The Big Four (Japan)
The Japanese term The Big Four (Japanese 四大 法律 事務所 / yondai hōritsu jimusho or just 四大 / yondai ) is colloquially used to refer to the four Japanese law firms with the most lawyers . The comparison is made according to the head count of the directly competing law firms.
The following law firms are currently understood by this:
| rank | chancellery | Head office | lawyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nishimura & Asahi | Tokyo | 488 |
| 2 | Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | Tokyo | 355 |
| 3 | Mori Hamada & Matsumoto | Tokyo | 336 |
| 4th | Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune | Tokyo | 324 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Brennan: Foreign Firms Stumble Going Local in Japan (German analogy: Foreign companies stumble when expanding to Japan ) . In: The Asian Lawyer , July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ↑ List of the largest Japanese law firms in 2013, compiled by Babelstaff KK (Japanese) ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
