Provided by Mori Hamada
Our strong cross-practice FinTech team leverages its deep roots in technology and financial services regulatory law, as well as intellectual property, in order to provide comprehensive, integrated and credible FinTech legal services to a wide array of incumbents, traditional players, disruptors, collaborators and start-ups.
Mori Hamada has also launched the MH FinTech Platform initiative, where it leverages the firm’s existing client base (i.e., traditional FIs and insurers as well as non-financial companies) and connects with MH’s start-up team clients, to generate new business and secure investments, not merely help start-ups obtain licences and build their financial services.
Our firm boasts multiple FinTech team members who have served in senior positions within regulatory and governmental agencies, including the Financial Services Agency of Japan and the Bank of Japan. This experience enables our team to provide practical, actionable advice that pre-empts regulatory concerns. Additionally, members of the firm have taken leadership positions in both industry and governmental bodies focused on the development of new industry standards and the shaping of emerging regulations, making our firm an active thought leader and contributor in the FinTech space.
Provided by Chambers
Mori Hamada handles financial regulatory work for startups and incumbent businesses. The team's work includes RegTech, InsurTech, digital banking, e-payment and cryptocurrency matters.
Provided by Chambers
Mori Hamada has a large number of lawyers with deep knowledge, and they can solve all kinds of problems.
The level of service is first rate. No enquiry, email or call goes unanswered. I think their commercial awareness and insight are excellent.
You can expect an answer that is comprehensive, detailed and tailored.
Mori Hamada has a large number of lawyers with deep knowledge, and they can solve all kinds of problems.
The level of service is first rate. No enquiry, email or call goes unanswered. I think their commercial awareness and insight are excellent.
You can expect an answer that is comprehensive, detailed and tailored.
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Masakazu Masujima has the experience and the capability to advise startup companies.
Masakazu Masujima is very famous in Japan, including in the startup industry. He is a famous icon in this field.
Takane Hori's work includes data protection and cybersecurity matters, as well as banking, cryptocurrency and payments mandates.
Takane Hori is flexible and dependable when there are problems.
Takane Hori is a very famous figure in this field, particularly in the payment industry.
Masafumi Masuda leads the IT practice at Mori Hamada. He advises clients across a broad spectrum of blockchain, Web3 and cryptocurrency mandates, including those involving NFTs.
Masafumi has a high level of knowledge of both business and legal matters.
In addition to his deep knowledge of laws and regulations as a lawyer, his strength lies in the depth of his technical knowledge.
Masafumi Masuda is a go-to person for insight and advice on complicated issues concerning blockchain and Web3.
Masayuki Ishibashi has a very high level of knowledge in security tokens and finance.
Masayuki Ishibashi is knowledgeable and gives good advice.
Provided by Mori Hamada
Atsushi Okada
Daisuke Oda
Hiroshi Shirane
Masafumi Masuda
Ryosuke Onobori
Satoshi Okano
Shinichiro Yokota
Takanori Shinohara