Yukiko Imazu
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Client SatisfactionKazutoshi Kakuyama, Hideki Thurgood Kanoh, Yukiko Imazu, Junichi Ueda and Kensuke Otsuki jointly lead Anderson Mori & Tomotsune‘s dedicated labour and employment team, which ’provides the best advice for companies in light of laws and judicial precedents‘. The group is notably active across transactional and contentious work, and is particularly highlighted for its expertise in wrongful dismissal claims and the related compensation issues. Ueda is recommended for transactional work, assisting both domestic and global clients, while Nobuhito Sawasaki is a key name to note for contentious matters.
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- 'They provide the best advice for companies in light of laws and judicial precedents.'
- 'Their input is always detailed and accurate.'
- 'Kensuke Otsuki is really capable when preparing documents.'
- 'They have a good solid team of employment specialists who can advise on Japan labour matters.'
- 'I think they are the best legal firm I have ever known, especially the employment and labour law team.'
- 'I can say with confidence that Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is the best as far as I am concerned. Especially when it comes to labour law, the very well-known and highly respected attorney Mr. Kakuyama and his successor, Mr. Otsuki, are the best duo, and you will be very satisfied with the results if you work with them.'
Work highlights
- Defending a client in multiple large disputes in Japan for redundancy terminations involving more than a couple of hundred plaintiffs resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic business downturn.
- Defending a client in court and labour commission proceedings in Japan regarding redundancy termination and unfair labour practice claims filed by many ex-employees and their labour union.
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Kazutoshi Kakuyama, Hideki Thurgood Kanoh, Yukiko Imazu, Junichi Ueda, Kensuke Otsuki