Mori Hamada has been ranked as a Tier 1 law firm in Japan, Thailand (Chandler Mori Hamada) and Myanmar (Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada) and highly ranked in Vietnam, across numerous practice areas, in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026, published by Legalease Ltd., London, UK.
This year’s results highlight our firm’s ongoing commitment to outstanding client service across all practice areas and industries, with many of our lawyers being individually recognized in the guide for their market-leading work. Please see below for the full list of practices and lawyers.
The Legal 500 rankings are based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market. For more information, please refer to The Legal 500 website.
【Practice areas】
JAPAN
Tier 1
Antitrust and competition
Banking and finance
Capital markets
Corporate and M&A
Dispute resolution
Fintech
Intellectual property
Investment funds
Labour and employment
Private wealth
Projects and energy
Real estate and construction
Restructuring and insolvency
Risk management and investigations
Tax
TMT
Tier ３
Sport
THAILAND
Tier 1
Banking and finance
Projects and energy
Tier 2
Corporate and M&A
Dispute resolution
Restructuring and insolvency
TMT
Tier 3
Capital markets
Insurance
Labour and employment
Real estate and construction
Transport
Firms to watch
Tax
VIETNAM
Tier 2
Real estate and construction
Tier 4
Banking and finance
Corporate and M&A
MYANMAR
Tier 1
Projects and energy
Tier 2
Corporate and M&A
【Lawyers】
JAPAN
・Antitrust and competition
Hall of fame：Hideki Utsunomiya
Leading partners：Kenji Ito
Next generation partners：Tomoya Fujita, Saori Takekoshi
・Banking and finance
Leading partners：Masanori Sato, Takahiro Kobayashi, Hiroki Aoyama, Yusuke Suehiro
Next generation partners：Kei Shirakawa
・Capital markets
Hall of fame：Katsumasa Suzuki
Leading partners：Taro Omoto, Toshimitsu Nemoto
Next generation partners：Katsuyuki Tainaka
・Corporate and M&A
Hall of fame：Stan Yukevich, Gaku Ishiwata
Leading partners：Hajime Tanahashi, Atsushi Oishi, Akira Matsushita
・Dispute resolution
Leading partners：Koichiro Iida, Mugi Sekido, Daniel Allen
・Fintech
Leading partners：Masakazu Masujima, Takane Hori, Masayuki Ishibashi
・Intellectual property
Leading partners：Yutaka Miyoshi, Yoshifumi Onodera, Atsushi Okada
Next generation partners：Hideaki Kuwahara
・Investment funds
Leading partners：Ken Miura, Nobuharu (Nobu) Onishi
・Labour and employment
Leading partners：Chisako Takaya, Taichi Arai, Yoshikazu Abe, Shiho Ono
Next generation partners：Fumiko Hama
・Private wealth
Leading partners：Atsushi Oishi, Makoto Sakai
Next generation partners：Hiroshi Oyama
・Projects and energy
Leading partners：Takahiro Kobayashi, Shigeki Okatani
Next generation partners：Yusuke Murakami
・Real estate and construction
Hall of fame：Eriko Ozawa
Next generation partners：Masahito Saeki, Satoru Hasumoto
・Restructuring and insolvency
Leading partners：Soichiro Fujiwara, Ryota Yamasaki, Takahiro Inou
Next generation partners：Dai Katagiri, Wataru Ishida
・Risk management and investigations
Leading partners：Yasuhiko Fujitsu, Hideaki Roy Umetsu, Hiroshi Yamauchi
Next generation partners：Takaaki Kanayama
Leading associates：Kazuhito Imaizumi
・Tax
Hall of fame：Atsushi Oishi
Leading partners：Makoto Sakai
Next generation partners：Hiroshi Oyama, Hiroyuki Kurihara
・TMT
Leading partners：Hiromi Hayashi, Atsushi Okada
Next generation partners：Norihito Sato, Daisuke Tsuta
THAILAND
・Banking and finance
Hall of fame：Jessada Sawatdipong
Leading partners：V. Joseph Tisuthiwongse
・Capital markets
Leading partners：Doungporn Prasertsomsuk
・Corporate and M&A
Leading associates：Chotiwut Sukpradub
・Dispute resolution
Leading partners：Tawatchai Boonmayapan
・Projects and energy
Hall of fame：Jessada Sawatdipong
Leading partners：V. Joseph Tisuthiwongse
Next generation partners：Tip-apa Limvichai
・Restructuring and insolvency
Leading partners：V. Joseph Tisuthiwongse, Nathee Silacharoen
・Tax
Hall of Fame：Piphob Veraphong
Firms to watch：Rachanee Prasongprasit, Theeravuth Temsiriwattanakul
・TMT
Leading associates：Koraphot Jirachocksubsin
INDONESIA
・Antitrust and competition
Next generation partners：Dyah Paramita
MYANMAR
・Corporate and M&A
Next generation partners：Atsushi Inoue
・Projects and energy
Leading partners：Takeshi Mukawa
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