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山本 憲光
山本 憲光

Norimitsu YAMAMOTO

  • Partner
  • Tokyo

He support clients by providing expert advice and leadership in both civil and criminal cases, including corporate cases, and particularly dispute-related cases, based on his experience as a prosecutor and drafting officer for the enactment of the Companies Act.

By leveraging his experience as a public prosecutor and as a drafting officer for the revision of the Commercial Code and the enactment of the Companies Act at the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, he handles a wide variety of corporate proceedings and fact-finding matters in both civil and criminal fields. In addition to obtaining a client’s acquittal in a large special negligence criminal case, he also has prevailed in various other proceedings, including derivative suits, stock purchase price cases, and other matters. He also specializes and has a wealth of experience in labor cases, including collective bargaining with labor unions, public interest corporations, whistle-blowing cases, maritime goods transportation legislation, and ship finance.

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Education

1991
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Professional Experience

Public Prosecutor, Saitama District Public Prosecutors' Offices 
Public Prosecutor, Civil Affairs Bureau, the Ministry of Justice 
Researcher, Department of Justice, US (dispatched from National Personnel Authority of Japan) 
Public Prosecutor, Fukuoka, Oita, Tokyo, Chiba and Kofu District Public Prosecutors' Offices