Miura & Partners

• Diversity & Inclusion

We strongly believe that diversity & inclusion allow us to be more flexible in finding solutions and are essential in order to offer our clients top quality of service.

We have around 20 female lawyers which accounts for one third of the total, which is an exceptionally high ratio among business law firms in Japan.
We also have professionals from China and India who have been with us from day 1 of our operation. Working in a team composed of lawyers qualified in different jurisdictions, we benefit from diverse perspectives and are better able to cultivate respect and understanding of different cultures.

• Various Backgrounds

The regulatory landscape in Japan is quickly changing, and regulations have become more complex over the years. We have many lawyers who have worked as public servants at government agencies. These professionals have first-hand knowledge of the organizational culture and standard operating procedures of government bureaucracy.

At the same time, we value long term relationships with our clients so that we can provide legal services in the most efficient and practical way, with a deep understanding of the clients’ business, corporate culture, and strategies. Having lawyers with experience serving as in-house counsel and with deep knowledge in business practice deepens our entire team’s understanding of corporate management.

In June 2021, our firm received the Daini Tokyo Bar Association Family Friendly Award 2021. In addition to the support system for attorneys who have taken maternity leave or parental leave, our firm was evaluated positively for its deep awareness within the firm of, and respect for, one’s work-life balance. In February 2022, our firm was selected as one of the ten outstanding law firms for D&I in Japan in "ALB Japan D&I List 2022", according to the February 2022 issue of Asian Legal Business Japan, published by Thomson Reuters. In October 2022, the Innovation Platform for Business Legal published its 2022 ranking of law firms in terms of the percentage of women they had practicing, and our firm ranked seventh (excluding foreign law firms, we were ranked fourth).