JAPAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Takefumi Sato, Aoi Inoue, Kosuke Tsunashima and Ryohei Ikeda, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is one of the largest full-service law firms in Japan, comprising a winning combination of three leading law firms – Anderson Mori (which has 70 years’ experience of supporting overseas companies doing business in Japan, where it is among the country’s largest international law firms), Tomotsune & Kimura (particularly well known for its expertise in international finance transactions) and Bingham Sakai Mimura Aizawa (a premier inter -
national insolvency/restructuring and crisis manage - ment firm). Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has a long tradition of serving the international business and le - gal communities, and combined expertise enables it to deliver comprehensive advice on virtually all legal issues that may arise from a corporate transaction. The majority of the firm’s lawyers are bilingual and experienced in communicating, drafting and negoti - ating across borders and around the globe.
Authors
Takefumi Sato is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, specialising primarily in commercial litigation, arbitration, mediation and other dispute resolution proceedings for domestic and international clients
Aoi Inoue is a partner and the head of the international arbitration practice at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, specialising in international arbitration and litigation. He has acted as counsel in a number of international
alike. His experience covers a broad range of disputes, including securities litigation, M&A and joint-venture-related disputes, franchise business lawsuits, disputes over control of a company, and defective product lawsuits. He also has broad experience in labour and employment, including negotiation with protesting employees, handling lawsuits, preliminary injunctions and labour tribunals, as well as advising on collective bargaining. Takefumi is also currently serving as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate Schools for Law and Politics.
arbitrations under various rules, including those of the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, AAA-ICDR, JCAA, CIETAC, VIAC and UNCITRAL. He also serves as arbitrator and has been appointed to the panel of arbitrators of the JCAA, KCAB INTERNATIONAL and Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA). He currently serves as a managing director of the Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA). He is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC).
Kosuke Tsunashima is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, with expertise in dispute resolution. He represents domestic and international clients across diverse industries in litigation, mediation, arbitration, and
Ryohei Ikeda is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, with significant experience in litigation and dispute resolution, covering a variety of subject matters, including post-M&A disputes, financial and securities
other forms of dispute resolution. His practice encompasses a wide range of commercial disputes, including those arising from M&A, finance transactions, real estate, product liability and IP. He also has extensive experience leading complex mass litigation, including securities litigation and other large-scale disputes. Since January 2024, he has been serving as Officer, Regional Representative Asia-Pacific at the International Bar Association Litigation Committee.
litigation, derivative transaction-related litigation and product liability disputes. He represents a number of clients in litigation and dispute resolution, and also has the requisite knowledge and experience to provide expert practical advice on M&A and financial transaction disputes. He graduated from Waseda Law School in 2010 and received his LLM from the University of California, Los Angeles Law School in 2018, and was admitted to the Bars in Japan in 2011 and New York State in 2020.
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