Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is a full service law firm that has served clients with distinction since its establishment, in December 2002, by the merger of Mori Sogo and Hamada & Matsumoto. Even as business conditions have rapidly shifted both within Japan and internationally, the firm’s goal has been to grow with our clients through tireless effort and constant innovation.

Led by top-rated lawyers across a wide array of practice areas, our large team of legal professionals and support staff offer the firm their experience, expertise and hard work to bring our clients the best results in every matter we handle. Our team strives to build new frameworks to tackle cutting-edge problems, to break down barriers on tough cases, and to find a common resolution in matters with many conflicting interests.

• Mergers & Acquisitions

Comprehensive legal services for mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations

• Corporate Governance

Practical legal services in the increasingly important field of corporate governance

• Regulatory/Regulated Transactions

Supporting clients in their compliance with complex regulatory regimes

• Finance

Comprehensive support in the field of corporate finance based on broad experience, knowledge, and expertise

• Infrastructure/Energy

Extensive experience and up-to-date information to serve the needs of rapidly developing infrastructure and energy related businesses

• Disputes/Dispute Resolution

Legal skills and experience necessary to ensure that your rights are protected

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Broad experience in providing support for the restructuring and rehabilitation of businesses

• Crisis Management

Extensive legal services for corporate crises

• Competition/Antitrust

Helping our clients navigate an increasingly challenging and globalized environment to achieve the best possible outcome

• Information Technology, Life Sciences and Intellectual Property

We have experienced lawyers who have expertise in the constantly evolving and increasingly complex areas of information technology, life sciences, and intellectual property. We provide a variety of legal services in response to the diverse legal needs of our clients in these fields. These legal services include advising on regulatory requirements, setting up business, corporate housekeeping, contract negotiations, and dispute resolution.

• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Sciences

Legal services tailored for the medical field, including pharmaceuticals and equipment manufacturers, bio-ventures, and medical institutions

• Tax

A comprehensive tax law practice, providing services in the areas of tax planning, wealth management, and tax disputes and investigations

• Wealth Management

Utilizing our legal and tax knowledge and an international network of relevant professionals to provide strategic advice to our high net worth clients

• Labor Law

Advice on a broad variety of general and complex matters based on the latest developments and risks in the dynamic area of labor law

• International Practice

With offices across Asia and a network that spans the world, we have developed from a Japanese firm to a global one, providing international legal services in diverse practices from M&A and other corporate transactions to compliance and dispute resolution

• Fintech

We monitor the latest regulatory trends and draw on our experience across industries to comprehensively support our clients in the innovative field of Fintech

Our lawyers are very active in offering a number of seminars and lectures on their specialized areas and subjects as listed below. We hold an MHM seminar once a year and monthly business law workshops for our clients, providing information on topics currently of interest to them. We aim to provide better client services by sharing our cutting-edge information with our clients through these regular seminars.