Michiko Kanai

Partner

Born 1955 in Miyazaki, Japan.

Education:

March 1990

Graduated from the Legal Training and Research Institute

1986 - 1987

Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School, U.S.

June 1986

Harvard Law School (LL.M), U.S.

March 1984

Kobe University (LL.B.), Japan

March 1979

Kyoto University (B.A. in Sociology), Japan

Professional Background

April 1998

Partner, Oh-Ebashi LPC& Partners

September 1994 -March 1995

Seconded at Nabarro Nathanson, London, U.K

April 1990

Associate, Oh-Ebashi Law Offices

March 1990

Admitted to the Osaka Bar Association

October 1987

Passed the New York State Bar Exam

October 1984

Passed Japanese Bar Exam

April 1979- April 1981

Programmer, Woodland K.K., Osaka, Japan

Bar Membership

Osaka Bar Association; Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (admitted to bar, 1990, Japan)

Area of Practice

M&A(banking, moneylending business, service, manufacturing etc.), International Transaction, Intellectual Properties and Corporate

Publication

Coordination between Commercial Law and Tax Law” collaborated and edited by Yoshikazu Miki and Masahiro Yamashita, Zeimu-keiri kyokai (August 10, 2003)
Touron (discussion) Sexual Harassment” collaboration, Gakusai-Tosho Shuppan (September 19, 1998)
“TAX & LAW Business transfer, stock transfer, meager, reorganization and liquidation” collaborated and edited by Strategy of Cooperate Organization Research Counsel,Dai-ichi Houki Shuppan K.K., (May 25, 1995)
(Translation)

Docent and Coordinator

February 2005

Lecturer of International seminar on civil and commercial law course, Osaka International Center, Japan International Cooperation Agency (Title: M&A in Japan)

2004-

Committee member, Administrative Review Committee of Kobe Consumer Conference

September 2003

Commentator, Kobe Consumer Symposium

2002

Committee member, Next generation Committee of Kobe Consumer Conference

2000-2002

Committee member, IT Committee of Kobe Consumer Conference

January 2000

Part-time lecturer, Graduate school at Kobe University, Faculty of Law, Law and specific countermeasures to sexual harassment

1999-

Coordinator, Business Law Forum, Kansai Productivity Center

1995-2000

Part-time lecturer, Graduate school at Kyusyu University, Faculty of Law, Japanese case law and practice

1996- 2003

Member, Committee for Consumers’ Issue in Kobe

1992, 1997-2002

Panelist, Conference for Consumers’ Issue in Kobe

1996-1997

Coordinator, Entertainment Law Seminar, Kyoto Institute of Comparative Law

Lecture

"New trend of Corporations Act and M&A"
19th Seminar for Presidents of VISA JAPAN (Western area) (2006)
“M&A and Litigation”
The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Kinki chapter (2005)
“Latest Trend and Manner of Utilization of International M&A”
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2005)
“Outline of the Laws that is helpful for consumer life”
Kobe community college for women (2003- )
“Point in a contract negotiation for M&A”
Support Seminar of Lawasia Conference at Tokyo (2003)
“Legal risk of the International Agreement- method of negotiation, drafting and maintenance of the Agreement”
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2003)
“Business Practice of Due Diligence and M&A in corporate reorganization”
Commercial Law Center (2002)

Languages

Japanese & English.