We provide a full range of corporate services to our clients, whether it be at the start of a business, such as incorporation; throughout the life of the business, with services such as changes to share capital, alterations to articles of incorporation, dividends, or the issuance of new shares, stock options or corporate bonds; or end-of-business support services such as dissolution and liquidation. In addition, we work with our clients in the course of their business operations by assisting with commercial contracts of any nature. Our attorneys are adept at drafting tailor-made commercial agreements including novel and pioneering commercial agreements in new and developing business sectors. Our clients trust our experienced lawyers to provide them with effective support on all aspects of the commercial deal from inception to completion. To support our multinational clientele, we frequently provide our legal services in English and Chinese in addition to Japanese.

We serve as legal advisors to corporate directors and assist them in the performance of their duties by providing clear and practical explanations of the legal matters that impact on their decision-making. We also advise regularly on the preparation of internal manuals and the establishment of bespoke internal control systems to reflect the operations of the companies. In response to the recent reforms to the corporate governance framework in Japan and the changing environment surrounding the governance activities of listed companies, we provide our clients that have existing businesses with pragmatic support to cope with these changes.

We work with our clients to ensure that their companies are sufficiently prepared to carry out shareholders' meetings. The measures taken are aimed at: ensuring validity of the procedures of the meetings; as well as promoting a venue conducive to communication between management and shareholders providing opportunities to strengthen shareholders' confidence in our client's management. Our support in this area includes assisting with arrangements prior to the meeting such as preparation of the convocation notice and scheduling of shareholders' meetings. In addition, our attorneys will also provide on-site back-office support on the day of the shareholders' meeting.

Activist shareholders have become more common and prolific in recent years and it is important for companies' management to have a clear and unified approach when dealing with such stakeholders. Armed with a deep understanding of the complex regulatory framework in Japan which consists of legislation and rules of the relevant exchanges, our firm's attorneys are adept at providing support to companies' management as they undergo the process of analyzing the issues and formulating a focused strategy to communicate the necessary information to its stakeholders, whilst also providing advice which takes into account the matters which will contribute to the common benefit of the company's shareholders in the medium to long term.

Throughout the life of our firm, our attorneys have been consistently advising clients on various types of disputes with stakeholders, including demands by dissenting shareholders for share purchase upon mergers as well as filing liability suits against officer. We guide and assist our clients through each stage of these disputes, starting from the formulation of litigation and dispute resolution strategies, negotiations, followed by filing the lawsuit and subsequent advocacy services.

In an age with a surge of new and upcoming enterprises touting cutting-edge innovation, technologies and services, AMT is proud to play an important role in supporting its start-ups and venture capitalist clients. We support these fast-paced clients' growth by meeting their expectations for concise, effective and timely legal advice which is uniquely tailored to each company's business ethos and vision. From advising on the company's capital policy, the formulation of strategies for the protection of its intellectual property, to advising on, drafting and negotiating effective transaction and commercial documents, our multi-lingual attorneys consistently prove to be reliable legal advisors to these new ventures.

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has one of the longest track records among law firms in Japan for representing and advising international companies on their business ventures in Japan including supporting our foreign clients wishing to establish a business presence in Japan. Our advice also extends to the full range of post-establishment services as we provide our clients a wide range of legal support services in line with the corporate regulatory regime in Japan.