松田綜合法律事務所
MATSUDA & PARTNERS松田綜合法律事務所
MATSUDA & PARTNERS

Matsuda & Partners is a full service law firm, providing professional legal service to ourclients. At the same time, we will listen in to our clients’ needs respecting their points ofview and strive to forge ties with our clients through the bond of trust.

Distinctive Features
Broad Range of Legal PracticeTeam of Professionals

Matsuda & Partners is a one-stop shop, offering a variety of legal
services that cover business related practice including corporate law,employment and labor matters, intellectual property, real estate, andinternational transactions, as well as various bankruptcy and litigation
cases, civil affairs, and criminal and family law matters. Our firm also
handles patent and trademark applications and provides real estate andcorporate registration services.

Matsuda & Partners is run by a variety of licensed professionals, including
law attorneys (bengoshi) with abundant experience in various fields such as
corporate, finance, employment and labor law, intellectual property, realestate transactions, bankruptcy, criminal law, and international transactions,as well as patent attorneys (benrishi), judicial scriveners (shihou-shoshi),labor and social security attorneys (shakai-hoken-roumushi), and is always
ready to serve our clients’ various legal needs.

In addition to general corporate law matters and litigation cases,
Matsuda & Partners provides advice to prevent legal disputes, and also
deals with corporate rehabilitation cases and M&A deals which require
advanced legal knowledge and expertise.

All the professionals at Matsuda & Partners make efforts to foster an outlook
capable of taking an extensive view over various laws and regulations and aflexible legal mind, and to each retain a specialized area of law. With eachmember exerting his or her skills in their respective specialized areas andinteracting organically as one team, Matsuda & Partners always strive toprovide clients with the most efficient legal service.

Global Network

Social Responsibility

In order to provide legal support to Japanese companies extending theirbusiness abroad as well as foreign companies, Matsuda & Partners not
only has a cross-border practice group in Japan but also has establishedmultiple overseas offices and service network. We also put strong
efforts in supporting clients expand their business overseas by sending
our law attorneys abroad and by coordinating with local law firms in
multiple jurisdictions.

Matsuda & Partners also makes considerable efforts in pro bono activities(i.e.,activities by professionals serving public interests) to protect humanrights and support humanitarian activities and has a high level of interest indischarging our social responsibilities.

Greetings
In 2002, “Matsuda Junichi Law Firm” was founded with an ideal to tackle in one law firm both the pursuit of
the most forefronts of specialized law knowledge and the sympathy to everyday life of individuals. The firmhas become “Matsuda & Partners” in 2004.
Ever since, while substantially expanding our team to include members of law attorneys, patent attorneys,
judicial scriveners and labor and social security attorneys, Matsuda & Partners has relocated our Japan
headquarter to a larger office in the center of Japanese economy -- Otemachi, Tokyo.
We have been challenging and practicing actively on the forefront field of business law. Our law attorneys,patent attorneys, judicial scriveners and labor and social security attorneys, having specialties in theirrespective fields, would continue their efforts to provide high-quality professional advice to clients
cooperating flexibly in all directions.
At the same time, we would wish to continue maintaining our individual personal senses by attending legal
matters relating to people’s daily lives, such as civil affairs, and criminal and family law matters.
We will DOZD\V use our best efforts to solve the most complicated and difficult issues by all our members
working as a team. In order to meet all expectations from our clients and our society, we will constantly
discipline ourselves as legal professionals and aim to make progress as we move on.

Managing Partner
Junichi Matsuda

Professional Service.
Personal Approach.
Practice Areas
General Corporate

Litigation

Matsuda & Partners provides its corporate clients with practical legal
consulting services necessary for strategic management, as well as legal
advisory services on daily transactional and contractual matters. We provide
legal services tailored to meet the precise requirements of our clients with ourup-to-date knowledge of laws and regulations including civil code, commercial
and corporate law (including Companies Act), employment and labor law,personal data protection law, securities law (including Financial Instruments
and Exchange Act) and trust law. Our services also include preparation andhandling of applications for various registrations.

Matsuda & Partners handles a broad range of litigation cases that may arise in
our clients’ business activities. This includes lawsuits related to commercialtransactions, employment and labor conflicts, real estate disputes, andintellectual property related disputes.

Intellectual Property
Matsuda & Partners is joined by members holding double licenses as law
attorneys (bengoshi) and patent attorneys (benrishi), having extensive
experience in intellectual property litigations. Taking full advantage of theiradvanced knowledge and experience on intellectual property, we provide
comprehensive support and assistance in all matters, from applications forregistering intellectual property rights (including patents and trademarks) inorder to protect and strengthen clients’ rights, to the effective exercise ofclients’ rights to streamline clients’ operation and financial performance to thefullest extent covered by such clients’ rights. We also support and assist
clients in their acquisition/registration and exercise of intellectual property
rights outside Japan - not only in the U.S. and European countries but also in
emerging countries, such as China, India and Brazil, when our clients intend toexpand their business in these countries.

Bankruptcy
With the current social situation and upgraded legal system of bankruptcy,
multi-disciplinary professional services for corporate revitalization has taken on
a greater importance, increaseng the need for legal professionals having
practical know-how and expertise. Our team members are involved on a daily
basis in every aspect of bankruptcy proceedings, including corporate
reorganization, civil rehabilitation, special liquidation, insolvency, and voluntaryliquidation.

Cross-Border Transactions
Matsuda & Partners provides a wide range of legal services on all kinds oftransactions between Japanese companies and overseas companies,
including contract reviews and advice on M&A deals, by fully utilizing ourattorneys having rich experience on cross-border transactions and ouroverseas network and bases.
Matsuda & Partners has widespread overseas network and bases, such as inIndia, Asia, U.S. and Brazil. In addition, we provide a wide range of support
necessary for companies to expand their business overseas, including
assistance in establishing local subsidiaries or offices and in the negotiation
with local partners.

Civil Affairs
Matsuda & Partners provides advice to promptly solve legal issues arising indaily life of our individual clients (e.g., troubles related to housing or money,consumer issues, traffic accidents) and, as necessary, attends negotiations
and litigations on behalf of our clients.

Criminal Law
In order to protect the rights and interests of suspects and accused, Matsuda& Partners deals with criminal defense whether as a court-appointed or a
private defense attorney. Moreover, we respond to requests to establish
measures to prevent corporate and white collar crimes, misconducts andscandals, subsequent remedial measures and measures to prevent
recurrence of these incidents.

Family Law
Matsuda & Partners handles, with integrity and in a privacy-conscious manner,various conflicts that may occur in a family such as a divorce, custody rightissues, and inheritance. Additionally, we contribute to maintain an untroubled
and peaceful life of a family by assisting in drafting a will and using the systemof adult guardianship.

Labor & Employment Law
With an aim to prevent labor disputes, Matsuda & Partners offers legal
advisory services related to HR matters including drafting of working rules andother relevant internal rules. We also offer practical solutions to solve labor
disputes including cases where a litigation or labor tribunal is commenced byan employee challenging dismissal or non-renewal of employment contract, oralleging unfair work order or sexual or power harassment. We also provide
support to our clients when a labor negotiation is requested by a labor union,or when investigations are conducted by the competent labor authorities.
Further, in alliance with licensed experts such as labor and social security
attorneys, we offer total consulting services to establish a suitable working
environment of our clients.

Corporate Revitalization, M&A
In case a corporate client faces any difficulty in continuing its business,
Matsuda & Partners supports corporate revitalization (including reorganizationand rehabilitation) in a timely manner by proposing a reorganization plan,offering support in negotiation and coordination with the client’s business
partners, creditors, financial institutions and competent authorities. At thesame time, we provide proactive legal support to our clients who consider
mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a means to expand or revitalize theirbusiness, including proposal of deal structure, due diligence, drafting, andnegotiation with counterparties.

India & Asia PracticeAmong our cross-border practice, Matsuda & Partners particularly focuses on
assisting companies expanding their business in India. We second law
attorneys in India and have established a strong relationship with the relevant
local government agencies and law firms, providing various supports andadvice to our clients.
Furthermore, we have established overseas network and bases in Asia
including China (Shanghai), Taiwan (Taipei), Thailand and Myanmar and areproviding services to our clients as needed.

Real EstateMatsuda & Partners provides legal support broadly on matters related to realestate transactions and management. This covers not only the drafting andlegal review of contracts regarding sale and purchase, lease or developmentof real estate, but also various advice related to administrative laws andregulations such as City Planning Act and Building Standards Act and advice
related to the environmental risk including soil contamination and asbestos
issues.

Administrative Law
Matsuda & Partners provides legal advice to clients who are seeking thecorrection or withdrawal of illegal, unjust, or unfair treatments received fromadministrative organizations such as national and local governments, anddeals with dispute settlement procedures including administrative litigations.

Pro Bono Activities
Matsuda & Partners appreciates the social roles of law attorneys and keeps
making our efforts to fulfill our public responsibilities by putting efforts on thepro bono activities by participating in activities held by bar associations,
supporting Non-Profit Organizations, serving as court-appointed lawyers andduty lawyers (toban bengoshi), and engaging in juvenile cases.

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MATSUDA & PARTNERS

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Matsuda & Partners was relocated to Kyobashi, Chuo-ku

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Matsuda & Partners was relocated to Asahi Seimei Bldg.

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From Japan to the World.
We Provide Extensive Legal Network to Our Clients.
Our law firm has established overseas network and bases in India, China and other Asian countries as well asother countries worldwide including U.S. and Brazil.

China (Shanghai), Taiwan (Taipei), India (Delhi, Ahmedabad),
U.S. (Washington D.C.), Brazil, Thailand and Myanmare.