Japan

Firm overview

Masuda & Partners Law Office was established in February 2008 under the leadership of experienced and forward-thinking Japanese lawyer, Eiji Masuda, with the able assistance of his colleagues.

Firm overview

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM) is one of the largest full service Tokyo headquartered international law firms. MHM has over 620 lawyers and 550 support staff (including patent attorneys, licensed tax accountants, judicial scriveners, legal assistants and translators). The firm’s senior lawyers include a number of highly respected practitioners and leaders from the Japanese and international legal community, including prominent law professors from the University of Tokyo and a former Prosecutor-General from the Public Prosecutors Office. MHM also has experienced lawyers qualified in the US, England and Wales, Germany, Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, Bangladesh, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The firm has a strong presence in Asia with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Bangkok (Chandler MHM), Yangon and Ho Chi Minh City. MHM Limited. MHM also has domestic offices in Fukuoka, Osaka, Nagoyaand and Takamatsu..

Firm overview

Atsumi & Sakai is a multi-award-winning, independent Tokyo law firm, and among the largest independent full-service law firms in Japan. The firm was the first domestic Japanese law firm to create a foreign law joint venture, which enables it to admit foreign partners and so offer its clients the quality of service that the modern international business community demands. Expanding from its highly regarded finance practice, the firm now acts for a wide range of international and domestic companies, banks, financial institutions and other businesses, offering a comprehensive range of legal expertise.

Firm overview

City-Yuwa Partners was formed in 2003 upon the merger of a cross-border transaction-based firm and a firm specialized in litigation, insolvency and real estate law. Following the 2005 merger with one of Japan's top patent litigation boutiques and the addition of many partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences, City-Yuwa has grown into one of Japan's preeminent law firms capable of providing a full range of legal services.