Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune
| Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune | |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 4 |
| No. of attorneys | 329 |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Date founded | 1952 |
| Company type | Partnership under Japanese law |
| Website | |
| Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune | |
Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune (アンダーソン・毛利・友常法律事務所 Andāson Mōri Tomotsune Hōritsu Jimusho) is one of the "Big Four" law firms in Japan.
History
The firm was founded in 1952 as O'Gorman, Nattier & Anderson after its three initial partners who were all American attorneys. The firm merged with Shenoh & Mōri in 1961 to form Anderson, Nattier, Mōri & Rabinowitz, which was renamed to Anderson Mōri & Rabinowitz in 1963. The firm changed its name to Anderson & Mōri in 1991 following the departure of partner Richard Rabinowitz, who joined several other Anderson Mori attorneys to form the firm of Tōzai Sōgō in 1994. The firm adopted its present name after merging with Tomotsune & Kimura in 2005; Tomotsune & Kimura was itself an offshoot of the law firm founded by Toshiro Nishimura in 1967, which would eventually become Nishimura & Asahi.
Practice
In 2008, at the 2008 ALB Japan Law Awards,[1] Anderson Mori & Tomotsune was crowned:
- Deal of the Year - Real Estate Deal of the Year
- Deal of the Year - Securitisation Deal of the Year
- Deal of the Year - Equity Market Deal of the Year
- Deal of the Year - Japanese Dealmaker of the Year
In 2012, at the IFLR Asia Awards 2012,[2] Anderson Mori & Tomotsune was named "National Law Firm of the Year".
The firm joined Ius Laboris in 2014.[3]
Offices
- Tokyo (headquarters) - Akasaka K-Tower, Akasaka, Minato City
- Beijing (1998)
- Nagoya (2013)
- Shanghai (2013)
- Singapore (2013)
Notable people
- Kunio Hamada, former Supreme Court justice, founding partner of one of the forerunner firms of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Katsuhito Yokokume, member of the House of Representatives, worked as an Anderson Mori associate from 2007 to 2008