JAPAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Masanobu Hara and Masashi Kobayashi TMI Associates TMI Associates has, since its establishment in 1990, strived to create a law firm distinct from any other in Japan. The firm has experienced rapid organic growth, both numerically and ge - ographically, while maintaining its progressive culture. Based in Tokyo, TMI now has 613 law - yers and 99 patent/trade mark attorneys among a total of 1,303 personnel, as of 7 April 2025, and it has become one of the five largest law firms in Japan. In addition to TMI’s domestic branch offices in Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe
and Fukuoka, the firm has branch offices over - seas, in Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Yangon, Phnom Penh, Bang - kok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Silicon Valley, Lon - don, Paris and Brussels. TMI’s legal services related to product liability and safety include litigation representation for product liability law - suits, advice on dealing with product defects and recalls, and investigations on quality issues for a wide range of clients.
Authors
Masanobu Hara is a partner of TMI Associates whose practice focuses primarily on product liability, product recall and product safety matters. Masanobu has litigated a variety
Masashi Kobayashi is a partner of TMI Associates. He has experience of being seconded to the legal department of a major automobile manufacturer. Masashi mainly represents
of tort liability litigation. In 2019, he was appointed as a member of the study groups on product safety-related issues of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.
clients in a wide range of lawsuits and disputes, including lawsuits related to product liability, and also provides advice on product liability law, product recall and product safety matters. He also handles corporate law, consumer contract law, general civil cases and other general corporate legal matters.
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