Mr Taichi Arai > Mori Hamada & Matsumoto > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
16TH FLOOR, MARUNOUCHI PARK BUILDING
2-6-1 MARUNOUCHI, CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 100-8222
Japan

Work Department

Employment and Labour; M&A; Dispute Resolution; Crisis Management.

Position

Partner

Career

Admitted in Japan(2003);New York(2010). Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2003); Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd.(on secindement,2009-2011);Partner of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2014);Labour Standards Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (on secondement 2015 -2016)

Languages

English/Japanese

Memberships

Tokyo Bar Association; New York State Bar Association

Education

Keio University (LLB, 2002); University of Virginia School of Law (LLM, 2009)

Lawyer Rankings

Japan > Labour and employment: Independent local firms

(Leading individuals: Bengoshi)

Taichi AraiMori Hamada & Matsumoto

The group at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto fields ‘many excellent lawyers who have a lot of specialities and cover a wide range of employment issues‘. These include the group co-heads; litigators Chisako Takaya and Taichi Arai, and Yoshikazu Abe, who is prised for his ‘wealth of experience and knowledge of labour matters’. Elsewhere, Shiho Ono is known for representing corporations in labour related dispute resolution and is described by one client as ‘an outstanding Japanese employment lawyer, providing excellent practical advice’. The group also has a strong international presence, including a presence across East Asia, which it leverages on cross-border work. Fumiko Hama was promoted to the partnership in 2023.