Morrison Foerster Named Best Foreign Law Firm in Japan by the Asia Business Law Journal

Morrison Foerster has been named the Best Foreign Law Firm in Japan by the Asia Business Law Journal. MoFo was also selected as the Firm of the Year in three categories, including Data Compliance and Cybersecurity, Litigation, and Real Estate.

Morrison Foerster’s Tokyo office is one of the largest international firms in Japan, with approximately 50 U.S. and U.K. qualified attorneys and 50 Japanese bengoshi, who team with the firm’s global network to advise on Japan’s most significant inbound and outbound transactions, investigations, and disputes.

MoFo’s Privacy + Data Security Group is a critical part of the firm’s highly respected global group, which is comprised of more than 60 lawyers in offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The team advises clients on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters, including privacy policies and procedures, information handling, security breaches, regulatory investigations, global compliance, cross-border data transfers, training programs, compliance audits, commercial transactions, website privacy policies, email and telemarketing regulation, litigation, and legislative advocacy.

MoFo’s Litigation Group is not only the largest of any international law firm in Japan but also the only group with a dedicated team of over 30 full-time litigation attorneys, more than half of whom are fluent in Japanese. Our trial lawyers in Japan work seamlessly with our firm’s U.S. attorneys to provide creative and strategic approaches in commercial and intellectual property litigation in courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration venues. We are available locally, in real time, to interview witnesses and prepare them for deposition; gather and review key documents in Japanese; prepare trial strategy; and counsel clients in all aspects of litigation.

MoFo’s Real Estate Group is unique in its depth and scope as the largest Japan real estate practice of any international law firm with more than 20 attorneys, including 15 Japan-qualified lawyers. The firm represents clients at all stages of the real estate investment cycle, from fund formation to project acquisition and financing, to project and portfolio sales, to public offering of real estate vehicles. Close collaboration between its U.S. and Japanese lawyers allows the firm to provide seamless service for a wide variety of transactions under Japanese and U.S. law.

The winners of Asia Business Law Journal’s Japan Law Firm Awards 2023 were selected based on the votes, references, and qualitative information received from in-house counsel and other legal professionals in Japan and around the world. To see the full list of winners, please visit the Asia Business Law Journal’s website.