Kitahama Partners

Osaka
Kitahama Partners Osaka Office Access
Tokyo
Kitahama Partners Tokyo Office Access
Fukuoka
Kitahama Partners Fukuoka Office Access
URL
https://www.kitahama.or.jp/english

Establishment
April 1973
Organization
89 Attorneys
2 Registered Foreign Attorneys
1 PRC Attorney
1 Patent Attorney
1 Judicial Scrivener
1 Administrative Scrivener
(As of May 15, 2020)

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Brand Identity
Together With Our Clients.

Kitahama Partners is ever-present with our clients.
We have a philosophy of guaranteeing the quality of our legal services based on our Five Core Values.
Philosophy
Kitahama Partners Philosophy

Full-Service Full Spectrum of Legal Services
International Extensive Knowledge in International Legal Matters
Specialized Expertise Vast Accumulation of Expertise and Experience
Speed Quick and Cost-Effective Work
Communication Sincere and Straightforward Communication

Core Values
Distinctive Advantages of Kitahama Partners

We form teams of attorneys with advanced expertise and extensive experience who are equipped to handle a very broad range of legal matters.
We provide comprehensive services based on close communication with our clients.
We consider prompt responses to be of great importance and explore issues in depth to provide optimal strategies for our clients.
We leverage our extensive experience in international legal matters and substantial overseas network of legal professionals to provide broad support for international legal issues.
We emphasize human resource development on an organizational level and are forming an educational system that enables individuals to constantly develop their special knowledge and skills.

Professional Teams
Major Practice Areas

General Corporate Affairs and Corporations Law
M&A
Finance
Securities
Restructuring and Insolvency
Intellectual Property
Information/IT
International Practice
Employment and Labor
Risk Management
Anti-monopoly and Competition Law
Consumer Protection Law
Tax
Consumer Protection Law
Venture Capital and IPO's
Dispute Resolution

Practice Groups

North America
Practice Group
European
Practice Group
China
Practice Team
ASEAN
Practice Group
India
Practice Team

Study Groups/Workshops

Architecture Working Group
Finance & Corporate PG
Employment and Labor Case Law Study Group
IP Task Force
Economics Law Workshop
Business Revitalization Study Group

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CEO Message

Legal matters require us to be well-informed in political, economic, and technological developments. A message from Kitahama Group CEO, Hiroshi Morimoto, to all visitors to this Website.
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History of Kitahama Partners

Founded in 1973, we have established a tradition of providing superior legal services and client satisfaction that have been our core values since Kitahama Partners' establishment.
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Attorney and Specialist Profiles

We provide a broad range of services in virtually every area of law required to meet the needs of clients in Japan and overseas. Here are profiles of our attorneys and other specialists, all of whom have a high level of specialized expertise.

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Antitrust and Competition	1
Bankruptcy	7
Construction	5
Corporate	17
IP	7
Labor & Employment	6
Litigation - General (consumer)	17
Real Estate	4
Tax	2