Government Investigations and Crisis Management

Anti-bribery regulations

Bribery of public officials whether in Japan or abroad, if discovered, is subject to investigation by domestic and foreign authorities. In Japan, there is an increase in the number of cases that constitute bribery (under the Criminal Code) and offenses of bribing foreign public officials (under Unfair Competition Prevention Act) being exposed. There are many cases that are causing substantial concern for companies whereby the offenders are subject to severe punishment, such as elevated fines, imposed by the application of foreign anti-bribery laws (the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the U.S., for example). AMT has diverse knowledge of anti-bribery regulations in Japan and abroad. In addition to providing advice on the implementation of policies for dealing with bribery, we also assist in investigating facts and communicating with the authorities in Japan and abroad.

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Hidetaka Miyake
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Tokyo
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Fraud Investigation/Crisis Management With his background as a public prosecutor, an investigator at the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) and a fraud investigator/forensic accountant at a Big 4 accounting firm, Hidetaka specializes on investigation of white collar crimes and fraudulent activities such as accounting fraud, market manipulation, insider trading, embezzlement, bribery and cybercrime and handles government inquiries of criminal and administrative authorities. Disclosure Regulations/ Accounting and Auditing With his experience in enforcing disclosure regulations in accounting frauds as an SESC investigator and addressing fraud risk in financial statements audit procedures at a Big 4 accounting firm, Hidetaka advises on disclosure regulations and accounting and auditing issues. Financial Regulations With his experience of being seconded to a foreign asset management and to a domestic major bank, investigation experience of foreign institutional investors' market manipulation and other fraudulent trade and foreign financial institutions' excessive entertainment for public pension fund, Hidetaka generally advises on financial regulations. Compliance Hidetaka generally advises on enhancement of compliance program to address bribery risk, antitrust risk and other compliance risk in response to foreign and domestic enforcements and on issues related to Japanese companies' management of their foreign subsidiaries.
Yasufumi Miki
YasufumiMiki
Tokyo
Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi
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Yasufumi Miki is a partner handling domestic and cross-border M&A. He is a chief representative of our Ho Chi Minh City office and handling various kind of corporate transactions in Vietnam and other ASEAN countries.
Tsutomu Miyano
TsutomuMiyano
Tokyo
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Mr. Miyano's practice, through over 35 years of his professional carrier, covers really a wide range of areas, including general corporate, commercial transactions, M&A, labor issues and international finance (including securities issuance). He also handles litigations and other dispute solutions and crisis management for corporate clients. So, he is the real "general corporate" lawyer himself. Amongst his wide coverage of practice areas, he has been acting as a regular counsel for several medical device and pharmaceutical companies in Japan and also involved in many transactions relating to them (such as M&A, establishment of joint venture, etc.). He also represents many clients in the telecommunication business sector. He is also knowledgeable regarding restructuring of defaulted bonds (including sovereign bonds), the conducting of related bondholders' meetings.
Junichi Kondo
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Tokyo
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Junichi Kondo is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and is engaged principally in the fields of general corporate matters with an emphasis on M&A, joint venture and other corporate transactions including M&A-related financing. His scope of experience also includes healthcare matters including pharmaceutical regulations and software licensing.
Shinji Kusakabe
ShinjiKusakabe
Tokyo
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Shinji Kusakabe specializes in advising on legal issues in manufacturing, such as commercial transactions and product liabilities. Mr. Kusakabe has a wealth of practical experience in litigation and arbitration, both international and domestic. Mr. Kusakabe's particular specialties lie in providing targeted advice to clients on corporate matters, taking into consideration potential future disputes, and in resolving current disputes in light of actual business practices and circumstances. Cases which Mr. Kusakabe has recently handled include lawsuits related to termination of commercial relationships, illegal transactions conducted by employees, product liability, bid-rigging conspiracies and inventions by employees. Mr. Kusakabe is also actively engaged in international arbitration, including matters arbitrated outside Japan. In addition to his professional experience at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Mr. Kusakabe's prior experience includes working as a Foreign Associate at Kelley Drye & Warren's New York office (September 1999 to August 2000) and a full-time secondment to Swiss Bank Corporation's (now UBS AG) Tokyo Legal & Compliance department (February to July 1998). Mr. Kusakabe also served as: Executive Director, the Headquarters for Comprehensive Promotion of Civil Justice Reform of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (from June 2026); Member of the Advisory Committee for the Establishment of Civil Rules of the Supreme Court (from August 2025); Special Assistant to the President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (from April 2025 to September 2025); President of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association (from April 2024 to March 2025); Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (from April 2024 to March 2025); Expert Member of the Nuclear Damage Compensation Dispute Review Board (from June 2022 to June 2023); Member of the Code of Civil Procedure (for Introduction of IT) Subcommittee of the Legislative Council of the Ministry of Justice (from June 2020 to February 2022); Governor of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (from April 2020 to March 2021; Executive Governor from June 2020 to March 2021); Chair of the Committee on Civil Procedure of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (from June 2019 to May 2021); Examiner for the National Bar Examination and the National Preliminary Bar Examination (in Charge of the Code of Civil Procedure) (from November 2018 to November 2021); Vice President of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association (from April 2017 to March 2018); and Practicing-Attorney-Professor for Civil Advocacy at the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (from April 2010 to March 2013) (for details of this position, please visit http://www.courts.go.jp/english/institute_01/institute/index.html#Intro ).
Daisuke Yamaguchi
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Tokyo
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Tokyo

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Daisuke Yamaguchi has been engaged in significant corporate transactions such as acquisitions, reorganizations, and financing transactions since he joined the firm in 2001. He has been involved with matters in various fields of general corporate law such as M&As, M&A-related finance and Private Finance Initiative/Public-private Partnership projects. Mr. Yamaguchi's experience at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune also includes advising clients in relation to software licensing issues.
Ko Wakabayashi
KoWakabayashi
Tokyo
Beijing
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Ko Wakabayashi is a partner of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune working primarily in the field of China related matters. His professional experience includes direct investment into China, licensing, M&A in China, general corporate advice in relation to Japanese enterprises' operation in China, and litigation and arbitration in China.
Akitaka Anzai
AkitakaAnzai
Tokyo
Bangkok
Malaysia
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Bangkok
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Malaysia

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Akitaka Anzai is a partner of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune working primarily in the filed of Japan-Southeast Asia related matters, such M&A, establishment of Joint Venture companies, labor issues or disputes in Southeast Asia countries including Malaysia and Thailand, and working on the capital market transaction, such as issuance of the equity or debts by the domestic and foreign companies and Islamic Finance.
Yutaka Shimoo
YutakaShimoo
Tokyo
Osaka
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Osaka

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Yutaka Shimoo is a partner who principally focuses on tax, wealth management and dispute resolution, and also broadly handles corporate legal affairs including corporate affairs, labor and employment, and crisis management. With regard to tax and wealth management, Yutaka provides advice from both legal and tax perspectives, drawing on his extensive work experience as a lawyer and his experience as an officer with the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau. His strength in these areas lies in capabilities on the fields where legal matter and tax matter are intersected each other, such as global incentives and capital policies, and wide experience on cross-border transactions. Recently, Yutaka has also actively worked on tax issues related to digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs. In addition, Yutaka has extensive litigation experience representing financial institutions and business corporations in the dispute resolution field, and also handles many disputes related to inheritance and business succession.
Kosuke Tsunashima
KosukeTsunashima
Tokyo
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Kosuke Tsunashima represents domestic and international clients across diverse industries in litigation, mediation, arbitration, and other forms of dispute resolution. His practice covers a wide range of commercial disputes, including those arising from M&A, finance transactions, real estate, product liability and intellectual property. He has extensive experience leading complex mass litigation, including securities litigation and other large-scale disputes. In addition to his dispute resolution practice, Kosuke Tsunashima has substantial experience in corporate matters. He has advised numerous overseas clients on investments into Japan, assisting with the establishment of Japanese branches and subsidiaries, navigating regulatory requirements, and drafting various contracts essential for their business operations in Japan.

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