Torikai Law Office

What Torikai Law Office does

Torikai Law Office (鳥飼総合法律事務所) is a private, multi-disciplinary legal, tax, and accounting advisory firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1994 and operating with 11–50 employees. The firm serves corporate clients, high-net-worth individuals, and public interest and medical corporations across six practice areas: advisory (顧問業務), tax (税務), corporate legal (企業法務), HR and labor (人事・労務), business succession (事業承継), and inheritance (相続). Core offerings include general legal consultation, tax planning and dispute representation, internal control and compliance, harassment and labor dispute support, M&A and intra-family succession, will execution and estate settlement, and intellectual property / business model patents.

The firm is differentiated by integrating lawyers, certified public accountants, and tax accountants within a single organization, and operates alongside affiliated entities Torikai Consulting Group Co., Ltd. (management consulting, training, publishing, certification) and Torikai Office Co., Ltd. (business support). Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-based, driven by thought leadership — including 84+ books authored by representative lawyer Shigekazu Torikai, a podcast, an email newsletter, regular seminar appearances, and columns in Nihon Keizai Shimbun and other outlets. The firm was ranked #1 in the Tax Department category of Toyo Keizai Online's Best 100 Corporate Law Firms (2026). Pricing is consultation-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through professional service fees and advisory retainers.

Name

Torikai Law Office

Legal name

鳥飼総合律师事务所

Website

https://torikai.gr.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Torikai Law Office is a Tokyo-based private legal, tax, and accounting advisory firm founded in 1994, serving corporate clients, high-net-worth individuals, and public interest and medical corporations across tax, corporate, labor, succession, and inheritance matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Tax Law (BPAHAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Corporate legal counsel
• Tax advisory services
• Business succession planning
• Inheritance and estate planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Consultation and Advisory Services: The firm provides legal consultation services to corporate and individual clients across multiple practice areas including corporate law, tax advisory, labor relations, inheritance/succession, and crisis management. Revenue is generated through consultation fees and ongoing advisory retainers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Torikai Law Office is a comprehensive Japanese law firm providing integrated legal, tax, and accounting advisory services to corporate and individual clients. Its core services span advisory (顧問業務), tax (税務) including tax planning, tax investigation response, and tax disputes, corporate legal (企業法務) including internal control, compliance, crisis management, IP, and IT, HR and labor (人事・労務) including harassment and labor disputes, business succession (事業承継) including M&A and intra-family succession, and inheritance (相続) including wills, trusts, and estate settlement. The firm pairs lawyers with certified public accountants and tax accountants to deliver multidisciplinary counsel under one roof.

Product overview

Torikai Law Office is a comprehensive legal services firm offering a unified portfolio of legal advisory services rather than a modular software product. The core offerings span six major service categories: Advisory Services (顧問業務), Tax Services (税務), Corporate Legal Services (企業法務), HR and Labor Services (人事・労務), Business Succession Services (事業継承), and Inheritance Services (相続). Supplementary content services include an email newsletter and the 'Management Fundamentals for Presidents' podcast. The firm employs multi-disciplinary professionals including lawyers, certified public accountants, and tax attorneys to provide integrated legal, tax, and business advisory services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Services (顧問業務) General advisory services for business management including management consultation and general legal advice, providing clients with ongoing counsel on operational and strategic matters. Targeted at corporate executives and management.
• Tax Services (税務) Tax-related legal services including tax planning (タックスプランニング), tax investigation response (税務調査対応), tax disputes (税務紛争), property tax refunds (固定資産税還付), stamp tax consultation (印紙税相談), and general tax advice (税務相談). For corporate and individual taxpayers.
• Corporate Legal Services (企業法務) Corporate legal services including internal control systems and compliance (内部統制システム・コンプライアンス), crisis management (危機管理対応), public interest and medical corporations (公益法人・医療法人等), intellectual property, IT, and business model patents (知的財産・ＩＴ・ビジネスモデル特許), and general corporate legal consultation. For corporations, public interest entities, and medical institutions.
• HR and Labor Services (人事・労務) HR and labor services including harassment countermeasures and labor disputes (ハラスメント対策・労働紛争), labor supervision administration and labor union response (労働監督行政・労働組合対応), employment rules (就業規則等整備), and general HR and industrial health consultation (人事労務・産業保健相談). For employer organizations facing workforce risk and disputes.
• Business Succession Services (事業承継) Business succession services including intra-family and intra-company succession (親族内・企業内承継の法務・税務・会計), M&A legal/tax/accounting support (Ｍ＆Ａの法務・税務・会計), and smooth company liquidation (円満会社清算). For business owners planning generational handover or transactional exits.
• Inheritance Services (相続) Inheritance-related services including will preparation, execution, and estate settlement (遺言書作成・執行・遺産整理), civil trusts, bequests, and post-mortem affairs (民事信託・遺贈寄附・死後事務), and general inheritance consultation (相続相談一般). For individuals and families managing intergenerational asset transfer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #1 in Tax Department by Toyo Keizai Online Best 100 Corporate Law Firms

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 株式会社鳥飼コンサルティンググループ (Torikai Consulting Group Co., Ltd.)coreOthersTorikai Consulting Group is a related group company that handles business consulting, talent development through certification programs, publishing, training, and research related to management and tax matters. The group operates as an integrated professional services ecosystem with the law firm, providing complementary business advisory services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Verybest Law Offices (弁護士法人ベリーベスト): Japanese law firm with strong tax consultation and inheritance practice serving corporate and individual clients across Japan. Comparable practice mix and client segments in the domestic Japanese market.
• TMI Associates (TMI総合法律事務所): Mid-to-large Tokyo law firm with deep corporate, M&A, IP, and tax-adjacent practices. Directly comparable as a Japanese full-service law firm competing for similar corporate clients; one Torikai partner previously practiced at TMI.
• ALG & Associates (弁護士法人ALG&Associates): Japan-focused law firm offering corporate legal, tax, labor, and inheritance services with multiple offices. Comparable mid-market positioning with overlapping practice areas targeting Japanese corporates and individuals.
• Tanaka Sogo Law Office (田中総合法律事務所): Japanese general practice law firm offering integrated legal-tax advisory to corporate clients. Similar multidisciplinary positioning with overlapping services in M&A, tax, and corporate governance.

Broad incumbents

• Nishimura & Asahi (西村あさひ法律事務所): Largest Tokyo-headquartered law firm with comprehensive corporate, tax, dispute resolution, and cross-border practices. A broader incumbent whose scale and global reach compete with Torikai for major Japanese corporate clients.
• Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax (デロイト トーマツ税理士法人): Major international tax advisory firm with a large Japanese practice covering corporate tax, transfer pricing, and M&A tax. Competes for the higher end of Torikai's corporate tax planning and dispute mandates.
• Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (長島・大野・常松法律事務所): Premier Tokyo corporate law firm with strong tax, M&A, and corporate governance practices. A larger incumbent that competes for sophisticated Japanese corporate mandates in areas where Torikai also operates.
• Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (森・濱田松本法律事務所): One of Japan's largest law firms with extensive corporate, tax, M&A, and dispute resolution practices. A broader incumbent whose full-service depth competes for the same mid-to-large Japanese corporate clients.
• Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (アンダーソン・毛利・友常法律事務所): Major Tokyo-headquartered law firm with broad corporate, tax, M&A, and cross-border practices. A larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities, particularly competing for the higher end of Torikai's corporate client base.

Emerging players

• Chester Tax Accounting (税理士法人チェスター): Japan-focused tax and accounting firm specializing in inheritance, succession, and individual wealth planning. Comparable in the inheritance/succession niche where Torikai maintains a dedicated practice line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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