Banking & Finance: Domestic
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Japan
Band 1
Contact number
+81-3-6775-1000About
Provided by Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is widely acclaimed by domestic and international clients and peers for its leading banking practice. We handle a wide variety of banking and financing transactions ranging from traditional bank transactions to sophisticated financing arrangements on behalf of private and public sector banking clients inside and outside of Japan. Our legal solutions operate at the cutting edge of the industry.
We advise on corporate and syndicated loans, secured transactions, asset-based lending, factoring, structured finance, project finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance, DIP finance and other financial transactions, as well as repurchase transactions and securities lending. Based on our extensive experience in a broad range of financial transactions, we proactively represent our clients in all stages of the financing life-cycle, from structuring, thorough examination of relevant legal and regulatory issues, documentation, negotiation and closing.
In addition, we advise our domestic and overseas banking clients on financial regulations and various business laws and regulations for their day-to-day operations, new business expansion and reorganization. We also advise on various legal issues related to financial settlement systems, foreign exchange systems, application of laws of different jurisdictions (i.e., international private law), cross-border transactions and intercompany financing transactions within a global group of companies.
Chambers Review
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune offers a highly sought-after team offering expert advice on high-value financings. The team's broad expertise covers project and debt financing in a range of sectors, including energy and real estate. The law firm is trusted for its expertise in regulatory issues and for its experience working on significant cross-border matters. Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is also highly regarded for the strength of its acquisition finance offering.
Work Highlights
- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune was appointed as the counsel for both senior lenders and mezzanine lenders in the transaction by which TOSHIBA went private.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Anderson Mori & Tomotsune's banking and finance team is led by well-experienced partners and has quality lawyers at different levels of seniority."
"The team are very proactive and fast, and I like their polite responses according to the subtleties of negotiations."
"AMT shows an extremely high level in handling complex transactions. They have extremely deep knowledge."
"Anderson Mori & Tomotsune's banking and finance team is led by well-experienced partners and has quality lawyers at different levels of seniority."
"The team are very proactive and fast, and I like their polite responses according to the subtleties of negotiations."
"AMT shows an extremely high level in handling complex transactions. They have extremely deep knowledge."
Notable Practitioners
Isao Shindo is a regulatory specialist and represents domestic and international clients in all aspects of regulatory issues.
"Isao is one of the best financial and banking lawyers in Japan."
"His strong knowledge and long experience in the industry enable him to provide clients with practical advice."
Kunihiko Morishita has extensive experience in representing financial institutions and focusses on regulatory issues in connection with securities, trusts and asset management.
"Kunihiko Morishita is a prominent lawyer in commercial and banking, with particular strength in regulatory advice."
"Kunihiko has a well-balanced view of technical legal interpretation and regulators' strategies."
Satoshi Inoue is a market-leading financial services lawyer who is noted for his expertise in acquisition finance, frequently assisting both borrowers and arrangers in relation to leveraged buyouts.
"He always helps me with his high skills and sense of responsibility."
"In addition to providing legal advice, he has also provided us with many suggestions on the business side from his extensive practical experience."
"He is the most sophisticated lenders' counsel I have worked with."
Kenta Umaba is an up-and-coming practitioner in the Japanese market. He centres his practice on advising financial institutions on acquisition financing and structuring often sizeable deals.
"Kenta Umaba and his team have sufficient expertise and, when we asked something, they were able to provide advice and answers in a timely manner with good quality."
"Even in situations with short timelines, he responds appropriately, and he has a correct understanding of market standards, including Japan's megabanks, so he is very reliable."
"He helps me with his in-depth knowledge and experience in LBO finance, including the different perspectives of borrowers, lenders, mezzanines and others."
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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
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