News

2018

Public Service
Takuto Ichimura became the member of "Joint Working Group for Electricity Resilience" under the following subcommittees of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: the Basic Policy Subcommittee on Electricity and Gas
Works
Representing Hitachi Ltd in an international arbitration conducted under the rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (‘SIAC’)
Awards
Top rankings received from " Who’s Who Legal: Private Funds 2019"
Awards
Top Rankings in "Asialaw Profiles 2019: The Definitive Guide to Asia-Pacific's Leading Domestic and Regional Law Firms (23rd edition) "
Awards
Top rankings received from “Who's Who Legal: Capital Markets 2018”
Media
Comments by Hiroshi Yamauchi, attorney-at-law, were featured in an MLex article titled "Corporate Japan may gain more from stronger whistleblower protections than resisting change" published on September 27, 2018
Awards
Top rankings received in "ALB M&A Rankings 2018"
Public Service
Takuto Ichimura became the member of "Working Group for Examination of Gas Business Systems," Basic Policy Subcommittee on Electricity and Gas, Electricity and Gas Industry Committee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy
Public Service
Toru Ishiguro participates in a joint press conference on marriage equality and the recruitment and retention of LGBT talent in Japan held by foreign chambers of commerce in Japan
Public Service
Masakazu Masujima became the member of Assessment Committee for Innovative Business Activities, Cabinet Office
Public Service
Chihiro Tsukada and Yurika Inoue participate through a program in which they, together with representatives from JPMorgan, provide law-related education to junior high school and senior high school students
Public Service
Yusuke Takamiya became the Observer of "Council on Utilization of Beaches for Tourism Resources," Japan Tourism Agency
Public Service
Mikinao Kitada becomes Chairperson of Asia Crime Prevention Foundation
Public Service
Yutaka Miyoshi became the Member of Japan Patent Attorneys Association's "Working Group for Reviewing Training Curriculums in Response to Revisions to the Patent Attorney Act"
Public Service
Atsushi Okada became the Member of Japan Patent Attorneys Association's "Working Group for Reviewing Training Curriculums in Response to Revisions to the Patent Attorney Act"
Firm News
HCMC Office starts operation
Awards
Top rankings received from “Who's Who Legal: Competition 2018”
Media
Comments by Hiroshi Yamauchi, attorney-at-law, were featured in an MLex article titled "Japan's first plea-bargain case reveals a sharp new tool to ensure corporate compliance" published on July 31, 2018
Notice
Launch of the MHM Lab Project
Firm News
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto to open office in Ho Chi Minh City in August 2018