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Latest Trends in Climate Change Regulations and Policies in Japan
Finance Law
Keita is a partner in our Corporate practice team. He provides tailored legal services on various corporate matters, including M&A transactions, corporate governance, sustainability-related matters and relationships with shareholders and other stakeholders, which relate to the interests of multi-stakeholders by applying his experience of working in the Financial Services Agency and for Fidelity International.
Keita has experience of working in the Financial Services Agency of the Government of Japan as a government official who has been in charge of the revisions of Japan’s Corporate Governance Code and Japan’s Stewardship Code. Furthermore, he has gained practical experience in Fidelity International, which is one of the largest global asset management companies, through engaging with investee companies, in proxy voting, and sustainable investing in the Investment Management Department. He applies this experience to provide legal services on various corporate matters, including corporate governance, sustainability-related matters, M&A transactions, and relationships with shareholders and other stakeholders. He provides tailored advice on the matters by properly considering the interests of multi-stakeholders based on his extensive knowledge and experience in the field. He has also authored numerous books and articles, and he has been a regular speaker at lectures and seminars on practical legal issues.
Representative Work
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- 2024.2
- SEPPOSHA and Others - Privatization of Snow Peak Inc. through MBO
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- 2024.1
- Toho Co., Ltd. - Acquisition of Tokyo Rakutenchi Co., Ltd.
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- 2023.6
- Tokyu Land Corporation: Capital Alliance with Renaissance by selling part of shares in Tokyu Sports Oasis
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- 2023.5
- Sumitomo Electric Industries – Acquisitions of Nissin Electric and TECHNO ASSOCIE through tender offers
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- 2021
- Advantage Partners Inc. and Tokyo Century Corporation: Acquisition of Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.’s energy storage devices and systems business
Seminars
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Sustainability Management and Strategic Legal Perspectives
Online
External Seminars
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Speaking engagement: Group Governance and Roles of Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Tokyo
External Seminars
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Speaking Engagement: Trends and Practices regarding Pre-financial Information Disclosure
Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya
External Seminars
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Practical Responses Regarding the Revised Japan’s Corporate Governance Code and Point of Views in Audit
Tokyo
External Seminars
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Practices Regarding the Revised Japan’s Corporate Governance Code from Perspectives of Institutional Investors
Osaka, Online
External Seminars
Publications
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Global Trends in Sustainability Information Disclosure and Assurance of Sustainability Information
Articles
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Practical Approaches and Why Companies Should Consider ESG in M&A Transactions
Articles
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Article: The Ways of Corporate Disclosure with a Conscious Awareness of Capital Markets
Articles
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How Legal Departments should be involved in Review Processes in Order to Avoid Legal Risks in Corporate Disclosures
Articles
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Company Sustainability Initiatives and Points to Consider Regarding Audit Practices
Articles
News
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- Issues in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosure - Is Information on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Important for Investment Decisions?
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- Pre-financial Information Disclosure Strategy to Increase Corporate Value
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- Press mention: Make a Difference in Human Capital Disclosure
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- Press mention: Green New Deals - ESG driving sustainable M&As (Asian Legal Business Japan- December 2022)
- Appointment
- Notice of the appointment of our new partners
Education
- 2019
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M.)
- 2009
- The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D., cum laude)
Professional Experience
- Member of Working Group on ISO/TC309, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
- Investment Management Department, Fidelity International Limited, Tokyo (specializing in engagement, proxy voting and sustainable investing)
- Corporate Accounting and Disclosure Division, Planning and Coordination Bureau, Financial Services Agency (specializing in Japan's Corporate Governance Code and Japan's Stewardship Code)