As a leading firm in the Japanese capital markets practice area, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto advises both issuers and underwriters, domestic and international, in some of the largest and most complex securities offerings, including initial public offerings, global equity offerings, euro-convertible bond offerings, mutual funds offerings and J-REIT formation and offerings. The firm also advises on a number of debt offerings including MTN programs in the euro and Swiss franc markets and debt and equity offerings by Japanese issuers. The firm has a range of experience in advising and assisting Japanese issuers' listings on stock exchanges in New York and elsewhere.

Apart from these transaction-related services, the firm provides advice on issues under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, the Financial Products Sales Act and other securities-related laws and regulations in relation to, among other things, development of new financial products, insider trading, timely disclosure, investor relations, preparation of securities, annual and CSR reports and other filings, self tender offers, Internet trading, compliance matters and setting up or supporting Japanese branch offices of securities companies.