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Crisis Management / Compliance

Extensive legal services for corporate crises

Companies face a wide range of crisis situations that can threaten their businesses and reputations, particularly allegations of wrongdoing and unlawful practices and behavior. Crisis situations stem from many sources, including accounting fraud; insider trading; employee fraud such as embezzlement; white-collar crimes such as aggravated breach of trust; violation of anti-corruption and anti-bribery regulations; divulgence of trade secrets and personal information; cybersecurity; falsification of quality and other data; incidents related to products and foods; pharmaceutical fraud; cartels and bid-rigging; workplace harassment; organized crime; and issues involving business and human rights, not only internally but also throughout entire supply chains.

Due to increasing market and societal concerns over a multitude of issues and an increasing awareness of the importance of corporate compliance, our clients need an effective, swift, and well-thought-out crisis management strategy that entails the following:

・independent outside experts;
・specialists with experience in complex laws and regulations;
・a well-coordinated local and international strategy;
・standardized application of IT in investigations; and
・information and media relations management that takes into account the risk of information being leaked to or spread among third parties.

Our lawyers provide integrated crisis management support in all processes to minimize damage and maintain or recover public trust, including global support in cases where international strategies are required. Our legal services include advising on the critical initial responses; giving guidance in internal investigations; conducting investigations by organizing various investigation committees; representing clients in criminal investigations; dealing with supervisory authorities; advising on public announcements; and pursuing responsible officers and employees. We also work closely with clients on crafting and implementing measures to prevent the occurrence and recurrence of crisis situations. We draw from our decades of litigation experience to assist clients in dealing with shareholders, investors, consumers, regulators, and other parties to avert or defend against litigation and to represent clients when issues develop into litigation.

  • Internal Investigations

    • Drawing upon a wealth of experience and expertise, we assist clients in conducting thorough and efficient investigations and timely responding to rapidly changing situations, with the aim of gaining the understanding and trust of the clients’ stakeholders.

  • Global Compliance

    • We have extensive expertise and experience assisting our clients in establishing multi-jurisdictional compliance structures and handling corporate crises wherever they may arise, both of which have become increasingly important with the rise of globalization.

  • White Collar Crime

    • A criminal act committed by a company’s officer or employee can have a devastating impact on the company—a sterling corporate reputation cultivated over many years can evaporate overnight. In these types of cases, from initial discovery of the criminal act to the conclusion of investigations and lawsuits, we advise clients from a medium to long term perspective by identifying critical factors that can affect a company’s very existence.

  • Corporate Misconduct Defense

    • With extensive expertise and experience in dispute resolution and litigation, we are well equipped to assist clients when incidents of corporate misconduct arise. We anticipate the possibility of litigation while seeking to avoid it where possible, and we are prepared to protect the legal interests of our clients when cases actually proceed to litigation.

  • Whistleblowing

    • Whistleblowing systems are a crucial first step enabling companies to take independent and proactive measures in cases of misconduct or wrongdoing through early detection. Based on our abundant experience with domestic and global whistleblowing systems, we advise clients on all aspects of corporate whistleblowing, from the establishment of systems to the appropriate handling of cases when reports are actually made.

  • Human Rights

    • The area of business and human rights has rapidly grown in importance along with increasing interest in ESG investment and international human rights issues. Our firm has long been active in this area and offers leading-edge expertise to deal with these issues.

  • Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery

    • With specialized knowledge and abundant experience in anti-corruption and anti-bribery regulations in Japan and overseas, we provide legal support both in handling crisis situations and establishing compliance mechanisms.

  • Anti-Social Forces

    • We have abundant experience in assisting clients in avoiding problems that can be caused by organized crime groups or other criminal or anti-social activity.

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