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Practice Areas
- Corporate business law (especially, Corporate Law related to shareholders’ meetings, board of directors and shares)
- Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and other financial laws, real estate law, construction law, M&A and start-up company related law
Biography
| 1965 | Born in Tokyo |
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| Mar. 1983 | Osaka prefectural Kitano High School |
| Mar. 1988 | Kyoto University Faculty of Law (LL.B.) |
| Apr. 1990 | The Supreme Court's Legal Research and Training Institute (42nd term) Midosuji Law Firm (currently, Midosuji LPC) |
| Apr. 1997 | Partner of Midosuji Law Firm (currently, Midosuji LPC) (- present) |
| May 2011 | Outside company auditor of MAXVALU NISHINIHON Co., Ltd. (- May 2015) |
| Apr. 2112 | Osaka Bar Association Vice chairman (- Mar. 2013) |
| Apr. 2013 | Part-time Lecturer of Kyoto University Law School (- Mar. 2018) JFBA (Japan Federation of Bar Associations) Member the Disciplinary Enforcement Committee (- Mar. 2017) |
| Apr. 2014 | Member of conciliation committee of Suita Summary Court (- Mar. 2018) JFBA Vice Chairman of the Disciplinary Enforcement Committee (- Mar. 2017) |
| May 2015 | Outside director of MAXVALU NISHINIHON Co., Ltd.(- Feb. 2022) |
| Oct. 2015 | Kobe University Graduate School of Business Administration Lecturer (- Dec. 2015) |
| Jun. 2020 | Outside director of Zett Corporation (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (- present) |
| Jun. 2022 | Outside company auditor of Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (- present) |
| Oct. 2023 | Member of Equity Committee of Minoh City, Osaka (- present) |
Experience
- Litigation and non-contentious case related to corporate law regarding determination of price of shares, injunction of new share issuance, and confirmation of absence of resolution at shareholders meeting
- Litigation regarding stock exchange and Financial Instruments and Exchange Law
- Litigation regarding increase or decrease of rent
- Litigation related to construction
- Litigation regarding culpa in contrahendo
- Mergers and other M&A-related matters
- Criminal defense for infringement of the Waste Management Act of the corporation and individuals accused (Joint defense) (The acquittal has become final and binding at the first trial.)
Publications
- “Lawyers in a New Era of Thorough Discussion – Role and Ethics of Lawyers in a Diverse Society” (Koubundou Publishers Inc. in October 2024, Joint Author (Relevant Part: Conflict of Interest Measures for Jointly-Operated Law Offices and Legal Professional Corporations))
- “- Round-table Talk – Considering Law/ Accounting of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SEMs) (For perpetual prosperity of SMEs essential to local communities)”
(Hiroshima Economic Research Institute, Co., Ltd., Hiroshima Keizai Report 2022 May 26 issue) - “Issues in Diversification of Business (1) – Joint Law Office and Legal Professional Corporation” (“The Law and Ethics of Jurists [3rd Edition]” published by The University of Nagoya Press in August 2019) [*in charge of the joint law office section]
- “New Age Attorney’s Ethics: 8th Discussion, Joint Law Office” (“Jurist” August 2019 issue published by Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd.) [*Participated as a panelist]
- “UK, Pentland Group PLC ~ Corporate and Family Governance at Best-run Family-business Corporation ~” (“Business Insight” Vol. 27 No.2 (No.106 Summer 2019) published by Research Institute of Advanced Management), joint author
- “Termination of Building Lease Agreement due to ‘Breach of Contract’ and ‘Destruction of Trust’－Lessor’s Decision-Making Points by Breach Type” (Shin Nippon Hoki, Publishing Co., Ltd. in January 2019) Edit and Co-author
- “Development and Challenges of Attorneys’ Ethics at Jointly-Operated Law Office” (Jiyu to Seigi; Included in 2018 August Issue)
- “Efforts by Osaka Bar Association for measures against misconduct by lawyers” (Published in “Solatium for clients – Consider with an international and future-oriented vision” [Published by GYOSEI Corporation in 2017])
- “Drafting Good Engagement Agreement/explanatory notes – From the viewpoint of Improving Client’s Satisfaction – ”(Jiyu to Seigi; Included in 2015 November Issue) , Joint Author
- “How to Avoid Misconduct/Scandals – Recent Cases of Misconduct; Backgrounds and Countermeasures -” (2014, Shin-Nippon Hoki, Publishing Co. Ltd; Included in a library of JFBA trainings, “Issues in Modern Legal Practice”)
- “Attorney Ethics (the 2nd edition)” (2014, JGAKUSHA, Publishing Corporation, Co-Author)
- Legal Practice for Disciplinary Actions -Q&A and Case Study (Shin Nippon Hoki, Publishing Co., Ltd. in September 2014) , Joint Author