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Quick facts
Number of lawyers

868

Languages

Japanese, English, Chinese, Cantonese, Korean, Taiwanese, Indonesian, Spanish, Thai, Tamil, French, Hindi, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Marathi, Myanmar German, Italian, Malay, Bengali, Gaelic

Key practice areas
Real estate (asialaw)
Energy (asialaw)
Regulatory (asialaw)
Construction (asialaw)
Banking and finance (asialaw)
Investment funds (asialaw)
Competition/antitrust (asialaw)
Capital markets (asialaw)
Tax (asialaw)
Private equity (asialaw)
Labour and employment (asialaw)
Dispute resolution (asialaw)
Restructuring and insolvency (asialaw)
Intellectual property (asialaw)
Corporate and M&A (asialaw)
Industry Sector: Infrastructure (asialaw)
Industry Sector: Insurance (asialaw)
Industry Sector: Pharmaceuticals and life sciences (asialaw)
Firm overview

Mori Hamada is a premier international law firm headquartered in Japan. We provide full-service legal support for diverse business activities worldwide. We have the largest and most extensive network in Japan as well as a strong global presence, enabling us to offer seamless cross-border solutions.

We deliver comprehensive and integrated legal services across all areas of business law, using innovative technology to enhance efficiency and quality. We understand our clients’ specific needs and objectives, and we tailor our solutions to ensure optimal outcomes.

Our reputation and expertise are built on decades of practical experience and a proven track record. Our mission is to create value for our clients, foster professional growth for our people, and make a positive impact on the community.

Other offices
Address:
16th Floor, Marunouchi Park Building
2-6-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8222
Japan
Tel:+81(3)5220 1800 Fax:+81(3)5220 1700 Web Address:https://www.morihamada.com/en
2025 Edition
Banking and finance (asialaw)
Outstanding
8 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Recommended

City-Yuwa Partners (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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Notable

Tsubame Law Offices (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Capital markets (asialaw)
Outstanding
8 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Recommended

City-Yuwa Partners (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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Competition/antitrust (asialaw)
Outstanding
12 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Miura & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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City-Yuwa Partners (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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Notable

Kobayashi & Todo (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Yabuki Law Offices (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Construction (asialaw)
Outstanding
5 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Corporate and M&A (asialaw)
Outstanding
14 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Miura & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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City-Yuwa Partners (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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Hibiya-Nakata (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Tokyo International Law Office (asialaw)
4 practice areas
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Notable

Kitahama Partners (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Masuda & Partners Law Office (asialaw)
3 practice areas
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Dispute resolution (asialaw)
Outstanding
17 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Abe Ikubo & Katayama (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Momo-o Matsuo & Namba (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Recommended

City-Yuwa Partners (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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Freeman & Partners (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Gaien Partner (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Tokyo International Law Office (asialaw)
4 practice areas
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Notable

Masuda & Partners Law Office (asialaw)
3 practice areas
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Matsuo & Kosugi (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Miura & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Consumer goods and services (asialaw)
Outstanding
6 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Recommended

City-Yuwa Partners (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Energy (asialaw)
Outstanding
8 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Recommended

City-Yuwa Partners (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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Tokyo International Law Office (asialaw)
4 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Infrastructure (asialaw)
Highly recommended
5 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Insurance (asialaw)
Highly recommended
5 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Media and entertainment (asialaw)
Highly recommended
6 firms ranked
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Highly recommended

Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Recommended

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Notable

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Real estate (asialaw)
Outstanding
8 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Recommended

City-Yuwa Partners (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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Ushijima & Partners (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Industry Sector: Technology and telecommunications (asialaw)
Recommended
6 firms ranked
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Highly recommended

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Intellectual property (asialaw)
Highly recommended
14 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Abe Ikubo & Katayama (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Nakamura & Partners (asialaw)
1 practice area
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Recommended

Kubota (asialaw) View profile
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Ohno & Partners (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Notable

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Shiomizaka (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Sueyoshi & Sato (asialaw)
1 practice area
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ZeLo (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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Investment funds (asialaw)
Outstanding
8 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
View profile

Highly recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
View full profile
Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
View profile

Notable

City-Yuwa Partners (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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Labour and employment (asialaw)
Outstanding
11 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
View full profile

Highly recommended

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
View profile
Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
View profile
TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
View profile

Recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
View full profile

Notable

City-Yuwa Partners (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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Miura & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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Private equity (asialaw)
Highly recommended
7 firms ranked
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Highly recommended

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
View profile

Recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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Regulatory (asialaw)
Outstanding
6 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
View profile

Highly recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
View profile
Restructuring and insolvency (asialaw)
Outstanding
10 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
View profile
Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
View full profile
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Abe Ikubo & Katayama (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Recommended

Atsumi & Sakai (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Notable

Momo-o Matsuo & Namba (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Shiomizaka (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Tax (asialaw)
Outstanding
7 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Mori Hamada (asialaw)
18 practice areas
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Nishimura & Asahi (asialaw)
15 practice areas
View profile

Recommended

TMI Associates (asialaw)
11 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners (asialaw)
6 practice areas
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Tokyo International Law Office (asialaw)
4 practice areas
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Overview

Mori Hamada is highly regarded in the market for its expertise in most practice areas and sectors. It maintains an excellent reputation for undertaking sophisticated domestic and cross-border transactions as well as contentious matters. As one of the largest full-service Japanese law firms, with more than 550 lawyers, the firm is counsel of choice for some major Japanese corporations and foreign multinationals, assisting clients from a broad range of sectors including financial services, energy, manufacturing and real estate. Key figures include banking and finance practitioner Masanori Sato, capital markets-focused Katsumasa Suzuki, M&A and private equity expert Gaku Ishiwata, investment funds lawyer Ken Miura, and restructuring and insolvency specialist Soichiro Fujiwara. 

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