We handle a wide variety of disputes and provide pre-dispute advice. Our successful litigations span all areas of tax laws in Japan, with particular emphasis on contentious work in the fields of transfer pricing, financial transactions and investment transactions. We consistently secure the most excellent results in a cost-effective manner, not only in litigation, but also in administrative appeal procedures ,competent authority procedures and tax audits.

Well-known, recent litigations include the “DoCoMo Mobile Phone” case for client NTT DoCoMo Group (corporation income tax-related case; plaintiff; successful judgment supported by appellate court).

Many of our lawyers have substantial experience of tax-related practice no only in Japan but also in the United States. This breadth of exposure forms the basis of a cross-border window we think is unique in Japan: the ability to provide foreign clients with familiar context and reference points in making key litigation decisions. We believe that our superior ability to communicate the litigation situation and the Japanese system and its nuances, when combined with the abilities of our practitioners who are at the top of their fields in every respect, leads to the most favorable result in each case for our clients.

Our internationally-recognized corporate and M&A practice is strengthened by our ability to undertake complex tax-related matters, in particular, tax-oriented projects in those areas, with particular emphasis on M&A, investment in real properties and financial products.