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渋谷 卓司
渋谷 卓司

Takashi SHIBUYA

  • Partner
  • Tokyo
  • Peers and clients say:"Takashi is absolutely market leading"
    "A hugely experienced ex prosecutor and always my first choice when collaborating with a Japanese law firm"

    Who’s Who Legal (Investigations 2022)

Takashi is a partner in our corporate crisis management practice. He has strong expertise in cross border or global compliance matters. He served as a government lawyer (a public prosecutor, an officer of the Ministry of Justice, and a diplomat in Geneva) for 18 years.

Takashi is a partner in our corporate crisis management practice. He assists companies in responding to various kinds of emergency situations, including cartels, corruption, window dressing, insider trading, market manipulation, product data falsification, and other misconduct in or outside Japan by aiding in internal investigations, communicating with the governmental authorities concerned or proposing recurrence prevention measures for such misconduct. He also assists companies to implement and improve their preventive measures and advises on how to build and strengthen compliance systems and measures. Not only is he skilled at dealing with large-scale and complex corporate legal scandals involving Japanese companies, but also their overseas branches in Southeast Asia, the USA and in other countries and areas. He also has strong expertise in assisting various foreign companies which face criminal, administrative or civil exposures in Japan. Takashi served as a Japanese public prosecutor from 1992 to 2010. During his time there, he investigated and tried a variety of high-profile white-collar crimes while serving with the Special Investigation Department of Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and other Prosecutors Offices. He was also engaged in international affairs, including dealing with mutual legal assistance and extradition cases in criminal procedures while serving with the International Division of the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice. While he was assigned as a First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva under the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was involved in human rights matters, including drafting and negotiating work for various human rights instruments. During his time there, he earned an MBA degree at the International University in Geneva.

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Education

2004
International University in Geneva (MBA, magna cum laude)
1990
Keio University (LL.B.)

Professional Experience

Deputy Director General of General Affairs and Planning Department, Research and Training Institute of the Ministry of Justice 
Director of Finance and Accounts Division, General Affairs Department, Japan Legal Support Center 
Assistant Chief Public Prosecutor, Maebashi District Public Prosecutors Office 
Public Prosecutor, Special Investigation Department of Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office 
Attorney, Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice  
First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the U.N. and Other International Organizations in Geneva (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
Attorney, Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice  
Public Prosecutor, Tokyo, Kumamoto, Saitama and Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Offices