About Us
Introduction
Mori Hamada provides the highest quality services to clients across a broad range of legal practice areas, based on the fundamental principles of maintaining and enhancing our reputation as a leading full-service international law firm, encouraging the development of young talent, and contributing to the public interest.
Our firm boasts a wealth of practical experience accumulated from handling myriad legal matters and significant cases over many years while also actively incorporating cutting-edge technology into our services. In addition to our numerous locations in Japan and overseas, we have established a robust network with top law firms across the globe. Our proactive application of these resources enables us to respond with precision and agility to our clients’ wide-ranging needs and to provide you with the steadfast support made possible by a formidable team of diverse and highly specialized professionals collaborating as one unified team.
We will continue to create sustainable value for our clients and our communities, now and into the future.
Gaku Ishiwata, Managing Partner
Hiroki Aoyama, Managing Partner
Philosophy
OUR MISSION
With integrity and resilient efforts, we create value for clients, provide a place of growth for our professionals, and have a positive impact on our community.
Value
- Delivering ideal outcomes for our clients -
For every matter we handle, we are able to assemble a team of uniquely-talented lawyers to collaborate in their areas of specialization. We focus on the intentions and interests of the parties involved, making use of the practical knowledge and expertise expected of a major law firm, as well as cutting-edge technology. We investigate and carefully consider the facts in order to devise and implement optimal solutions for our clients. Our aim is to create value and deliver ideal outcomes for our clients.
Growth
- Providing an unsurpassed environment for our professionals -
We are proud of our open-minded and inclusive culture that offers opportunities for growth to a diverse range of professionals who will lead the next generation. Since the establishment of our predecessor firm in 1949, we have always fostered young talent to lead the way into ever-expanding fields of practice. Our lawyers hone their expertise through collaboration and pass their knowledge on to new generations of professionals. Our firm will continue to offer an unsurpassed environment for professional growth.
Impact
- Making a sustained and positive contribution to the public interest -
Geopolitical and environmental issues continue to intensify on a global scale, and technology is evolving rapidly, portending an era of radical change. Against this backdrop, our firm serves the public interest not only in providing pro bono legal services, but also in advocating for and contributing to the development of legal systems and practices, offering knowledge and expertise for the purpose of resolving social issues, and supplying skilled personnel to public institutions, among other initiatives. Our firm will retain a keen focus on our duty to contribute to the public interest in a meaningful way.
OUR VISION
Firm of Choice
- Striving to be the first choice for all stakeholders -
We aim to be the firm our clients rely on and come to first when facing their most critical issues and most complex challenges that require swift resolution. We also aim to promote the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion and to provide a rewarding workplace environment for our members, and to be an organization that everyone is proud to be part of.
About the Firm
With integrity and resilient efforts, we create value for clients, provide a place of growth for our professionals, and have a positive impact on our community.
Global Capabilities
Global Capabilities
Our firm has an outstanding record of supporting our clients in cross-border transactions, leveraging our own worldwide network and strong relationships with top international firms. Our lawyers seek a comprehensive understanding of each matter and provide efficient and effective one-stop service across multiple jurisdictions as lead counsel, working closely with local teams around the globe.
History
History
Throughout periods of great change since the establishment of our predecessor firm in 1949, we have continuously expanded and enhanced our practice areas in order to provide clients with outstanding and comprehensive service, and we have always sought to have a positive impact on society at large.
Awards
Awards
Our firm garners high acclaim across all practice areas every year. Our lawyers are also highly evaluated in their respective fields of expertise as they dedicate themselves to further advancement on a daily basis.
DE&I
We promote diversity, equity and inclusion not only as a means of serving the public interest and providing a rewarding workplace for our members. We also believe that our espousal of those values enables us to attract and retain the very best pool of talent to serve our clients.
Public Interest
We recognize our duty as lawyers to serve the public interest. In order to have a positive impact on society, our lawyers advocate for and contribute to the development of legal systems and practices, offer knowledge and expertise to help resolve social issues, supply skilled personnel to public institutions, and engage in a variety of other pro bono activies.
Sustainability
In promoting sustainability, we seek to be an organization that is trusted by all of our stakeholders, starting with our clients, and to be an organization that we can all be proud of.
Careers
Advance your career as a legal specialist with us
Our firm proudly upholds a broad-minded, inclusive and open culture that offers opportunities for further growth to a diverse range of professionals who will lead the next generation.
My Page
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(Members' Portal)
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