Investigation by special investigation committee (chaired by Mori Hamada) into improper accounting at listed company Home Practices Investigation by special investigation committee (chaired by Mori Hamada) into improper accounting at listed company Period 2021 - 2025 Practices Crisis Management / Compliance IT / Technology / AI People Yasuhiko Fujitsu Yasuhiko Fujitsu Partner Tokyo +81-3-6212-8326 yasuhiko.fujitsu@morihamada.com M&A Capital Markets Crisis Management / Compliance Suguru Miyata Suguru Miyata Partner Tokyo +81-3-6266-8732 suguru.miyata@morihamada.com Capital Markets Crisis Management / Compliance Financial Regulation Sustainability / Environmental Law M&A Restructuring Toru Yamada Toru Yamada Counsel Tokyo +81-3-6266-8747 toru.yamada@morihamada.com Corporate Law Dispute Resolution Crisis Management / Compliance Competition / Antitrust Chihiro Tsukada Chihiro Tsukada Counsel Tokyo +81-3-6213-8115 chihiro.tsukada@morihamada.com Crisis Management / Compliance Sustainability / Environmental Law Dispute Resolution Related Cases May, 2025 Case Highlights NTT: Acquisition of NTT Data for JPY 2.37 trillion Minoru Sawaguchi Akira Matsushita Yohsuke Higashi Shimpei Ochi April, 2025 Mori Hamada advised gumi in its formation of blockchain node operating JV in Japan with TIS Masafumi Masuda Takaaki Okano Kosuke Esumi November, 2024 Mori Hamada advised MUFG Bank, Ltd. in the privatization of WealthNavi Inc. by MUFG Bank, Ltd. through a tender offer Taro Omoto Koji Toshima Akira Ehira Shuhei Kubota Hiroshi Shirane Hiroko Kasama November, 2024 Registration of Wealth Realty Management Inc. as a licensed investment manager and execution of an asset management agreement with an STO fund through a beneficiary certificate issuing trust scheme backed by the Hotel Ibis Osaka Umeda Taro Omoto Masahito Saeki Sonoko Amano Masayuki Ishibashi Fuyuki Uchitsu October, 2022 Tender offer of USD- and EUR- denominated bonds by SoftBank Group Corp. (October 2022) Taro Omoto Katsuyuki Tainaka Yoshito Yamamoto Fumiya Kitsukawa 2021 - 2025 Whistleblowing case at logistics company's overseas subsidiary Jiro Kiyama Go back to Cases