Partner Yoshinori Hirai

Osaka Bar Association, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2011)
New York State Bar (2019)

Location ： Osaka Office

Practice Areas

      Education & Professional Experience

      2018-2019
      Alston & Bird LLP (Atlanta)

      2018
      Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M.)

      2010
      Kyoto University Law School (J.D.)

      2008
      Kyoto University (LL.B.)

      Activities

      2019-2023
      Adjunct Instructor, Kyoto University Law School

      Publications Archives

      2024.07.31
      Increasing Importance of Climate Change Risk - Facing Decarbonization Activism
      2024.02.02
      Understanding the Basics: Q&A on the Legal Practice on ESG and Sustainability
      2023.01.13
      [Companies Act] Practical Response to the System for Providing Reference Documents for Shareholders Meetings in an Electrical Format
      2021.07
      Corporate governance code revisions set to drive Japan’s ESG and sustainability push
      2021.03
      COVID-19 and Corporate Legal Affairs – Legal Issues during/after COVID-19
      2020.03.27
      New Rules on Shareholders’ Meetings under the Amended Companies Act of 2019
      2020.03
      Practices of the Board of Directors/Shareholders Meetings in Special Circumstances – Activist Shareholders, M&A, Dispute among Directors, and Corporate Scandals

      Seminars/Lectures Archives

      2024.07.06
      In-depth Analysis of M&A from Both Sides -- M&A of Startups to Create the Next Unicorns
      2023.11.14
      【Online Seminar】Recent Trends in Legal Affairs Related to ESG/Sustainability: (8) Trends in the Practice of Sustainability Governance
      2022.11.29
      【Onilne Seminar】"Things You Can Do Now to Prepare for 2023 Shareholders' Meeting" (5): Virtual Shareholders' Meeting and Provision of Shareholders' Meeting Materials in Electronic Form
      2022.05.24 ～2022.09.30
      【Online Seminar: Video Streaming】 According to the Type of Business: Practice of Human Rights Due Diligence Based on Disclosed Cases
      2021.12.15
      【Onilne Seminar】Series of M&A Legal Practice Seminars (5): Legal Practice in Corporate Reorganization
      2021.10.22 ～2022.01.07
      【Online Seminar: Video Streaming】Basics of ESG/Sustainability and Corporate Legal Affairs
      2021.08.03
      【Onilne Seminar】Series of Seminars on Latest Court Decisions (2): Latest Court Decisions on Takeover Defense Measures (Cases of NIPPO LTD. and Japan Asia Group Limited)
      2021.01.27
      【Online Seminar】Compliance Practice under the Amended Companies Act of 2019 Based on the Amended Order of the Ministry of Justice (Part 1)
      2019.12.18
      Practical Handling of English M&A Agreements - Mainly Focusing on Risk Management Clauses that are Particular to English Agreements
      2017.03
      Renovation on Director's Compensation and Annual Shareholder Meeting 2017

      Languages

      Japanese and English

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