TMI Associates
The wide-ranging fintech practice at TMI Associates incorporates expertise from fields including finance, big data and M&A. Recent work has included advice on matters relating to blockchain technology, advice on the issuance of security tokens, and supporting banks in their API licence applications. Leadership duties are split between Takatsugu Kitajima, Arito Ogoshi, Makiko Yamamoto and Haruo Narimoto; Narimoto, who divides his time between Japan and Singapore, is an authority on crowdfunding issues in Japan. At associate level, Mitsune Shirasawa is well versed in advising on the regulatory side of online settlement services.
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Key clients
- Marubeni Corporation
- FinTech Global Incorporated
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Mitsui & Co. Digital Asset Management Ltd.
- Kenedix, Inc.
- LIFULL Co., Ltd. and Securitize Japan K.K.
- Hash DasH Co.,Ltd
- Tosei Corporation
- Japan Security Token Association
- SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
- Asynmatrix Pte Ltd
Work highlights
- Advised Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. on the first private-placement STO targeting investment equities of private-placement REIT in Japan.
- Advised on legal matters as a member of the Japanese Sake Token working group which has been established within the Digital Asset Co-Creation Consortium.
- Advised Marubeni Corporation on the establishment of schemes and the merchantability of the public offering project of security tokens.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Haruo Narimoto, Makiko Yamamoto, Arito Ogoshi, Takatsugu Kitajima