Morgan Lewis
Tokyo Office

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Fast Facts

  • Morgan Lewis was founded in 1873, and has more than 1,400 lawyers in 22 offices.
  • Our Tokyo office was established in 1988, although Morgan Lewis lawyers have represented Japanese interests in the United States and elsewhere around the globe for more than 50 years.
  • In 2005, Morgan Lewis and TMI Associates, currently the fifth largest Japanese law firm, launched Morgan Lewis-TMI, a unique joint venture that created the only platform offering clients access to the resources of both one of largest and most respected U.S. law firms and one of the largest and most respected Japanese firms.
  • We pride ourselves on our close, long-term client relationships - more than 2,000 clients have been with the firm for more than five years, and a few have been clients for more than 100 years!
  • Morgan Lewis represents more than half of the Fortune 100 companies, including 9 of the top 10 companies.
  • Morgan Lewis was named as the top law firm in Corporate Counsel magazine’s 2006 survey, “Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies?"

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03/15/12 Updates from Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo / 米国国務省および東京の米国大使館よりの最新情報
L visas may be issued for a maximum period of 60 months; new interview waiver program and new visa processing procedures at the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan.
02/28/12 Power Harassment in the Workplace
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare report addresses a growing problem in the country's workplace; definition and proposed guidelines offer new level of clarity to employers.
10/18/11 Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter: October 2011

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09/28/11 Morgan Lewis-TMI Represents One Equity in $140M Investment in Nippon Gas Corporation
Morgan Lewis–TMI represented One Equity Partners in a $140 million subscription for 18.5% of the common shares of Nippon Gas Corporation (NGC).
10/28/08 IP Lawyer with Wide Experience Joins Morgan Lewis in Tokyo
Morgan Lewis recently announced the addition of Satoru Matsuo, a lawyer with more than 25 years of law firm and corporate experience, as an Intellectual Property partner in its Tokyo office.
03/01/07 Lisa Yano Joins Morgan Lewis's Tokyo Office
Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that Lisa Yano has joined the firm as Co-Managing Partner of the Tokyo office and Co-Managing Partner of Morgan Lewis–TMI.
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Lawyers in the Tokyo office regularly represent Japanese, U.S., and other non-Japanese clients in complex cross-border transactions and disputes. Areas of particular focus in Tokyo include mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, and intellectual property matters. In addition, as Morgan Lewis's some 1,300 lawyers and 22 offices work closely together as a single integrated firm, all of our clients also have access to a team of lawyers who can provide advice in virtually every area of practice worldwide.


Attorneys in the Tokyo office are part of our global practice groups, including: