
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune blends strong corporate legal expertise with strategic tax capabilities. The team advises on the acquisition, holding, and optimisation of both business and personal assets, the structuring of domestic and cross-border investments, and the smooth succession of businesses and family assets across generations. The practice is led by Yutaka Shimoo, who is particularly skilled in matters where legal and tax issues converge, such as global incentives and capital policies, and brings extensive experience in cross-border transactions. Alongside him, Taku Matsumoto advises a diverse client base in Japan and internationally, including business owners, founding shareholders, high-net-worth individuals, and wealth management firms, on matters relating to the acquisition, management, investment, and succession of both business and personal assets.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Key clients
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
- Genesis 1 Ltd.
Work highlights
Acted for Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (“SMTB”) as lead counsel of SMTB’s wealth management department, and receive instructions relating to private wealth matters for both SMTB and its clients in Japan and abroad.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners: Bengoshi
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head
Yutaka Shimoo; Taku Matsumoto
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Acquisition Finance
Japan
Satoshi Inoue, Yuki Kohmaru & Hikaru Naganuma
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Private Client
Japan
Yutaka Shimoo
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Private Equity
Japan
Keita Tokura, Raku Raku, Yasutaka Emoto & Hikaru Naganuma
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Blockchain & Crypto Assets
Japan
Takato Fukui, Keisuke Hatano, Takeshi Nagese & Huan Lee Tan
