TMI Associates (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Mr. Katsuro Tanaka, hereinafter, “TMI”), has formed an alliance with Johnson Winter Slattery (JWS), which is an Australian law firm which has offices all over Australia, and established our Sydney Desk within the JWS’s Sydney Office. Sydney is the commercial center of Australia and the Sydney Desk, leveraging with easy access to Melbourne, Brisbane and capital city Canberra, will serve our clients’ needs promptly throughout Australia.
At the Sydney Desk, Attorney-of-Law Masayuki Nagai, who has five years of experience stationed in Australia and extensive expertise in Oceania legal matters, will be seconded to JWS and stationed locally.
At the Sydney Desk, we will leverage not only JWS's local network within the legal community but also TMI’s unique relationships with key figures in Australia’s legal, political, and business sectors, to provide optimal support for Japanese companies investing in or doing business in Oceania. Additionally, we will assist Oceania-based companies by acting as a gateway to one of Japan’s major law firms, providing support for investments and market entry into Japan. Through the development of the Sydney Desk, our firm aims to contribute, to strengthening the economic and legal cooperation as well as the friendly relations between Japan and Australia.
[Overview of the Sydney Desk]
Office Name: TMI Sydney Desk
Location: Level 14, 50 Bridge Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia (in JWS Sydney office)
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Mr. Masayuki Nagai (Seconded from TMI to station in JWS Sydney office and stationed)
Commencement Date: Monday, March 10, 2025
URL：https://www.tmi.gr.jp/about/bases/sydney.html *Scheduled for release soon
About Johnson Winter Slattery
JWS is a leading Australian law firm known for advising corporates and funds on their most complex transactions, disputes and regulatory matters. The firm is comprised of more than 450 people, including over 85 partners, across Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth.
JWS is globally connected and has strong relationships with major independent law firms around the world. The firm works regularly with a close network of independent firms in Asia, the US, UK and Europe, to deliver a seamless multi-jurisdictional service.
JWS was recognised as Technology, Media and Telecom M&A Legal Adviser of the Year (Mergermarket M&A Awards Australia 2023), Energy Law Firm of the Year (Best Lawyers 2023) and Best Law & Related Services Firm (Beaton Client Choice Awards 2024). The firm’s lawyers are highly ranked in Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal.
About TMI Associates
Since its founding in 1990, TMI Associates has strived to create a law firm that is distinct from any other in Japan and that recasts the image of both attorneys and patent/trademark attorneys. During the past 35 years, the firm has experienced rapid organic growth, both numerically and geographically, while maintaining its progressive culture. From starting with 43 personnel, including ten attorneys and one patent attorney at its founding, as of March 3, 2025, TMI now has 632 attorneys and 101 patent/trademark attorneys among its 1,232 total personnel, and is one of the five largest law firms in Japan. TMI has numerous overseas branches and local desks in Shanghai, Beijing, Yangon, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Phnom Penh, Bangkok, Jakarta*, Kuala Lumpur*, Manila, Silicon Valley, São Paulo, Mexico City, London, Paris, Brussels, Nairobi and Sydney. TMI is also well positioned to provide a wide range of global legal services through its Chinese service group, French practice group, India desk, and Korean desk located in its Tokyo office, as well as its joint venture relationships in Japan with Simmons & Simmons LLP (UK), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP (US), and ARQIS Foreign Law Office (Germany).
TMI provides a comprehensive range of legal services regarding international corporate transactions and international investment and trade business transactions. The firm has an unrelenting focus on supporting the global business development needs of its clients – both Japanese and international companies – by providing legal services ranging from the acquisition and protection of patent and intellectual property rights to licensing, mergers and acquisitions, financing matters and even dispute resolution.
*Affiliated Office