News

2009

Firm News
7 new lawyers joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Awards
Firm selected as one of the leading arbitration & dispute resolution firms in Japan
Public Service
Daisuke Oda took part in the creation of the "Provisions Concerning the Exclusion of Anti-Social Forces (Reference Examples)" which is included in "Agreements on Credit Union Transactions," etc., and "Ideas for Introducing Provisions Concerning the Exclus
Public Service
The Committee on the Age of Majority under the Japanese Civil Code, which is a subcommittee of the Legislative Council of the Ministry of Justice and is chaired by Kaoru Kamada, put together its final report
Awards
Top rankings received from the Expert Guides' "The World's Leading Lawyers"
Awards
Top rankings received from Asia Law & Practice in "Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2009"
Awards
Firm selected as one of the leading IP firms in Japan
Firm News
Hiroshi Takahashi joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Public Service
Mugi Sekido becomes a member of the Civil Litigation Committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Public Service
Report released by the Committee to Consider the Ideal Future for the Integration of Markets Established by the Osaka Securities Exchange and the Jasdaq Securities Exchange, in which Shuya Nomura serves as a member
Awards
Top rankings received from Nikkei Business Journal in "Business Lawyer Rankings 2009"
Firm News
Yukiko Otani joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Awards
Top rankings received from "Who's Who Legal - the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers"
Public Service
The Council for the Realization of "A Reassuring Society," in which Keiichi Tadaki takes part, released a report
Public Service
Motoya Ishibashi becomes a member of the Task Force for Aging Society in the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Public Service
Tatsushi Omiya becomes a member of the Review Committee for the Defect Liability Home Insurance Association
Awards
Firm receives ALB Awards
Public Service
Yukinaga Kojima took part in the creation of the "Handbook for Newly-appointed Auditors (4th edition)," issued by the Japan Corporate Auditors Association
Firm News
Japanese Civil Code (Law of Obligations) Reform Commission, chaired by Kaoru Kamata, released the "Basic Reform Plan of Japanese Civil Code (Law of Obligations)" at their Symposium
Media
Comments from Toru Ishiguro published in ALB Special Report JAPAN 09