Mori Hamada Singapore LLP

Firm Overview: Mori Hamada is a premier international law firm headquartered in Japan. We provide full-service legal support for diverse business activities worldwide.  We have the largest and most extensive network in Japan as well as strong global presence, enabling us to offer seamless cross-border solutions.
We deliver comprehensive and integrated legal services across all areas of business law, using innovative technology to enhance efficiency and quality. We understand our clients' specific needs and objectives, and we tailor our solutions to ensure optimal outcomes.
Our reputation and expertise are built on decades of practical experience and a proven track record. Our mission is to create value for our clients, foster professional growth for our people, and make a positive impact on the community.

Offices: Mori Hamada has offices in Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Takamatsu, Sapporo and Yokohama in addition to its Tokyo headquarters. The firm has very strong full-service local law practices in Bangkok (Chandler Mori Hamada Limited) and Yangon (Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada Limited) and it is expanding its range of local law services in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Jakarta (ATD Law in association with Mori Hamada) and Manila (Tayag Ngochua & Chu, a member firm of Mori Hamada). It also has offices in Singapore (the firm’s ASEAN hub), Shanghai and Beijing. In September 2023, the firm opened an office in New York through which it will further bolster its relationships with peer firms and clients in the US and the broader Americas, and provide them with efficient access to the firm’s Japan and ASEAN network.

Mori Hamada has strong working relationships with leading firms throughout Asia (as well as in Europe and the Americas), which enables it to work for its clients as a single, integrated team.

The Firm’s Professionals: Mori Hamada has over 740 lawyers and 680 support staff including patent attorneys, licensed tax accountants, legal assistants and translators. Its senior lawyers include highly respected practitioners and leaders from the Japanese and international legal community, including prominent law professors from the University of Tokyo, and a former Prosecutor-General from Japan’s Public Prosecutors Office. The firm also has experienced lawyers qualified in the US, England & Wales, the People’s Republic of China, Bangladesh, the Philippines, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and more.

Main Areas of Practice: Banking & Finance; Capital Markets; Capital Markets: J-REITs; Competition/Antitrust; Corporate/M&A; Crisis Management; Dispute Resolution (Domestic and International); Employment; Fintech; Insurance; Intellectual Property; International Trade; Investment Funds; Life Sciences; Projects & Energy; Real Estate; Restructuring/Insolvency; Structured Finance/Securitization; Tax; Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT); and Wealth Management.