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Provided by Hajime Tanahashi

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Practice Areas

M&A; private equity; securities; venture capital financing; fund formation; corporate governance; general corporate.

Career

Worked with Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York (1996-97); with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto (1997-98); Director and Member of Industrial Innovation Committee, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (2009-), Comptroller of the University of Tokyo (2020-).

Professional Memberships

Admitted in Japan, 1992; New York, 1997. Daini-Tokyo Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; Lecturer at Waseda University (2005 to present). Expert Member of Public-Private Innovation Program Subcommittee, National University Corporation Evaluation Committee, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology (2013-).

Publications

“Private Equity in Japan: Overview” Thomson Reuters 2023 (Co-Author); “Chambers Corporate M&A 2023 (Q&A Resubmission): Japan” Chambers and Partners 2023 (Co-Author); "Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan" (2nd Edition) Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd. 2022 (Co-Author); "The Venture Capital Law Review" The Law Reviews 2022 (Editor); "Theory and Practice of Agreements with and among Shareholders – Joint Ventures, Capital Alliances and Start-ups" Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd. 2021 (Co-Author); "Japanese Start-Up Financing Documents: Annotated Model Contracts" Commercial Law Review 2020 (Co-Author); "TOBs in Japan - Systems and Demonstrations" Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd. 2016 (Co-Author); "Cross-border Stock-for-stock Merger Between a Japanese Listed Company and a UK Private Company" Commercial Law Review 2016 (Co-Author);.

Personal

Graduated from the University of Tokyo (LLB 1990); Harvard Law School (LLM 1996).

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Global Practice Guide
Hajime Tanahashi
Takayuki Kihira
Kenichi Sekiguchi
Akira Matsushita
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Hajime Tanahashi, Takayuki Kihira, Kenichi Sekiguchi, Akira Matsushita
Article • Mar 2023

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