Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)

Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)’s leading tax and transfer pricing group in Tokyo offers a comprehensive service that covers the full range of matters. Edwin Whatley’s broad practice covers international taxation, corporate and international tax planning, transfer pricing, VAT, and tax controversy matters. He leads the team alongside Ryutaro Oka, who is noted particularly for his outbound tax expertise. Hideyuki Yamamoto has a strong reputation as a tax litigator, while Shinichi Kobayashi‘s inbound tax experience encompasses tax-efficient M&A structuring and employee incentive taxation. Yukiko Komori, Akihiko Tsuda, and Luke Tanner all play key roles advising on transfer pricing issues.