Attorney Profile
| 2001/3 | The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law | ||
| 2001/4 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | ||
| 2008/9 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan Certificate (attorney registration in Daini-Tokyo Bar Association) |
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| 2008/10 | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Tokyo) | ||
| 2013/5 | Columbia Law School (LL.M.) | ||
| 2013/11 | Paul Hastings LLP (Tokyo) | ||
| 2014/6 | Masuda & Partners Law Office | ||
| 2014/9 | Attorney registration in the State of New York | ||
| 2014/10 | Fred Kan & Co.(a Hong Kong law farm) (Two-week Internship Exchange Program organized by Japan Federation of Bar Associations and the Law Society of Hong Kong) |
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| 2015/10 | Law Office of Daiki Akahane | ||
| 2017/3 | Co-founded AIH Law | ||
| 2023/12 | Attorney registration in the State of California |
Admitted in:
| ● | Japan (September 2008 – present) |
| ● | New York (September 2014 – present) |
| ● | California (December 2023 – present) |
Practice Areas
| ● | General Corporate |
| ● | Business/Commercial Law |
| ● | Cross-border Transactions and Investments |
| ● | Commercial Litigation/Enforcement |
| ● | Immigration |
Public Activities
| ● | Vice Chair of International Committee, Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (April 2016 – March 2022) |
| ● | Section Chief of the 4th Section* of International Committee, Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (April 2018 – March 2022)
*The section in charge of immigration law activities, etc. |
Publications
| ● | Co-author, “Practitioner’s Guide to Immigration Control in Q&A Format – From Basics on Immigration Law to Procedures Related to Residential Statuses” by Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association, International Committee November 2021, Minji-hou Kenkyukai |
| ● | Co-author, “Takeover Bids under Japanese Law – Basic and Practical Consideration, Part 1 and 2,” M&A Review, November 2009, Vol. 23, No. 06, January 2010, Vol. 24, No. 01, MIDC Group. |
| ● | Co-supervised translation of “Managing risk in French M&A negotiations,” (authored by Dr. Alfred Fink) M&A Review, July 2009, Vol. 23, No. 4. MIDC Group. |
| ● | Co-author, “the Legal Issues in Connection with Minority Shareholder Squeeze-Outs”, M&A Review, March 2009, Vol. 23, No. 02, MIDC Group. |
