The team at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is distinguished by its ‘high level of expertise and excellent communication skills’ and possesses a wide-ranging proficiency encompassing fraud, bribery, and information leak mandates. The group's collective experience spans internal investigations, quality control issues, corporate criminal defence work, and government investigations. All three co-heads, Kazuhilo Kikawa, Yoshihiro Kai, and Hidetaka Miyake, have an ’exceptional background’ derived from their former roles as prosecutors specialising in regulatory and criminal defence, corporate internal investigations, and compliance. Adding to the team’s depth, of counsel Kazuo Sakakibara has significant expertise in bribery regulations, internal investigations, and government inquiries, while Hiroki Wakabayashi leverages his background as a judge.

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Testimonials

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  • 'A very high-profile law firm, this team is a group of lawyers with a high level of expertise and excellent communication skills.'
  • 'With an exceptional background of expertise and experience, Hidetaka Miyake is an honest and trustworthy lawyer who understands his clients' needs.'

Key clients

  • Nippon Light Metal Holdings Company, Ltd.
  • TABIKOBO Co. Ltd.

Lawyers

Leading individuals: Bengoshi
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kazuhilo Kikawa, Yoshihiro Kai, Hidetaka Miyake

Other key lawyers

Kazuo Sakakibara, Hiroki Wakabayashi, Ryohei Onishi, Takamasa Nakahara, Mayumi Okazaki, Yuki Arima