JAPAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Hideaki Roy Umetsu, Aki Tanaka, Aritsune Miyoda and Chihiro Tsukada Mori Hamada
Mori Hamada is one of the largest full-service Tokyo-headquartered international law firms, with more than 810 lawyers, including over 150 foreign qualified lawyers. The firm’s dedicated Business and Human Rights team comprises around 30 lawyers. The firm has offices in To - kyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Takamatsu Sap - poro, Yokohama and Kochi and international branch offices in New York, the San Francisco Bay Area, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Bang -
kok, Yangon, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Jakarta (ATD Law in association with Mori Hamada) and Manila (Tayag Ngochua & Chu, a member firm of Mori Hamada). Mori Hamada’s Business and Human Rights team was among the earliest in Japan, significantly shaping Japan’s business and human rights practice. Since its inception, the team has been dedicated to supporting and guiding clients through complex, cross-border human rights challenges.
Authors
Hideaki Roy Umetsu is Mori Hamada’s New York managing partner with over 20 years of experience in cross-border corporate matters, including M&A, compliance, business and
Aki Tanaka is a counsel at Mori Hamada with over 15 years of experience. Her practice covers cross-border transactions, compliance practice, and business and human rights
human rights, and trade compliance. He advises on policy and legislation for the Japanese government, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and the Cabinet Secretariat, and has worked with the United Nations Development Programme on business and human rights initiatives. He is the former Co-Chair of the Asia Pacific Regional Forum and currently serves as Co-Vice Chair of the Future of Legal Service Commission of the International Bar Association.
issues. Based on her experience staying at a law firm in Malaysia, followed by work at Mori Hamada’s Singapore office, her cross-border expertise extends across Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia. She also actively contributed to Mori Hamada’s support in the preparation of JETRO’s “Quick Guide for Business and Human Rights.”
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