Haruka Murata
Bar Admissions
admitted in Japan, 2008
Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Contact Information
TEL +81-3-6270-3520
FAX +81-3-6270-3501
Languages
Japanese, English
Offices/Locations
Tokyo Head Office, London
Background
Keio Law School (J.D., 2007)
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (2008 - 2011)
Paul Hastings LLP (2011 - 2012)
Hibiya-Nakata (2012 - 2019)
Allen & Overy, London (on secondment, 2016)
Partner, Hibiya-Nakata (2018 - 2019)
Director, Miura & Partners UK Limited (2024 - present)
External Director, Ekitan&Co., Ltd. (2025 - present)
Awards
- Leading Individual/Leading Partner (Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms), The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019, 2023 - 2026
- Highly regarded lawyer and Women Leader (M&A), IFLR 1000’s 33rd (2023), 2024 and 2025 edition
- Distinguished Practitioner (Corporate and M&A), asialaw 2025
- Notable Practitioner (Corporate and M&A), asialaw Profiles 2022, 2023 and 2023/2024 edition
- Client Choice Awards: Japan Lawyer of the Year, asialaw Awards 2023 and 2025
- Band 5 (Corporate/M&A: Domestic), Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
- Up and Coming (Corporate/M&A: Domestic), Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 and 2023
- Rising Star Partner (M&A), IFLR1000's 31st (2021) and 32nd (2022) edition
- Best Lawyer (Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law), The Best Lawyers in Japan 2023 - 2027
Practice Areas
- Acquisitions
- Group Restructuring
- Business Succession
- Private Equity
- Acquisition Finance
- Startup Practice (Supporting Venture Enterprise)
- International Practice
- Asia Practice
- European Practice
- General Corporate Practice
Seminars
| 2025.12.10 |
Japanese shareholder activism: Roundtable with MKI Global Partners
External Seminars
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| 2024.12.05 |
M&A IN JAPAN - CRUCIBLE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
External Seminars
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