• 
• 

Major Area of Practice

Corporate lawsuits, non-contentious cases, M&A, MBO/going private, intra-group restructuring, corporate governance, advice on operation of shareholders meetings and board of directors, arranging independent or third-party committees, introduction of measures against takeover bids, investigation and handling of misconduct cases, labor lawsuits/handling labor difficulties, securitization, general corporate matters

---

Background

2005	Kyoto University(LL.B.)
2007	Kyoto University Law School (J.D.)
2008	Admitted to the bar (Daini Tokyo Bar Association) and joined Ushijima & Partners
2011	Joined our firm
2015	Dispatched to investment bank division of leading securities company
2016	Returned to our firm
2017	Became Partner

---

Bar Association Membership

Daini Tokyo Bar Association

---

Major Achievements

• Legal advice on going private of Visionary Holdings (Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange) (2023)
• Advise on the capital and business alliance including the third party allotment of stocks and TOB between Zetton Inc. (Nagoya, Next market) and Adastria Co., Ltd. (TSE prime market) (2021-2022) (Zetton side)
• Advise on the capital and business alliance including the third party allotment of stocks between Demae-can Inc. and Line, etc. (2010)
• Committee member of the special investigation committee for the investigation of the accounting procedure of LIXIL Group Corporation (listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange) (2019)
• Presentation at the secretariat hearing of "Study Group for Ways for a Fair M&A" (Kosei na M&A no Arikata ni kansuru Kenkyukai) within METI (2019)
• The case where a non-fluid discount was considered upon determining the stock sales price using the income approach for the determination of the stock sales price of a closed company in accordance with Article 144 Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act (company side) (2017)
• The case where EVOLUTION JAPAN made an asset transfer of its commodity futures trading department to Yutaka Shoji Co., Ltd. (listed on the JASDAQ) (EVOLUTION JAPAN side) (2017)
• Committee assistant of the third party committee for the investigation of accounting procedures of GONZO K.K. which was acquired by and became a consolidated subsidiary of ADK Holdings Inc., for the period prior to the acquisition (2016-2017)
• Determination of the stock purchase price of Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (shareholder side) (2013-2016)
• Petition for determination of the stock sales price of Tokyo Cruise Ship Co., Ltd. (shareholder side) (2012-2014)
• Injunctive actions by Hikari Tsushin, Inc. against issuance of new stocks by Keiozu Holdings Company (issuing company side) (2014)
• Petition for determination of the stock purchase price of Hokkoku Co., Ltd. (then listed on the JASDAQ) (issuing company side) (2014)
• Going private of ACE KOEKI Co., Ltd. (listed on JASDAQ／current EVOLUTION JAPAN) and its petition for determination of the stock purchase price concerning appraisal rights of shareholders (issuing company side) (2013-2014)
• Legal Counsel to A.D.Works Co., Ltd. (issuing company) with respect to the “committing type” rights offering (2013)
• Legal Counsel to A.D.Works Co., Ltd. (the issuing company) with respect to the “non-commitment type” rights offering (2012-2013)
• Advice on third party allotment at JALCO Holdings Inc. (listed on the JASDAQ) and operation of its third party committee (Secretariat) (2012-2013)
• Management control dispute of Hokkoku Co., Ltd. (then listed on the JASDAQ) (founding family side) (2012)
• Takeover bid by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to acquire 100% ownership of Promise Co., Ltd. as well as the third party allotment of new shares of Promise Co., Ltd. to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group or Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Promise side) (2011-2012)