虎ノ門南法律事務所
虎ノ門南法律事務所


Introduction
South Toranomon Law Offices is one of the leading, and also the oldest, business law firms in Japan currently with twenty active attorneys specialized in business law areas including litigation, general corporate, intellectual property, maritime law, international, professional liability, etc. The Firm is proud of the depth, experience, and enthusiasm of its attorneys, the quality of the services provided, and the successful results it has delivered and continues to deliver to its clients.
 
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Phylosophy
As a Japanese law firm which advises overseas clients, it is our belief that a solid international practice can be built only upon a foundation of a strong Japan practice both in corporate and litigation. The Firm has been unique among the major business law firms in Tokyo because of its capability to successfully represent its clients in most challenging Japanese law matters, regardless of litigation or commercial matter. Taking advantage of such a strong Japanese practice, the attorneys in the Firm are able to provide their overseas clients with solid advice of Japanese business law.

The Firm grew slowly for the first 40 years, in order to maintain a high quality of service and tradition. This conservative policy allowed personal interaction and direct communication between the partners and clients, which can be difficult to find in many large firms. This attracted many long-term clients. The Firm is proud to have such long-standing clients and of the reliance entrusted by them, and is eager to build more solid, and mutually advantageous relations with future clients for years to come.

Eventually, however, this conservative hiring policy compromised the Firm’s capacity to provide services. Due to the growing demands of services, the Firm currently adopts a managed hiring policy to meet the growing demands of its clients while assuring the quality and maintains the tradition, so that the Firm will be able to serve its clients in the 21st Century.

In order to ensure quality of our service, the Firm has encouraged its attorneys to participate in legal education. The two founders, Mr. Ohno and Mr. Harada, served as Lecturer at the Legal Research & Training Institute. Mr. Minoru Uchida also served as Lecturer at the Institute during 1992 through 1995 to maintain this tradition. The Lecturers are considered a highly prestigious law teaching position in Japan since they are appointed by the Supreme Court from a list of practitioners recommended by the Bar Associations. Several partners of the Firm have also served as adjunct professors or lecturers at law schools, other universities and graduate schools.