April 27, 2022
INSIGHT
【Column】Japan M&A Market Update
April 25, 2022
TOPICS
Yuki Kimura joins the Tokyo International Law Office team.
April 21, 2022
TOPICS
Koki Yamada, Managing Partner, has been nominated in the Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law category in the 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan.
April 11, 2022
TOPICS
Tokyo International Law Office was selected as one of ALB TOP 10 FIRMS IN JAPAN FOR CROSS BORDER M&A.
April 25, 2022
Yuki Kimura joins the Tokyo International Law Office team.
April 21, 2022
Koki Yamada, Managing Partner, has been nominated in the Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law category in the 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan.
April 11, 2022
Tokyo International Law Office was selected as one of ALB TOP 10 FIRMS IN JAPAN FOR CROSS BORDER M&A.
March 3, 2022
Getting The Deal Through – Foreign Investment Review 2022
Globalization means business activities have become borderless. Corporations face increasingly more difficult and more complicated legal issues such as cross-border M&A, international disputes and global investigations. For corporations to prevail in harsh global competition, it is essential to accurately address complicated cross-border legal issues in a timely manner.
Tokyo International Law Office provides strategic and expeditious legal services for corporations fighting complex cross-border legal issues. We rigorously advocate for our clients to achieve the best results. We bypass the conventional passive style of Japanese lawyers that overemphasizes Japanese law. We actively probe the real requirements of our clients and provide business-oriented legal solutions. We actively assist and support our clients and provide quality services that go beyond client expectations.
We are a team of professionals who become an arsenal our clients can use to win against global competition.
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The Power of the Team
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The Power of the Team
No individual lawyer can by themselves provide a truly comprehensive legal service.
We believe in the power of the team and teamwork.
Only a real team can execute our client centered mission.
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High Productivity with High Value
02
High Productivity with High Value
The speed of global business activities is accelerating.
Our legal services are swift and strategic.
We employ state of the art technologies to provide the best and the most efficient legal services.
03
Long Term Relationships
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Long Term Relationships
We sincerely believe that achieving long-term trust among our clients, our team members, and all stake holders is essential for ultimate successes.
We avoid short termism and are fully committed to building long-term relationships.
Career
Oct. 2004-Dec. 2015
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Sep. 2011-Jul. 2012
Shearman & Sterling LLP New York office
Jan. 2016-Mar. 2019, Partner from Jul. 2017
Hibiya-Nakata
Apr. 2019
Established Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2002
LL.B., The University of Tokyo
2011
LL.M., Columbia Law School
Qualifications
2004
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
2012
Admitted New York Bar Association
Recognition by Media
2020
Ranked in 9th place in The Nikkei’s “Corporate Legal Affairs and Lawyer Survey 2020”
2020
Selected as Leading Lawyer – Notable Practitioner in IFLR1000 30th edition
2021
Selected as finalist of Managing Partner of the Year in ALB Japan Law Awards 2021
Other Positions
Sep. 2020
Registered as JCAA panel arbitrator candidate
Jun. 2021
Appointed as Statutory Auditor (External) of Mandom Corporation
Career
Oct. 2006-Apr. 2013
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Sep. 2010-Mar. 2012
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago office
May 2013-Mar. 2019, Partner from Jan. 2015
Hibiya-Nakata
Apr. 2019
Established Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2003
LL.B., Keio University
2010
LL.M. (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), Columbia Law School
Qualifications
2006
Admitted Daini Tokyo Bar Association
2011
Admitted New York Bar Association
Recognition by Media
Legal 500 (Asia Pacific 2017 editorial) Corporate and M&A – Independent local firms (Japan), recommended lawyer
2021
Selected as finalist of Dealmaker of the Year in ALB Japan Law Awards 2021
Other Positions
2019
Appointed as Statutory Auditor (External) of LegalForce, Inc.
From Jun. 2016
Pro Picker at NewsPicks
Career
Jul. 1997-Jul. 1998
Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan in U.S.A.
Aug. 1998-Aug. 1999
Yonezawa City Office, Yamagata Prefecture, JET Programme
Jan. 2005-Aug. 2006
U.S. Department of Commerce
Sep. 2006-Sep. 2007
Straus & Boies LLP
Oct. 2007-Jun. 2020
Partner from Jan. 2014 Kirby McInerney LLP
Aug. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
1997
B.S. (cum laude), Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
2001
M.A., Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies
2004
J.D., University of Kansas School of Law
Qualifications
2004
Admitted Washington State Bar
2006
Admitted New York State Bar
2010
Admitted United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
2012
Admitted United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
2013
Admitted United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
2021
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Recognition by Media
2016-2019
Named by Thomson Reuters as “New York Super Lawyer” for Securities Litigation
Other Positions
Nov. 2017
Appointed as Director of Quantum Accounting
Feb. 2021
Registered as JCAA panel arbitrator candidate
Career
Jan. 2008-Mar. 2019
Nishimura & Asahi
Sep. 2014-Jul. 2015
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Seattle office
Sep. 2015-Aug. 2016
Sumitomo Corporation, Legal Department (secondee)
Apr. 2019
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2004
LL.B., The University of Tokyo
2006
J.D., Keio Law School
2014
LL.M., Duke University School of Law
Qualifications
2007
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
2015
Admitted New York Bar Association
Recognition by Media
2021
Selected as finalist of Young Lawyer of the Year in ALB Japan Law Awards 2021
Other Positions
Sep. 2020
Registered as JCAA panel arbitrator candidate
Career
Jan. 2008-Mar. 2019
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Mar. 2012-Jul. 2013
Yahoo Japan Corporation (secondee)
Aug. 2014-Jul. 2015
Reed Smith LLP Los Angeles office
Aug. 2015-Sep. 2015
Brigard & Urrutia Abogados S.A., Colombia
Oct. 2015-Oct. 2016
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados, Brazil
Apr. 2019
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2003
LL.B., Keio University
2006
J.D., Keio Law School
2014
LL.M. (Specialization in Business Law - Business Law Track), University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Qualifications
2007
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
2015
Admitted New York Bar Association
Other Positions
Sep. 2020
Registered as JCAA panel arbitrator candidate
Career
Oct. 2001-Dec. 2020
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Jan. 2021
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2000
LL.B., Tokyo University
2006
LL.M., Harvard Law School
Qualifications
2001
Admitted Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Recognition by Media
2021
Selected as finalist for Private Practitioner of the Year, North Asia, ALB Women in Law Awards 2021
Other Positions
Mar. 2022
Appointed as Outside Statutory Auditor of SHIFT Growth Capital Inc.
Career
Jan. 2009-Dec. 2021
Jones Day
Aug. 2016-July. 2017
Jones Day Silicon Valley office
Jan. 2022
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2004
LL.B., The University of Tokyo
2006
J.D., Keio Law School
2016
LL.M., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Qualifications
2008
Admitted Daini Tokyo Bar Association
2017
Admitted New York Bar Association
Career
Jul. 2001 –Aug. 2004
Gagrat & Co., Advocates and Solicitors, Mumbai
Jan. 2006–Oct. 2009
AZB & Partners, Mumbai
Jun. 2013–Aug. 2013
AZB & Partners, Mumbai
Sep. 2013–Sep. 2021
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Oct. 2021
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2001
LL.B., Symbiosis Society’s Law College, University of Pune
2005
LL.M. The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Qualifications
2001
Admitted as an advocate of the Bar Association of Maharashtra & Goa
2015
Admitted Daini Tokyo Bar Association
2021
Admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales (Not admitted in Japan)
Other Positions
From 2016
Executive Committee member of Women in Law Japan
Career
Jan. 2013-Oct. 2017
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Nov. 2017-Mar. 2019
Hibiya-Nakata
Apr. 2019
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2008
LL.B., Sophia University
2010
J.D. (summa cum laude), Sophia Law School
2022
New York University School of Law (expected)
Qualifications
2012
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Other Positions
Sep. 2020
Registered as JCAA panel arbitrator candidate
Career
Jan. 2015-Jan. 2020
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
May 2018-May 2019
SMBC Bank International plc (London HQ)
Feb. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2009
LL.B., Keio University
2013
J.D., Hitotsubashi University School of Law
Qualifications
2015
Admitted Tokyo Bar Assosiation
Career
Jan. 2016-Sep. 2021
Yanagida and Partners
Nov. 2021
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2012
LL.B., The University of Tokyo
2014
J.D., The University of Tokyo, School of Law
Qualifications
2015
Admitted Tokyo Bar Association
Career
May 2017–Mar. 2019
Bangkok Office of Japanese law firm
Jan. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2017
LL.B., Victoria University of Wellington
Qualifications
2017
Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (Not admitted in Japan)
Career
Dec. 2019 - Apr. 2021
Nishimura & Asahi
May 2021
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2016
LL.B., Kyoto University
2018
The University of Tokyo, School of Law
Qualifications
2019
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
2021
Admitted Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultants Association (Registered Management Consultant)
Career
Apr. 2014-Aug. 2016
Dalian Rangakukan Trading Co, Ltd.
Aug. 2016-Mar. 2018
Leading Law Firm in China
Apr. 2019-Nov. 2021
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Dec. 2021
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2014
LL.B., Waseda University
2019
LL.M., Waseda University Law School
Qualifications
2019
Admitted China Bar Association (Not admitted in Japan)
Career
Dec. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2020
LL.B., Chuo University
Qualifications
2020
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Career
Dec. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2018
LL.B., Keio University
2019
The University of Tokyo, School of Law
Qualifications
2020
Admitted Tokyo Bar Association
Career
Dec. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2017
LL.B., The University of Tokyo
2019
J.D., The University of Tokyo, School of Law
Qualifications
2020
Admitted Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Other Positions
Jul. 2021
Appointed as Committee Member, Subcommittee on Contract & Legal, The Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (ENAA)
Career
Apr. 2022
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
2019
LL.B., The University of Tokyo
2021
The University of Tokyo, School of Law
Qualifications
2022
Admitted Daini Tokyo Bar Association
We, at Tokyo International Law Office, are involved in many international deals and cross-border transactions, and we assist many Japanese clients on various legal matters, including M&A, corporate law, competition law, disputes, and IP. The preferred lawyer for a position in our office is an experienced attorney who has graduated with academic distinction from a premier law school. Japanese proficiency is welcomed, but it is not required. Applicants interested in a position at our firm should email us at recruit@tkilaw.com
Our lawyers have strong track records facilitating outbound M&A transactions by Japanese corporations, joint venture projects with foreign partners, and inbound M&A transactions by foreign investors in Japan.
We have also acted for many domestic M&A transactions such as buy-outs, tender offers, mergers, carve-outs and joint ventures.
Our strength is in deeply comprehending the business strategy of our clients and proactively taking management roles within the relevant transaction. We coordinate smoothly with other professionals such as foreign counsels so that we can facilitate ultimate success for our clients.
The root causes of international disputes are often the gaps in, or the differences of, the parties’ norms, values and cultures.
Our wealth of experience with cross-border legal practices enables us to act and overcome gaps between parties and so preventing disputes from happening.
In cases where issues go to court, we manage all legal procedures with a strategic approach that utilizes both our experience of cross-border dispute practices and our global network.
As corporations conduct business globally they become subject to many different laws and regulations such as anti-trust, anti-bribery, privacy laws and anti-money laundering across various jurisdictions.
Notably, governmental authorities are now cooperating across jurisdictions. As a result, corporations will often be subject to multi-jurisdictional investigations and enforcements.
Corporations need to correctly address issues in each jurisdiction while maintaining consistency in their global strategy.
Our wealth of experience of cross-border legal practices enables us to assist corporations to correctly deal with complicated global investigations and to minimize negative effects caused by such issues.
Our global network means we can build a global strategy and implement it in local jurisdictions.
We have advised clients on EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) and infrastructure projects such as thermal power plants, biomass power plants and renewable energy facilities. This experience guides us as we structure strategies tailored to our clients’ commercial needs.
We handle the full project lifecycle from preparing proposals, drafting and negotiating contracts and financing documents to offering real-time support. One of our core strengths is finding innovative ways to minimize the risk of disputes and costly litigation. Where disputes arise, we have successfully advocated for clients in arbitration and before tribunals.
Our global experience allows us to understand the local and international complexities unique to EPC projects. This also means that we can offer culturally sensitive legal and business advice wherever our clients operate.
As corporations increasingly conduct business activities globally, the number of the nations and jurisdictions they have to deal with increases.
Our wealth of experience of cross-border legal practices and our extensive global network means we can provide specialist advisory services related to cross-border legal strategies. We can investigate legislation in any nation or jurisdiction. We can refer, and manage, appropriate local law firms and so support international advancement.
Please contact us for details of our services.
Name
Tokyo International Law Office
Managing Partners
Mikiharu Mori and Koki Yamada
Establishment Date
April 1, 2019
Address
Daido Seimei Kasumigaseki Bldg. 8F
1-4-2 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0013, Japan
TEL / FAX
+81-(0)3-6273-3120/ +81-(0)3-6273-3876