SPARKLE LEGAL is a new firm established in April 2021 with the aim of becoming a new-generation law firm that supports our clients and responds to their true needs. Led by the Founding Partner Kakuji Mitani, who has extensive experience representing numerous listed companies and foreign-affiliated global companies as a partner at a major law firm in Tokyo, our team of talented attorneys who share the same vision leverage their individual strengths to contribute to the further growth and success of our clients.
Our goal is to understand our clients' businesses, empathize with their concerns, build trust, and deliver the best possible solutions for their transactions and related legal matters. We always uphold a client-first approach and strive to the highest level of professionalism.
Our firm is dedicated to highly specialized areas of corporate practice, including company law, M&A, antitrust law, and complex commercial transactions. Going forward, we aim to become one of the most trusted global law firms in Japan through the continuous efforts of our members and the effective use of technology.
SPARKLE LEGAL has attorneys who are experts in corporate practice. For a full breakdown of our capabilities, please visit the page of “Our Services”. While maintaining a highly focused team, we seamlessly combine our attorneys’ diverse practice areas and deep expertise to assemble the optimal team for each specific matter, thereby delivering prompt, accurate, and bespoke legal services for leading Japanese and multinational companies.
The attorneys at SPARKLE LEGAL have a proven track record of resolving numerous complex litigation cases.
We have successfully resolved exceptionally challenging cases in various fields, including post-M&A disputes involving breaches of reps & warranties clauses, shareholder disputes involving proxy battles, compliance cases centered on international cartels and competition law violations, large-scale litigation related to complex commercial transactions, and business revitalization.
Our practice encompasses a wide range of Japan-related legal matters, including inbound acquisitions of Japanese businesses by overseas companies, commercial dispute resolution before Japanese courts, and support for overseas business operations of Japanese clients. The firm’s practice is anchored by partners with extensive international experience, supported by a team fully equipped to handle complex legal issues in bilingual communications. To serve as a practical one-stop hub in Japan, the firm collaborates with tax accountants, certified public accountants and other specialists, forming targeted teams as needed to deliver integrated cross-border support.
We aspire to be a firm that attracts brilliant talents, hence the name SPARKLE LEGAL. Our lawyers with a passion for their profession and sophisticated expertise are committed to providing exceptional service to our clients. The name was inspired by the sparkling holiday illuminations that lit up WATERRAS, an urban complex where SPARKLE LEGAL established its first office.
