Firm Description

The Japanese law firms of Anderson Mōri and Tomotsune & Kimura merged their law practices as of January 1, 2005. The name of the merged firm is Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune, with principal offices located at Izumi Garden Tower, 6-1, Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6036, Japan (Tel: +81-3-6888-1000).

The firm has approximately 320 Japanese lawyers (bengoshi), over 10 lawyers qualified in foreign jurisdictions, approximately 140 other professional staff including patent lawyers, immigration lawyers, foreign legal trainees, translators and paralegals, and approximately 190 other general staff members.

Before the merger, Anderson Mōri had offices in Tokyo and Beijing and provided a full range of specialized legal services for both international and domestic corporate clients. It was frequently involved in large M&A and finance transactions.

Tomotsune & Kimura handled various domestic and international corporate legal matters. In particular, it had extensive expertise in international finance transactions, including global securities offerings and other cross-border investment transactions.

The combination of practices enables Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune to provide an even higher level of legal services in a broader range of practice areas, and enhances the firm’s capability to handle extremely large and complex transactions.