August 18, 2020 Awards

MHM was highly commended among shortlisted candidates in this year’s Financial Times Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards

The Financial Times published its 7th annual Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyers report on 7 August 2020. MHM was highly commended among shortlisted candidates in the Responsible Law Firms category. The Financial Times highlighted MHM’s initiative to support the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s statement that marriage equality in Japan would have economic benefits for the country. MHM was the first Japan headquartered regional law firm to publicly endorse marriage equality. 

The results were announced at a virtual awards event on 6 August; a recording can be accessed here. (You need to register FT LIVE page for free.) A copy of the report was distributed with the Financial Times on 7 August and can be accessed here.  The Responsible Law Firms category is the first award category featured in the recording and includes comments by Yasuzo Takeno.

  • Award Recipient
    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
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