“Judicial Precedents Commentary Series, No. 4 — Livedoor Class-action Lawsuit Filed by the General Investors (Judgment of First Instance) –” (in Gekkan Kansayaku (Monthly Statutory Auditor))
Published by Public Interest Incorporated Association Japan Audit & Supervisory Board Association (2018)

“Points of the Major Revision of Taiwan’s Company Law” (in Shojihomu Portal)
Published by Shojihomu (2018)

Litigation/Dispute Resolution

• Counsel to an overseas manufacturer in an international arbitration case between motorcycle manufacturers (arbitration in English).
• Counsel to a respondent in an international arbitration case between entertainment companies.
• Counsel to a foreign inventor in a commercial mediation case regarding IT-related patents.
• Counsel to a foreign investor in a dispute regarding acquisition price of stock.
• Supported lawsuits in multiple countries, including the U.S. and Hong Kong, to which a Japanese company is a party.
• Counsel to a director of a listed company in a lawsuit to enforce liability of the director.
• Counsel to an investor in a lawsuit to enforce liability of a director of a listed company.
• Counsel to a plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking an injunction and claiming compensation for damages pursuant to the Unfair Competition Prevention Act.
• Counsel to a defendant manufacturer in a product liability lawsuit.
• Counsel to a user in a system development lawsuit.
• Counsel to a defendant entertainment company in a lawsuit over movie production.
• Counsel to a company in a dispute accompanying dismissal of a director.
• Counsel to a patent holder in numerous patent infringement lawsuits/disputes.

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Counsel to an international private equity firm, performed due diligence, and prepared and negotiated related contracts in support of purchasing shares of Japanese companies.
• Counsel to a Japanese listed company, practiced due diligence, and prepared and negotiated contracts in an acquisition of a U.S. brand by the Japanese listed company through share transfer.
• Counsel to a listed company, drafted and negotiated contracts in carrying out a capital increase through third-party allotment and capital and business tie-up.
• Counsel to a foreign company, prepared and negotiated contracts in establishing a joint venture between the foreign company and a Japanese listed company.
• Conducted due diligence investigation, prepared and negotiated contracts, and offered advice on response to the Antimonopoly Act in acquisitions of energy retailers, housing operators, and restaurants.

Crisis Management/Internal Investigation Commission for Handling Misconduct

• Administration for the Crisis Management Committee of SURUGA bank Ltd. regarding share-house loans.
• Internal investigation committees on harassment cases in listed companies.