Anderson Mori & Tomotsune combines extensive knowledge and experience across various corporate fields and cross-border transactions, offering integrated legal and tax advice to clients in Japan and internationally. The team specialises in business and asset acquisition and management, asset investment, and the succession of businesses and assets. The team is co-led by Yutaka Shimoo, who advises on the intersection of legal and tax matters, including global incentives and capital policies; and Taku Matsumoto, who brings extensive experience in corporate and M&A transactions.

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Key clients

  • Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
  • DHOWA TECHNOS Co., Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Advised Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (“SMTB”) as lead counsel of SMTB’s wealth management department and received requests for private wealth matters (those for both SMTB and its clients) in Japan and abroad.
  • Advised DHOWA TECHNOS Co., Ltd. on establishing a holding company to organize the group companies’ capital relationships in order to improve the efficiency of the business and operations as well as to facilitate business succession.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yutaka Shimoo, Taku Matsumoto