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Nishimura & Asahi

Crisis Management: Domestic

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Nishimura & Asahi

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Crisis Management: Domestic - Japan

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What the Team is Known For

Nishimura & Asahi is experienced at handling various complex crisis management mandates. The mandates often involve misconduct, fraud and accounting irregularities, bribery, certification of conformity, data protection and competition, among others. The firm is frequently instructed by renowned domestic and foreign companies from various sectors such as financial, manufacturing, retail and entertainment, to assist with conducting investigations, formulating recurrence prevention measures and responding to stakeholders including victims, government authorities and the public.

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  • Hiroshi Kimeda
    Hiroshi Kimeda

    Hiroshi Kimeda

    Hiroshi Kimeda leads the firm's corporate crisis management department. He is well experienced in handling a variety of crisis management mandates, including bribery, fraud, insider trading and misrepresentation of financial statements cases. Clients also benefit from his previous experience as a public prosecutor.

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  • Kaku Hirao
    Kaku Hirao

    Kaku Hirao

    Kaku Hirao has extensive experience advising on internal investigations and cases initiated by regulatory authorities. He has particular expertise in handling criminal proceedings, thanks to his experience as a public prosecutor at the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice.

    • He has a wealth of experience, an understanding of the business, the ability to make accurate decisions and a very well-balanced performance in the crisis management phase.

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  • Kei Umebayashi
    Kei Umebayashi

    Kei Umebayashi

    Kei Umebayashi draws on his experience working at the Special Investigative Section of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and is adept at handling trade secrets and intellectual property and antitrust disputes.
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