[ 2021/06/01　Masato Yamanaka ]　open

From June 1, 2021, Ms. Etsuko Harisaki (admitted in January 2016) joins our firm as an associate.

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From June 1, 2021, Ms. Etsuko Harisaki (admitted in January 2016) joins our firm as an associate. Ms. Harisaki worked at a company listed with first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange as an in-house lawyer, and is familiar with practice of general corporate matters.

[ 2020/03/25　Masato Yamanaka ]　open

Mr. Yamanaka's article titled “Legal Issues on Securities Account/Securities Transaction for Civil Trust (Family Trust) has been published on Kinyu Homu Jijyo (No. 2134)

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Mr. Yamanaka's article titled “Legal Issues on Securities Account/Securities Transaction for Civil Trust (Family Trust) has been published on Kinyu Homu Jijyo (No. 2134) on March 25, 2020.

[ 2020/03/06　Masato Yamanaka ]　open

For agenda of abolition of takeover defense plan (poison pill), Tokyo District Court granted the petitioner permission to convene shareholders meeting of Inui Global Logistics (a listed company) (on March 6, 2020).

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Tokyo District Court's ruling (on March 6, 2020) granted permission for Japanese investment company (as shareholder) to convene shareholders meeting of Inui Global Logistics (a listed company in Japan) for agenda of abolition of takeover defense plan (poison pill). Mr. Yamanaka represented the petitioner in the action.

[ 2020/01/31　Masato Yamanaka ]　open

From January 31, 2020, Mr. Toshihiko Seki (admitted in Japan) joins our firm as an adviser.

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Mr. Seki is an emeritus professor of Tohoku University. He has been a lawyer admitted in Japan since May 2004.

[ 2019/10/21　Masato Yamanaka ]　open

Mr. Yamanaka's comment has been reported in the article titled "Public Offreing Insider Incident - Was Japanese SESC less tense?" in Nikkei newspaper dated October 21, 2019.

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[ 2019/06/14　Masato Yamanaka ]　open

Tokyo District Court's ruling (on May 30, 2019) to rescind the administrative order on alleged insider trading has been finalized on June 14, 2019.

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Tokyo District Court's ruling (on May 30, 2019) to rescind the administrative order on alleged insider trading has been finalized on June 14, 2019. Mr. Masato Yamanaka represents the plaintiff “MAM PTE LTD.” that was an investment manager in Singapore.
Financial Services Agency published such rescission of the administrative order on its website. https://www.fsa.go.jp/news/30/shouken/20190614-1.html　

[ 2019/05/31　Masato Yamanaka ]　open

In relation to Tokyo District Court's ruling (on May 30, 2019) to rescind the administrative order on alleged insider trading, Mr. Yamanaka's comment on such ruling is placed in the article of Kyodo News and Kyoto Shimbun newspaper etc.

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In relation to Tokyo District Court's ruling (on May 30, 2019) to rescind the administrative order on alleged insider trading, Mr. Yamanaka's comment on such ruling is placed in the article of Kyodo News and Kyoto Shimbun newspaper etc. Mr. Yamanaka represented the plaintiff in the case.

"Mr. Masato Yamanaka (lawyer), representing the plaintiff "MAM PTE. LTD.", held a press conference in Tokyo after the judgement, and said "Excellent fund managers' prediction can hit the mark based on their accurate analysis. It will cause "chilling effect" to fund management industry, if excellent fund managers are suspected by regulators to place trades based on insider information."

[ 2019/04/04 ]　open

Partner Yusaku Ono has been named in the Economist Weekly (February 19, 2019 edition) publication of Chambers and Partners legal ranking for Investment Fund.

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[ 2019/04/03　Sosei Yamasaki ]　open

Mr. Yamasaki's article about Japanese Charity Law has been published on “Charity Global Guide” in the website of “Practical Law” at Thomson Reuters.

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Mr. Yamasaki's article about Japanese Charity Law has been published on “Charity Global Guide” in the website of “Practical Law” at Thomson Reuters.
（https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-019-3735?navId=BCCE467730D62CAE588E8134CFA17815&comp=pluk&transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)）

[ 2019/04/03　Masato Yamanaka ]　open

Mr. Yamanaka's article (about a trust) titled “opening a bank account for trust is not difficult - needs of trust users and responsibility of financial institutions” has been published on Trust Forum Vol.11, April 2019.

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