General Corporate Practice

General Corporate Practice requires abundant experience and know-how not only to analyze legal issues and prepare legal documentation, but also to provide appropriate solutions to satisfy the clients' needs and provide strategic suggestions suitable to existing issues.

Our firm's lawyers, who have wide-ranging experience in offering legal advice and know-how, provide various types of legal services to best meet the clients' needs on actual legal issues that routinely arise, including by not merely analyzing the existing issues, but offering various approaches to resolve problems, anticipating issues that are inherent to new projects and providing solutions to solve them, and introducing strategies for better business performance.

For domestic and in-bound transactions, we provide legal advice on all types of matters relating to typical business contracts (such as master sales agreements, distributorship agreements, out-sourcing agreements, license agreements, and franchise agreements), management of shareholders' meetings and board of directors' meetings, corporate governance, and advice on various other laws and regulations that apply to corporate enterprises, as well as legal advice to foreign clients with respect to Japanese laws and regulations. In addition, we handle any and all legal matters arising from ordinary business activities, including those relating to various types of official registries, notifications to and registration with governmental agencies and bureaus, various procedures relating to the setting up of corporations, legal entities and businesses, establishing articles of incorporation and complying with internal corporate rules, and preparing various kinds of minutes (see also "Corporate Governance/Shareholders Meetings").

For international or out-bound transactions, we provide all kinds of legal services that our clients are expected to require on a regular basis, such as providing legal advice to Japanese companies for their international expansions and foreign direct investments and other cross-border transactions, obtaining business licenses and permits, conducting incorporation procedures, and drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts including international trade agreements. We have an office in Shanghai as well as extensive experience in collaborating with reputable law firms in each of the major jurisdictions worldwide. Utilizing such overseas network, we are able to ensure that we can provide swift and accurate legal services to our clients (See also "International Commercial Contracts").

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PublicationsArchives

2020.09.15
2020.09.07
Doing Business in Asia Pacific - IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum, September 2020
2020.08.15
[Series] E-Commerce Practices (No. 1): Points to Note in Drafting Terms and Conditions (1)
2019.12.10
JCA Journal December 2019 Issue
2019.11.10
JCA Journal November 2019 Issue
2019.10.10
【Series】 Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (21) Discharge of Contract [JCA Journal, October 2019 Issue]
2019.08.10
JCA Journal August 2019 Issue
2019.07.10
JCA Journal July 2019 Issue
2019.07.01
To Operate a Business Properly - A Review of the Key Points of the Anti-Monopoly Act
2019.07.01
Points to Note in Employing Freelancers from the Perspective of the Anti-Monopoly Act and the Subcontract Act
2019.06.10
JCA Journal June 2019 Issue
2019.05.10
JCA Journal May 2019 Issue
2019.04.10
JCA Journal April 2019 Issue
2019.03.10
JCA Journal March 2019 Issue
2019.02.10
JCA Journal February 2019 Issue
2019.01.10
JCA Journal January 2019 Issue
2018.12.19
The "Sharing Economy" in Japan
2018.12.14
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (12) Problems after Concluding a Contract [JCA Journal, December 2018 Issue]
2018.11.20
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (11) Privity of Contract and Third Parties [JCA Journal, November 2018 Issue]
2018.10.17
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (10) For the formation of a valid, binding and enforceable contract (II) [JCA Journal, October 2018 Issue]
2018.09.14
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (9) For the formation of a valid, binding and enforceable contract (II) [JCA Journal, September 2018 Issue]
2018.08.31
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (8) For the formation of a valid, binding and enforceable contract (II) [JCA Journal, August 2018 Issue]
2018.08.28
The Act on Special Measures for Productivity Improvement (Part 2) - Outline of the System to Facilitate Data Sharing and Collaboration
2018.08.10
The Act on Special Measures for Productivity Improvement (Part 1) - What does the "Regulatory Sandbox" mean?
2018.08.07
Sample of a Manufacturing Agreement, and Points in Revising the Provisions in accordance with the Amended Civil Code
2018.07.24
Japanese IR (integrated resort) business has finally started
2018.07.19
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (7) For the formation of a valid, binding and enforceable contract (II) [JCA Journal, July 2018 Issue]
2018.07.04
Points to Note in Assuming the Office of a Director of a Foreign-Owned Company in Japan
2018.06.13
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (6) For the formation of a valid, binding and enforceable contract (II) [JCA Journal, June 2018 Issue]
2018.05.17
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (5) For the formation of a valid, binding and enforceable contract (II) [JCA Journal, May 2018 Issue]
2018.04.18
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (4) For the formation of a valid, binding and enforceable contract (I) [JCA Journal, April 2018 Issue]
2018.03.16
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (3) For the formation of a valid, binding and enforceable contract (I) [JCA Journal, March 2018 Issue]
2018.02.14
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (2) For the formation of a valid, binding and enforceable contract (I) [JCA Journal, February 2018 Issue]
2018.01.16
【Series】Key Principles and Practice in English Contract Law - Article (1) Introduction [JCA Journal, January 2018 Issue]
2017.12.19
The Legal System of Hong Kong as an international business hub (Part 3)
2017.11.29
The Legal System of Hong Kong as an international business hub (Part 2)
2017.10.16
The Legal System of Hong Kong as an international business hub
2017.07.21
Establishment of the First Law on Sharing Economy - Gist of the New "Minpaku" Law

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SeminarsArchives

2019.12.10
Let's Catch Up in 90 Minutes! Basic English Agreements
2019.11.26
Response to the Amendments to the Law of Obligations Starting Today - Contract Drafting Practice Mainly Focusing on Master Transaction Agreements
2019.09.12
【Nagoya】Basics of How to Read Law Provisions that are Useful in Forming Contracts
2019.08.08
【Osaka】Outline of the Civil Execution Act and the 2019 Amendments thereto (Commentaries by a former Ministry of Justice officer in charge of drafting the Amendments)
2019.07.17
【Osaka】Basics of How to Read Law Provisions that are Useful in Forming Contracts
2019.07.08
【Tokyo】Outline of the Civil Execution Act and the 2019 Amendments thereto (Commentaries by a former Ministry of Justice officer in charge of drafting the Amendments)
2019.06.27
【Tokyo】Basics of How to Read Law Provisions that are Useful in Forming Contracts
2019.06.14
Responding to the Legislation for the Promotion of Work Style Reforms to be enacted on April 1, 2020 - Legal Explanation by an Attorney on Practical Responses to Resolve Unreasonable Discriminatory Treatment
2019.05.21
Legal Practice on Drafting Contracts and General Terms and Conditions in accordance with the New Revenue Recognition Standard and Amendment to the Civil Code (Law of Obligations)
2019.04.08
Dealing with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Issues and Implementing Human Rights Due Diligence
2019.03.07
Soon to be Enacted! A Commentary by an Attorney on the Final Review of the "Legislation for the Promotion of Work Style Reforms"
2019.02.28
【Nagoya】Practices to Cope with Activist Shareholders - "Making Necessary Preparation under Normal Circumstances in View of Possible Emergency Actions (If You Want Peace, Prepare for War)"
2018.11.30
【Tokyo】Practices to Cope with Activist Shareholders - "Making Necessary Preparation under Normal Circumstances in View of Possible Emergency Actions (If You Want Peace, Prepare for War)"
2018.11.19
【Osaka】Practices to Cope with Activist Shareholders - "Making Necessary Preparation under Normal Circumstances in View of Possible Emergency Actions (If You Want Peace, Prepare for War)"
2018.11.08
Interactions with Government Officials in Corporate Affairs and Points that Should be Paid Attention To
2018.09.14
【Osaka】The Integrated Resort (IR) Business has Finally Started - Important Points in the Act on the Development of the Specified Complex Tourist Facilities Areas, and Matters to Note When Entering IR-related Business
2018.09.07
【Tokyo】The Integrated Resort (IR) Business has Finally Started - Important Points in the Act on the Development of the Specified Complex Tourist Facilities Areas, and Matters to Note When Entering IR-related Business
2018.08.07
【Osaka】A Study of the Main Points of the Amendments of the Law of Obligations through Case Studies
2018.07.10
Present and Future of M&As Using One's Own Shares as the Consideration -- Prospects on the Share Delivery (kabushiki kofu) System Taking into Consideration the Tax Implications
2018.06.11
Themes of the Proposed Amendment to the Companies Act and Its Potential Effect on Practices - Based on the Interim Draft of the Amendment
2018.06.05
Contract Drafting Practices for Businesses - Including Commentary on the Amendments to the Civil Code - Session 3: Agreements on Entrustment of Business and Sales Collaboration Agreements
2018.03.06
【Tokyo】 The Law on Clinical Research and Compliance
2018.03.01
【Osaka】 The Law on Clinical Research and Compliance
2018.02.28
【Tokyo】 The Law on Clinical Research and Compliance
2017.10.26
Commentary Based on the Outline of Bills on Work Style Reform - Check Points that Companies Should Comply with.
2017.10.12
Latest Developments Related To the Law on Clinical Research
2017.09.08
The latest practices in handling workplace harassment such as "maternity harassment," and a commentary on examples thereof

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