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Hiroyuki Kurihara

Hiroyuki Kurihara

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Tax: Bengoshi

Japan

5 years ranked

About

Provided by Mori Hamada

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Tax (Tax Planning, Tax Investigations and Disputes); Wealth Management; M&A

Career

Background

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2005); The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D., 2007), Magna cum laude; Stanford Law School (LL.M. in Corporate Governance & Practice, 2015); New York University School of Law (LL.M. in International Taxation, 2016), Flora S. and Jacob L. Newman Award (For distinction in the LL.M. in International Taxation program); Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York (2016)

Major Activities

Lecturer, The University of Tokyo, School of Law (2011-2014); Membership Officer of the LAWASIA Taxation & Customs Committee (2021-)

Professional Memberships

admitted in Japan, 2008; New York, 2016; Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (2016); Japan-Licensed Tax Accountant, 2017

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Tax: Bengoshi - Japan

Band 3
Band 3

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Hiroyuki Kurihara offers clients expertise in tax audits and tax planning for cross-border deals and disputes mandates.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He is an extremely skilled tax expert, which is a rare breed among law firms. He has earned our firm trust as an indispensable tax adviser.

    Tax: BengoshiChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Attorney Kurihara demonstrates his outstanding expertise in highly complex tax cases and always presents optimal solutions. He not only has a legal perspective, but also a commercial perspective.

    Tax: BengoshiChambers Asia & Pacific

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