Formed in 1883, Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) is a San Francisco-based international law firm with 1,000 lawyers and 17 offices across the US, Asia and Europe. The firm’s Tokyo office has the capacity of approximately 60 US attorneys, 60 Japanese bengoshi, and six attorneys qualified in England & Wales who team with the firm’s global network.

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm’s Japan team is strong in a wide range of practice areas and is one of the few international law firms that leads in both domestic and foreign markets and actively advises inbound and outbound transactions. It is strongest in M&A and private equity and very active in banking and finance, debt and equity capital markets, project finance and project development.

Key clients 

Key clients include CLS Bank International, Financial Services Agency of Japan, SoftBank Group, Nomura Securities, Daiwa Securities, SMBC Nikko Securities, Mizuho Securities, Fujitsu, Renesas Electronics, Tencent, Tokyo Gas and GSSG Solar.