Being an Arsenal for Our Clients to Succeed in Global Competition
INFORMATION
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November 12, 2021
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November 12, 2021
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November 1, 2021
TOPICS
Getting The Deal Through – M&A 2021
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November 1, 2021
TOPICS
Kentaro Sakamaki joins Tokyo International Law Office team.
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November 1, 2021
Getting The Deal Through – M&A 2021
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November 1, 2021
Kentaro Sakamaki joins Tokyo International Law Office team.
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October 19, 2021
Pavitra Iyer has been invited to be a guest on a legal Podcast and it’s out now.
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October 14, 2021
Pavitra Iyer joins Tokyo International Law Office team.
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MISSION
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.
VALUESWe have three core values.
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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.
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High Productivity with High Value
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High Productivity with High Value
The speed of global business activities is accelerating.
Our legal services are swift and strategic.
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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.
MEMBERS
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Career
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Oct. 2004-Dec. 2015
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
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Sep. 2011-Jul. 2012
Shearman & Sterling LLP New York office
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Jan. 2016-Mar. 2019, Partner from Jul. 2017
Hibiya-Nakata
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Apr. 2019
Established Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2002
LL.B., The University of Tokyo
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2011
LL.M., Columbia Law School
Qualifications
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2004
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
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2012
Admitted New York Bar Association
Recognition by Media
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2020
Ranked in 9th place in The Nikkei’s “Corporate Legal Affairs and Lawyer Survey 2020”
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2020
Selected as Leading Lawyer – Notable Practitioner in IFLR1000 30th edition
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2021
Selected as finalist of Managing Partner of the Year in ALB Japan Law Awards 2021
Other Positions
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Sep. 2020
Registered as JCAA panel arbitrator candidate
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Jun. 2021
Appointed as Statutory Auditor (External) of Mandom Corporation
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Career
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Oct. 2006-Apr. 2013
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
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Sep. 2010-Mar. 2012
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago office
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May 2013-Mar. 2019, Partner from Jan. 2015
Hibiya-Nakata
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Apr. 2019
Established Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2003
LL.B., Keio University
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2010
LL.M. (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), Columbia Law School
Qualifications
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2006
Admitted Daini Tokyo Bar Association
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2011
Admitted New York Bar Association
Recognition by Media
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Legal 500 (Asia Pacific 2017 editorial) Corporate and M&A – Independent local firms (Japan), recommended lawyer
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2021
Selected as finalist of Dealmaker of the Year in ALB Japan Law Awards 2021
Other Positions
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2019
Appointed as Statutory Auditor (External) of LegalForce, Inc.
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From Jun. 2016
Pro Picker at NewsPicks
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Career
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Jul. 1997-Jul. 1998
Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan in U.S.A.
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Aug. 1998-Aug. 1999
Yonezawa City Office, Yamagata Prefecture, JET Programme
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Jan. 2005-Aug. 2006
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Sep. 2006-Sep. 2007
Straus & Boies LLP
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Oct. 2007-Jun. 2020
Partner from Jan. 2014 Kirby McInerney LLP
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Aug. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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1997
B.S. (cum laude), Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
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2001
M.A., Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies
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2004
J.D., University of Kansas School of Law
Qualifications
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2004
Admitted Washington State Bar
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2006
Admitted New York State Bar
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2010
Admitted United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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2012
Admitted United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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2013
Admitted United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
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2021
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Recognition by Media
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2016-2019
Named by Thomson Reuters as “New York Super Lawyer” for Securities Litigation
Other Positions
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Nov. 2017
Appointed as Director of Quantum Accounting
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Feb. 2021
Registered as JCAA panel arbitrator candidate
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Career
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Jan. 2008-Mar. 2019
Nishimura & Asahi
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Sep. 2014-Jul. 2015
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Seattle office
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Sep. 2015-Aug. 2016
Sumitomo Corporation, Legal Department (secondee)
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Apr. 2019
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2004
LL.B., The University of Tokyo
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2006
J.D., Keio Law School
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2014
LL.M., Duke University School of Law
Qualifications
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2007
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
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2015
Admitted New York Bar Association
Recognition by Media
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2021
Selected as finalist of Young Lawyer of the Year in ALB Japan Law Awards 2021
Other Positions
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Sep. 2020
Registered as JCAA panel arbitrator candidate
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Career
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Oct. 2001-Dec. 2020
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
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Jan. 2021
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2000
LL.B., Tokyo University
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2006
LL.M., Harvard Law School
Qualifications
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2001
Admitted Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Recognition by Media
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2021
Selected as finalist for Private Practitioner of the Year, North Asia, ALB Women in Law Awards 2021
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Career
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Jan. 2008-Mar. 2019
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
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Mar. 2012-Jul. 2013
Yahoo Japan Corporation (secondee)
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Aug. 2014-Jul. 2015
Reed Smith LLP Los Angeles office
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Aug. 2015-Sep. 2015
Brigard & Urrutia Abogados S.A., Colombia
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Oct. 2015-Oct. 2016
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados, Brazil
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Apr. 2019
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2003
LL.B., Keio University
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2006
J.D., Keio Law School
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2014
LL.M. (Specialization in Business Law - Business Law Track), University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Qualifications
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2007
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
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2015
Admitted New York Bar Association
Other Positions
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Sep. 2020
Registered as JCAA panel arbitrator candidate
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Career
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Jul. 2001 –Aug. 2004
Gagrat & Co., Advocates and Solicitors, Mumbai
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Jan. 2006–Oct. 2009
AZB & Partners, Mumbai
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Jun. 2013–Aug. 2013
AZB & Partners, Mumbai
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Sep. 2013–Sep. 2021
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
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Oct. 2021
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2001
LL.B., Symbiosis Society’s Law College, University of Pune
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2005
LL.M. The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Qualifications
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2001
Admitted as an advocate of the Bar Association of Maharashtra & Goa
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2015
Admitted Daini Tokyo Bar Association
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2021
Admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales
Other Positions
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From 2016
Executive Committee member of Women in Law Japan
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Career
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Jan. 2013-Oct. 2017
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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Nov. 2017-Mar. 2019
Hibiya-Nakata
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Apr. 2019
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2008
LL.B., Sophia University
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2010
J.D. (summa cum laude), Sophia Law School
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2022
New York University School of Law (expected)
Qualifications
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2012
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Other Positions
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Sep. 2020
Registered as JCAA panel arbitrator candidate
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Career
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Jan. 2015-Jan. 2020
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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May 2018-May 2019
SMBC Bank International plc (London HQ)
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Feb. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2009
LL.B., Keio University
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2013
J.D., Hitotsubashi University School of Law
Qualifications
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2015
Admitted Tokyo Bar Assosiation
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Career
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Jan. 2016-Sep. 2021
Yanagida and Partners
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Nov. 2021
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2012
LL.B., The University of Tokyo
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2014
J.D., The University of Tokyo, School of Law
Qualifications
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2015
Admitted Tokyo Bar Association
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Career
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May 2017–Mar. 2019
Bangkok Office of Japanese law firm
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Jan. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office (Not admitted in Japan)
Education
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2017
LL.B., Victoria University of Wellington
Qualifications
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2017
Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
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Career
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Apr. 2014-Aug. 2016
Dalian Rangakukan Trading Co, Ltd.
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Aug. 2016-Nov. 2021
Leading Law Firm in China
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Dec. 2021
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2014
LL.B., Waseda University
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2019
LL.M., Waseda University Law School
Qualifications
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2019
Admitted China Bar Association
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Career
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Dec. 2019 - Apr. 2021
Nishimura & Asahi
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May 2021
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2016
LL.B., Kyoto University
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2018
The University of Tokyo, School of Law
Qualifications
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2019
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
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Career
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Dec. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2020
LL.B., Chuo University
Qualifications
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2020
Admitted Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
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Career
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Dec. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2018
LL.B., Keio University
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2019
The University of Tokyo, School of Law
Qualifications
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2020
Admitted Tokyo Bar Association
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Career
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Dec. 2020
Joined Tokyo International Law Office
Education
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2017
LL.B., The University of Tokyo
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2019
J.D., The University of Tokyo, School of Law
Qualifications
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2020
Admitted Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Other Positions
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Jul. 2021
Appointed as Committee Member, Subcommittee on Contract & Legal, The Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (ENAA)
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RECRUIT
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
PRACTICESAreas of Practice
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M&A
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.
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Cross-border Disputes
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.
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Regulatory
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.
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EPC/Infrastructure
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.
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Cross-border Strategic Advisory Services
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.
ABOUT US
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Name
Tokyo International Law Office
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Managing Partners
Mikiharu Mori and Koki Yamada
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Establishment Date
April 1, 2019
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Address
Daido Seimei Kasumigaseki Bldg. 8F
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1-4-2 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku
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TEL / FAX
+81-(0)3-6273-3120/ +81-(0)3-6273-3876