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Tax: Independent local firms
Leading individuals: bengoshi
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- Akira Akamatsu White & Case LLP- White & Case Law Offices (Registered Association)
- Atsushi Fujieda Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Koji Fujita Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Toshio Miyatake Adachi Henderson Miyatake & Fujita
- Yuko Miyazaki Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Eiichiro Nakatani Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Kazuhiro Takei Nishimura & Asahi
- Hidehiro Utsumi TMI Associates
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune’s practice handles a healthy balance of corporate support, tax planning and contentious work. Among recent matters, it successfully represented several companies in tax litigation against the Tax Agency. Lawyers are ‘prompt, well-informed and user-friendly’, with co-heads Koji Fujita and Eiichiro Nakatani singled out as for their ‘tremendous experience’.
At Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Yuko Miyazaki is recommended for international tax matters and leads a team which includes the ‘efficient and knowledgeable’ Yushi Hegawa. The firm is building a strong reputation for securities-related cases, and recently advised Japan Finance Corporation and Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities on the application of the new tax regime for debt offerings in the US and European markets.
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto advised listed Japan-based company DeNa on complex tax issues relating to its $361m acquisition of US-based ngmoco - the first cross-border “in-out” triangular merger using the stock of a Japanese corporation for the acquisition of a foreign corporation. Atsushi Oishi is ‘one of the leading tax lawyers in the market’, and M&A tax specialist Yoshihiro Kojima is also recommended.
Nishimura & Asahi has particular strength on the contentious side and regularly advises on large tax litigations. In 2010, the firm represented Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance in a high-profile case contesting a tax assessment and succeeded in recovering ¥6.73bn. Corporate tax partners Masakazu Iwakura, Kazuhiro Takei and Yo Ota are ‘taxation experts’, and partner Akihiro Hironaka is a ‘rising-star tax litigator’.
At Adachi Henderson Miyatake & Fujita, name partner Toshio Miyatake is widely acclaimed as a leading figure in the tax market, with peers crediting him as ‘the preeminent lawyer in Japan for taxation - what he doesn’t know isn’t worth knowing’. Miyatake’s leading reputation ensures that the small team punches above its weight to secure an impressive number of high-profile litigation instructions.
TMI Associates has invested heavily in its tax practice in recent years and it has paid off with an increase in corporate support instructions. The ‘fantastic’ Hidehiro Utsumi is ‘the tax star of the future’ and is particularly valued for his ‘strong international experience’.