TMI Associates

TMI Associates is one of Japan’s largest law firms, with more than 770 attorneys, patent attorneys, foreign lawyers and other professionals. TMI is also one of Japan’s most internationally-minded law firms and aspires to earn the trust of its global client base through deep expertise, hard work, and dedication.

TMI has broad transactional and dispute resolution capabilities, a distinctive regulatory focus and a renowned IP practice. The firm’s primary areas of practice include corporate and M&A, litigation and arbitration, banking and finance, antitrust and competition law, risk management, and labour and employment law.

The firm takes pride in its deep understanding of its clients’ industries, including retail and other brand businesses; media, entertainment and sports; life sciences; information technology and communications; banking, securities, insurance and trusts; and human resources and education. Drawing upon its strength in the IP area, TMI has become a market leader in representing companies in cutting-edge areas including data privacy, FinTech, health IT and renewable energy.

• Asset finance
• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Capital markets: Equity
• Capital markets: High yield
• CLO/CDO
• Competition
• Financial restructuring
• Financial services regulatory
• Hedge funds
• Investment funds
• M&A
• PPP/PFI
• Private equity
• Private equity funds
• Project development
• Project finance
• Real estate finance
• Real estate funds
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Securitisation
• Structured finance/securitisation

• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Food and beverage
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Investment management
• Media
• Natural resources
• Pharm and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Social infrastructure
• Tech and telecoms
• Transport
• Utilities

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