Mori Hamada

Mori Hamada’s team is known for its strong focus on tax planning and dispute resolution for both corporate and individual clients, with particular expertise in M&A, corporate reorganisations and cross-border transactions. Atsushi Oishi handles a wide range of tax matters, including tax audits, appeals against tax authorities and complex transactional work such as cross-border M&A and reorganisations. Makoto Sakai advises on both domestic and international M&A and reorganisations, providing strategic guidance from both corporate and tax planning angles, and is also active in tax audits, litigation and high-net-worth tax planning. Hiroyuki Kurihara concentrates on tax, M&A, and leveraged finance work, with deep experience in structuring cross-border deals and resolving intricate tax disputes. The three co-head the group, in which another notable practitioner is Hiroyuki Kurihara  who is active across tax and M&A matters.