Mori Hamada & Matsumoto has been ranked in the top tier of recommended law firms in following categories in Japan by IFLR1000’s 31st edition. The firm’s lawyers have received prestigious rankings in practice areas and industry sectors as shown below. Our Bangkok Office (Chandler MHM Limited), Yangon Office (Myanmar Legal MHM) and Singapore Office and their lawyers have also received prestigious rankings.

For more information, please refer to the IFLR1000 web site.

Practice Areas

JAPAN

Tier 1

• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Equity
• Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation
• M&A
• Private equity
• Project development
• Project finance

THAILAND

Tier 1

• Banking and finance
• Project development

Tier 2

• M&A
• Restructuring and insolvency

Tier 3

• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Equity

MYANMAR

Tier 2

• Financial and corporate

Tier 3

• Project development
   

Lawyers

Practice Area

JAPAN

• Banking
  Market Leader: Masanori Sato
  Highly Regarded: Noboru Suwa, Eriko Ozawa, Takahiro Kobayashi, Takeshi Mukawa, Hiroki Aoyama, Toshimitsu Nemoto
  Notable Practitioner: Yasuzo Takeno, Akira Marumo, Toshifumi Ueda
• Capital markets
  Highly Regarded: Takeshi Mukawa
• ​Capital markets - Debt
  Highly Regarded: Eiko Hakoda, Kensuke Ambe, Katsumasa Suzuki
  Notable Practitioner: Yasuhiko Fujitsu
  Rising Star Partner: Katsuyuki Tainaka
• Capital markets -Equity
  Highly Regarded: Kensuke Ambe, Katsumasa Suzuki, Taro Omoto
  Rising Star: Sonoko Amano, Yukinari Hanta
  Rising Star Partner: Masahito Saeki
• Capital markets -Structured finance and securitisation
  Market Leader: Masanori Sato
  Highly Regarded: Noboru Suwa, Eriko Ozawa, Takahiro Kobayashi, Akira Ehira, Toshimitsu Nemoto
• Capital markets -REIT
  Highly Regarded: Taro Omoto, Toshimitsu Nemoto
• Energy & Infrastructure
  Highly Regarded: Takahiro Kobayashi, Takeshi Mukawa
• Investment funds
  Notable Practitioner: Ken Miura
• M&A
  Highly Regarded: Satoshi Kawai, Hajime Tanahashi, Gaku Ishiwata, Atsushi Oishi, Yuto Matsumura, Toshimitsu Nemoto
  Notable Practitioner: Akira Marumo, Koji Toshima, Rintaro Shinohara, Shuhei Uchida, Hirokazu Hayashi, Masakazu Kumagai, Kenichi Sekiguchi, Naoya Shiota
• Private equity
  Highly Regarded: Hajime Tanahashi, Gaku Ishiwata
  Notable Practitioner: Hirokazu Hayashi
• Project development
  Highly Regarded: Takahiro Kobayashi
• Project finance
  Highly Regarded: Takahiro Kobayashi, Takeshi Mukawa
  Rising Star Partner: Yusuke Suehiro
• Restructuring & Insolvency
  Highly Regarded: Hajime Tanahashi

SINGAPORE

• Capital markets - Debt
  Highly Regarded: Tony Grundy
• Capital markets - Equity
  Highly Regarded: Tony Grundy

THAILAND

• Banking
  Market Leader: Jessada Sawatdipong
  Highly Regarded: Joseph Tisuthiwongse, Pranee Klinratana, Supattra Sathapornnanon
• Banking and finance
  Rising Star: Sarunporn Chaianant
• Capital markets
  Highly Regarded: Arkrapol Pichedvanichok
  Rising Star Partner: Tananan Thammakiat
• Energy and infrastructure
  Market Leader: Jessada Sawatdipong
• Project development
  Highly Regarded: Joseph Tisuthiwongse
• Project finance
  Market Leader: Jessada Sawatdipong
  Highly Regarded: Joseph Tisuthiwongse, Pranee Klinratana, Supattra Sathapornnanon
• M&A
  Highly Regarded: Arkrapol Pichedvanichok
• Restructuring & Insolvency
  Rising Star Partner: Nathee Silacharoen
  Rising Star: Supalerk Rugsarigorn

MYANMAR

• Energy and infrastructure
  Highly Regarded: Khin Cho Kyi
• Project development
  Highly Regarded: Khin Cho Kyi
• M&A
  Highly Regarded: Khin Cho Kyi
   

Industry Sector

JAPAN

• Automotive
  Highly Regarded: Eiko Hakoda, Akira Ehira
• Banking
  Highly Regarded: Noboru Suwa
• Energy
  Highly Regarded: Takahiro Kobayashi, Takeshi Mukawa
• Financial services
  Highly Regarded: Noboru Suwa, Eiko Hakoda
• Insurance
  Highly Regarded: Satoshi Kawai, Akira Ehira
  Notable Practitioner: Yasuhiko Fujitsu
  Rising Star Partner: Katsuyuki Tainaka
• Industrials and manufacturing
  Highly Regarded: Eiko Hakoda
• Investment management
  Notable Practitioner: Ken Miura
• Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  Highly Regarded: Hajime Tanahashi, Noboru Suwa, Satoshi Kawai
• Real estate
  Highly Regarded: Noboru Suwa, Eriko Ozawa, Taro Omoto, Akira Ehira, Toshimitsu Nemoto
  Notable Practitioner: Yasuhiko Fujitsu
  Rising Star Partner: Katsuyuki Tainaka
• Technology & Telecommunications
  Highly Regarded: Hajime Tanahashi

THAILAND

• Automotive
  Highly Regarded: Arkrapol Pichedvanichok
• Energy
  Market Leader: Jessada Sawatdipong
  Highly Regarded: Arkrapol Pichedvanichok, Pranee Klinratana, Supattra Sathapornnanon
• Oil and gas
  Market Leader: Jessada Sawatdipong
• Natural resources
  Highly Regarded: Supattra Sathapornnanon
• Real estate
  Highly Regarded: Arkrapol Pichedvanichok, Pranee Klinratana
• Utilities
  Market Leader: Jessada Sawatdipong

MYANMAR

• Energy
  Highly Regarded: Khin Cho Kyi