Tokyo Office — Employment Law and Human Resources Counseling and Disputes

Orrick is recognized as one of the top law firms in labor and employment law in Japan. Our Tokyo employment team has a wide range of experience with the complex issues encountered by employers in Japan, particularly in the context of the global economy. We go beyond the legal requirements and resolve problems in the most commercially acceptable way, taking into account the particular needs of each client's business.

Counseling, Litigation and Training

Orrick Tokyo provides strategic counseling and drafting assistance to clients on day-to-day employment issues and long-term strategies, covering the complete spectrum of the employment relationship from recruitment to retirement. When litigation cannot be avoided, we represent clients in the relevant courts in Japan, working closely with clients to minimize the disruption to their business and to ensure they understand what to expect. Our lawyers also use valuable settlement tools such as mediation where appropriate. To help clients implement human resources best practices and manage their workforce effectively, our Tokyo team also provides training programs tailored to individual client needs and major developments in employment law.

Employment, Pensions and Benefits Relating to Corporate Transactions

In Japan, employment and employee pensions and benefits are important considerations in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, as well as complex corporate restructurings and asset transactions. Increasingly, these matters are becoming essential issues negotiated between the buyer and seller both at the stages of acquisition and post-integration of the acquired company. Orrick's Tokyo employment lawyers have extensive experience developing and implementing comprehensive employment relations strategies for local and international clients planning significant changes in their operations, such as downsizings, asset sales, outsourcing, reorganizations and mergers.

Comprehensive Services

Orrick's employment lawyers in Tokyo represent many of the world's major employers in all aspects of employment law, both contentious and noncontentious, including assistance with the relevant labor inspector's office. The comprehensive services of our Tokyo office include:

• Coordinating employment matters throughout Asia
• Discrimination, sexual and power harassment and equal opportunities situations
• Employment and HR due diligence in the context of M&A transactions, as well as post-integration HR advice
• Executive employment, compensation and termination
• Individual wrongful and unfair dismissals
• Preparation and updating of work rules
• Reductions in force
• Transfer of key employees
• Validity and enforcement of post-termination non-competition and non-solicitation covenants
• Wage-and-hour audits and claims
• Whistleblower claims

Please view a list of Tokyo Office
representative engagements.

Contact Us

For additional information regarding Orrick's Employment Law and Human Resources Counseling and Disputes Practice, please contact Shintaro Kuroda at skuroda@orrick.com or +81 3 3224 2817.