Yuki Maruyama is an international attorney at law whose firm, ALT Law Firm, handles cases in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. ALT Law Firm is particularly strong in cases related to real estate and debt collection, as well as domestic affairs, corporate legal matters, general civil cases, and criminal cases, residence status, nationality, divorce involving a foreigner, or hiring foreigners.

Main Areas of Expertise

• Visa & Residence qualifications
• International divorce
• International inheritance
• International criminal cases

Common Consultation Topics Include

• Wanting to start a business in Japan, but unsure about the residence qualifications for oneself or staff.
• Wanting to employ foreign staff but unsure about the procedures for residence qualifications.
• Permanent residence application was denied; how to get it approved?
• Either party is a foreign national and wants to finalize a divorce in Japan. Wants custody of the child.
• The heir or decedent is a foreign national. How will the inheritance procedure work?
• Faced with the procedure of residence qualification cancellation; what to do?
• Committed a criminal offense; are there any implications for the residence qualification? How to stay in Japan?
• Want to request or have received a return request based on the Hague Convention.

Firm Features

• Flexible online consultations
• Can accommodate same-day and evening consultations, depending on existing cases
• Offers online consultations (via Zoom, WhatsApp, Messenger, etc.)