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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune‘s team advises clients across a broad range of industries, including financial services, pharma, aviation, telecoms and e-commerce, on employment matters regarding compliance, workforce management and dispute resolution, amongst others. The team’s workload spans employment structuring and restructuring, litigation and internal investigations. Leading the team is Yukiko Imazu who specialises in harassment prevention, Kensuke Otsuki who focuses on litigation, labour tribunal proceedings, and complex employment disputes, and Yuka Kamio whose expertise lies in employment compliance, dispute resolution and corporate governance. Kazutoshi Kakuyama is well-regarded for his capabilities in workforce restructuring, collective dismissals and contentious employment issues, while Sho Ando is a key contact for drafting internal employment rules and conducting investigations into harassment and compliance breaches. Hideki Thurgood Kanoh is a name to note also.
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Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

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  • ‘AMT is the largest employment team in the Big 4, with tenured and experienced lawyers.'

  • 'Strong at general employment compliance matters, visa and work authorisation issues and litigation. Above market-level quality legal service is guaranteed.’

  • ‘Yuhki Tanaka has very strong expertise in union cases, trade secret protection and mental health issues. Provides clear and crisp advice and does not hesitate to support clients in taking smart risks.'

  • 'Daiki Imaizumi and Utsuki Yoshida support high-profile litigation and show strong bilingual communication skills that enable smooth collaboration between the law firm and the clients' internal stakeholders.’

  • ‘The team responds very quickly. They can always catch the key points and find out the right solutions.’

  • The team is composed of skilful lawyers with extensive expertise.’

Key clients

  • United Airlines
  • The Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  • Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Work highlights

Represented United Airlines in high-stakes litigation and labour commission proceedings in Japan involving redundancy terminations and unfair labour practice claims brought by former employees and their union.
Advised the client in successfully defending a complex sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former employee.
Representing the client in a high-profile, ongoing dispute over the employment status of independent contractors, following claims by a union seeking their reclassification as employees.

Lawyers

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Kazutoshi Kakuyama

Practice head

Yukiko Imazu; Kensuke Otsuki; Yuka Kamio

Other key lawyers

Kazutoshi Kakuyama; Sho Ando; Hideki Thurgood Kanoh; Yuhki Tanaka; Daiki Imaizumi; Utsuki Yoshida

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