A Law Firm of the Year – Japan” by Corporate Insiders 2017.

・Hibiya-Nakata was selected as “Leaders in their field” by Chambers Asia Pacific 2018.

・Hibiya-Nakata was ranked at the 8th place in the FY 2017 M&A Legal League Table Ranking (by deal count) by Bloomberg.

・Hibiya-Nakata was selected as a “Best Boutique M&A Law Firm 2018 – Japan” by AI Magazine’s 2018 Global Excellence Awards.