Tokyo-based firm Tsubame Law Offices is committed to providing the best legal services by working closely with clients. The firm practices in a wide variety of corporate and finance matters. It has extensive experience in cross-border projects as well as domestic matters. The banking and finance team specialises in real estate financing. The firm also handles structured finance transactions and syndicated loans, providing advice to trust banks on transactions using trust. Key figures include Kunihiro Sumida and Yasuko Tsuchihashi. In a recent development, the firm strengthened its team with the addition as partner of Hirokazu Takiguchi, who joined from Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices in September 2023, bringing expertise in corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, labour and employment, and restructuring and insolvency.