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Shin-Marunouchi Building, 29th Floor
5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyodaku, Tokyo 100-6529
Japan
Phone: 81 3 3214 6522
Fax: 81 3 3214 6512
Managing Partner: Ken Siegel
Morrison & Foerster is the largest and most diversified international law firm in Japan, with over 110 attorneys in Tokyo including 40 Japanese attorneys.
Morrison & Foerster was one of the first international law firms to be licensed in Japan, opening its Tokyo office in 1987. Today, the firm’s Tokyo office is one of Japan’s 10 largest law offices (domestic or international). 70 of our Tokyo-based attorneys are either Japanese or fluent in Japanese.
The office has been broadly recognized for excellence in legal services.
Some key facts about Morrison & Foerster’s Tokyo office:
- Over 110 attorneys in Tokyo
- Over 40 attorneys admitted in Japan
- In Japan since 1987
- Only international firm recognized by Chambers Global as a “leading firm” in 6 different practice areas (M&A, capital markets, IP, litigation, real estate and banking/finance) - 12 Tokyo based partners recognized as leaders in their fields.
- Only international firm recommended by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) in 4 different practice areas (M&A, capital markets, banking and project finance), and the only international firm included in the Level 1 ranking for M&A.
- Sole Japan recipient of the International Law Office’s “2005 Client Choice Award” for excellence in client services (based on a survey of 1000 in-house counsel).
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Over 200 M&A transactions closed in Tokyo since 2000
- Ranked Tier 1 for M&A in Japan by Chambers Global
- Ranked Tier 1 for M&A in Japan by International Financial Law Review
- Bloomberg - #1 in Announced Japan Deals in each of 2006 and 2007
- MergerMarket - #1 in Announced Japan Deals in 2007
Also see our Mergers & Acquisitions page.
Joint Ventures
- Ranked the #1 legal advisor for JV's in Asia by M&A Asia Legal Advisor
Also see our Joint Ventures and Global Strategic Alliances page.
Private Equity
- Ranked as one of the top 2 firms in Japan for Private Equity by PLC Which Lawyer?
Also see our Private Equity page.
Public Offerings
- Over $25 billion in offerings completed since 2002
- Ranked Tier 1 for Capital Markets in Japan by Chambers Global
- Finance Asia’s “Japan IPO of the Year” in 2005 for Jupiter Telecommunications’ $1 billion global offering
- Asia Legal Business’ “Asian Equity Deal of the Year” in 2004 for Inpex’s $1.7 billion privatization
Also see our Securities Offerings page.
Intellectual Property
- Only US firm to receive a Level 1 ranking in Managing Intellectual Property’s “Annual World IP Survey” in 2006.
- Received a Level 1 ranking in Managing Intellectual Property’s “Annual World IP Survey” for patent work.
Also see our Intellectual Property/Technology Transactions page.
Litigation
- Only fully staffed litigation group in Tokyo, with 25 litigation lawyers
- Ranked Tier 1 for litigation in Japan by Chambers Global
Also see our Litigation page.
Real Estate
- One of the largest and most active real estate groups in Tokyo
- Only global law firm ranked Tier 1 in real estate (both international and Japanese law capabilities) by Chambers Global
- Advised on Da Vinci's purchase of the Toranomon Pastoral building (2008), the largest single building acquisition in Japan's history
- Advised on Da Vinci’s purchase of the PCCW building in Marunouchi (2007), then the largest single building acquisition in Japan’s history
- Advised on Kajima's sale of the Hualalai Resort (2006) - the 2nd largest reported hotel sale in US history
Also see our Real Estate page.
Project Finance
- Project counsel to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Also see our Project Finance page.
The American Lawyer recently featured the Tokyo office of Morrison & Foerster as its cover story in which it acknowledged the strength of the firm in Japan, stating: “Morrison & Foerster’s decade of growth in Tokyo looks like a model for the future.”
The firm’s clients in Tokyo include many of Japan’s most substantial and active companies, including Astellas, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Kirin, Matsushita, Minolta, Nikon, NTT DoCoMo, Rakuten, Ricoh, Sankyo, Sega, Softbank, TDK, Toshiba, and Yahoo Japan. The firm also serves Japan’s major financial investors and institutions such as Carlyle, Intel Capital, J.P. Morgan Partners, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Nikko Citigroup. Our substantial real estate group works with many of that industry’s most active participants, including Merrill Lynch, Da Vinci, AMB, and CSFB.
Morrison & Foerster’s Japan‑based attorneys are experienced in many key industry sectors, including computer products and peripherals, semiconductors, software, life sciences, information technology, telecommunications and financial services.
Also see our Japan website.
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