- Languages:
- Japanese English
- Practice areas:
- M&AJoint VenturesDefense against Hostile Takeover/Shareholder ActivismPrivate EquityCross-border M&ACorporate GovernanceShareholders' Meetings & Relationships with ShareholdersCorporate DisputesIncorporated Associations & FoundationsCorporate & Commercial TransactionsCapital MarketsReal EstateCorporate Reorganization & Civil RehabilitationBankruptcyCivil LitigationIP LitigationLabor DisputesPL LitigationDisputes Related to Trade SecretsInternational LitigationIP TransactionsTrade Secrets/Unfair CompetitionPersonal Data & Privacy/Big Data BusinessesTelecommunication & MediaCorporate Crisis ManagementComplianceInsider TradingOther Breaches of the Financial Instruments & Exchange ActAct Against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds to SubcontractorsProtection of Commercial Secrets & Customer InformationFraud of Directors & Employees such as EmbezzlementWhistle BlowingCompetition Law/Antitrust LawLabor LawConsumer Contract ActAct against Unjustifiable Premiums & Misleading RepresentationsProduct Liability Act, Product Safety & the Recall of ProductsSecurity Export ControlCross-border Transactions (General)Natural Resources & EnergyBroadcasting Internet/Cyber LawEntertainmentMedicine/Medical DevicesElectronicsAutomotive & Auto PartsChemicalsDigital OperationsDigital Innovation
- Qualifications:
- Admitted in Japan (1991)
Admitted in New York (1997)
Handled cases fall under the following rubrics (mainly involving listed companies):
General Corporate, M&A at home and abroad, Reorganization, Operating as a wholly owned subsidiary, M&A defensive measures, Governance, Internal Control, Scandal Correspondence, Corporate Crisis Management, Tax, Tax Disputes, Consumer Contract Act, IP Licenses, and Natural Resources and Energy.
Recent activities
- 1/2021
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2021: Outstanding Results for Nishimura & Asahi
Awards
- 12/2020
Nishimura & Asahi leads in The Nikkei’s "Most Successful Lawyers in 2020"
Awards
- 10/2020
Recommended firm: World Tax and Tax Controversy Leaders 2021
Awards
Education
- 1997
- University of Oxford (MBA)
- 1996
- Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
- 1989
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Professional experience
- 2019 -
- Visiting Professor, Osaka University Law School
- 2008 -
- Visiting Lecturer, Taxation, Chuo Graduate School of Strategic Management
- 2008 - 2013
- Professor, Waseda Law School
- 2007 -
- Lecturer in Law, Finance, Kyoto University
- 2006
- A member, The Study Group on the International Investment Climate in a Globalized Economy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2006 -
- A member, Advisory Group on Improvements to TSE Listing System, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
- 2005
- A member, Study Group for the Development of Digitization and Broadcasting Policy, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
- 2005
- A member, Study Group on Corporate Taxation Reform for Sustainable Socioeconomic Development, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2005
- A member, Study Group on Disclosure and Evaluation of Corporate Activities, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2004 -
- A member, The Corporate Value Study Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2004
- A member, The Study Group on Limited Liability Partnerships (the LLP Study Group), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2004 - 2007
- A member, The Self-Regulation Committee, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
- 2004
- Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo, School of Law
- 2004
- A member, Corporate Taxation Study Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2003
- A member, International Commercial Transactions, Trade and Economic Cooperation Committee, Industrial Structure Council
- 2003
- A member, LLC Study Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2002
- An advisory member, Japan Corporate Auditors Association
- 2002
- A member, the Study Forum on Risk Management and Internal Controls, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2000
- Lecturer in Law, Corporate Law, University of Tokyo
- 1999
- Lecturer in Law, International Transactions Law, Chuo University
- 1997
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York
- 1994
- Lecture in Law, International Taxation, St. Paul's (Rikkyo) University