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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

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Provided by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
FinTech

Number of Partners: 181

Number of Lawyers: 709

Languages: Bahasa (Malay and Indonesia), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Burmese, Thai, Vietnamese


Firm Overview

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM) is one of the largest full-service Tokyo headquartered international law firms. A significant proportion of the firm’s work is international in nature, representing clients in cross-border transactions, litigation and other dispute resolution proceedings.

MHM has experienced lawyers qualified from non-Japanese jurisdictions, such as the US, England and Wales, the People’s Republic of China,Bangladesh, the Philippines, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and more.


Offices

MHM has offices in Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Takamatsu and Sapporo in addition to its Tokyo headquarters. The firm has very strong full-service local law practices in Bangkok (Chandler MHM Limited) and Yangon (Myanmar Legal MHM Limited) and it is expanding its range of local law services in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Jakarta (ATD Law in association with Mori Hamada & Matsumoto). It also has offices in Singapore (MHM ASEAN hub), Shanghai and Beijing. In September 2023, the firm opened an office in New York through which it will further bolster its relationships with peer firms and clients in the US and the broader Americas regions, and provide them with efficient access to MHM’s Japan and ASEAN network.

The firm has strong working relationships with leading firms throughout Asia (as well as in Europe and the Americas), which enables it to work for its clients as a single, integrated team.


Main Areas of Practice

Payment and Funds Transfers

Insurtech

Digital Assets and Blockchain

Fund-raising

Financing and Guarantees

Financial Cybersecurity

AML / CFT

Corporate Financial Accounting and Personal Finance Management

Asset Management

Financial Services Intermediation

DX by Financial Institutions


Fintech Department

20 Partners, 57 qualified lawyers based in Tokyo


Recent Representation

■ Represents Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., which operates 7-Eleven and other convenience stores in Japan, in its reorganization whereby Seven Card Service Co., Ltd. was transferred to Seven Bank, Ltd.

■ Represents Tosei Asset Advisors, Inc. as it utilized the GK-TK scheme, which is one of the most typical schemes of asset securitization in Japan, to securitize real estate by issuance of security token (STO).

■ Represents Bitbank, Inc., a cryptocurrency exchange, in its establishment of a joint venture that engages in digital assets custody with Mitsui Sumitomo Trust Holdings.

■ Represents Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Inc., one of the largest advertising and public relations companies in Japan, in respect to its work on various digital content services, including the emerging NFT areas.


Contact: Masakazu Masujima

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Takane Hori

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Atsushi Okada

Email: [email protected]


Recent Highlights & Awards

MHM has market-leading credentials in several key, related practice areas in Chambers and Legal 500, including:

Chambers FinTech Japan: Band 1;

Related areas in Chambers Asia-Pacific Japan: Banking & Finance: Band 1; Capital Markets: Band 1; Corporate/M&A: Band 1; Insurance: Band 1; Intellectual Property: Band 2; Investment Funds: Band 1

Legal 500 Asia Pacific Japan Fintech: Tier 1;

Related areas: Banking and Finance: Tier 1; Capital Markets: Tier 1; Corporate/M&A: Tier 1; Investment Funds: Tier 1; Intellectual Property: Tier 1

Ranked Offices

Provided by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Japan - Head office

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Global Practice Guide
Yoshifumi Onodera
Naoto Shimamura
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Authored by
Yoshifumi Onodera, Naoto Shimamura, Hiroyuki Tanaka
Article • Mar 2024
Expert Focus
Keita Nakano
Nobuharu Onishi
Authored by
Keita Nakano, Nobuharu Onishi
Article • Feb 2024
Global Practice Guide
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Naoto Shimamura
Yoshifumi Onodera
Authored by
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Naoto Shimamura, Yoshifumi Onodera
Article • Feb 2024

All contributions provided by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

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TMT 2024 | Japan | Law and Practice
Authored by: Daisuke Tsuta, Hiromi Hayashi, Masaki Yukawa
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article
Investment Funds 2024 | Japan | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Yasuzo Takeno, Ken Miura, Nobuharu Onishi
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article
Insurance & Reinsurance 2024 | Japan | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Kazuo Yoshida, Tomonori Ogawa
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article
Technology M&A 2024 | Japan | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Daiki Ishikawa
Global Practice Guide Nov 2023 Article
Technology M&A 2024 | Japan | Law and Practice
Authored by: Mikito Ishida, Junichi Tsuji
Global Practice Guide Nov 2023 Article
Banking & Finance 2023 | Japan | Law and Practice
Authored by: Hiroki Aoyama, Yuki Matsuda
Global Practice Guide Sep 2023 Article

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto rankings

FinTech Guide 2024
Japan
FinTech Legal
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
FinTech Legal
1
FinTech Legal
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Masakazu Masujima
1
Masakazu Masujima
1
Band 1
1
Takane Hori
1
Band 1
Masayuki Ishibashi
3
Masayuki Ishibashi
3
Band 3