Comparative Guide
Tax Disputes
Japan
Michito Kitamura & Daisuke Murashima
PwC Legal Japan's team has a specialism handling the range of regulatory investment funds matters. Team head Tomohiro Kandori has particular experience with real estate funds and REITs, handling mandates therein both domestically and internationally. Makoto Hibi regularly assists Kandori with regulatory matters and in handling structuring issues. Both are noted as being 'well-respected in Japan and overseas’ by clients.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is one of the most preeminent teams in Japan and the region. The team's extensive breadth and depth of coverage in legal as well as market knowledge, plus reach to respective policymakers and other decision makers, is unrivalled.'
'A full onshore Japanese law firm that still adopts a client-centric, solutions-oriented, pragmatic and proactive hands-on approach, which is refreshing.’
‘Tomohiro Kandori and Makoto Hibi are truly distinctive professionals who are well-respected in Japan and overseas. They are the driving force behind how the team operates in its consistent and seamless delivery of quality legal as well as pragmatic advice.’
Practice head
Tomohiro Kandori
Other key lawyers
Makoto Hibi