Hiroshi Uchima

Practice Areas

Corporate & Commercial Transactions, M&A.

Career

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi; Sullivan & Cromwell, New York (1998-99); Lecturer, Chuo University (2003-2006); Visiting Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics (2016-2018); Lecturer, Keio University Law School (2019-).

Professional Memberships

Admitted: Japan (1993); New York (1999).

Publications

"Corpus Juris M&A - Completely Revised Edition (first volume, second volume)" (Shojihomu Kenkyukai, 2019); "Structuring and Points to be Kept in Mind Regarding Going Private Transactions" (Commercial Law Review, Vol. 1675 p. 81-89, 2003).

Industry Sector Expertise

Since 2002, Hiroshi has been a partner in the firm’s M&A and corporate practice area. His experience ranges from M&A (business integration, acquisition and organizational restructuring between operating companies, acquisition of listed/unlisted companies by funds, going private, cross-border M&A, etc.) to general corporate law (general meetings of shareholders, corporate governance, various commercial transactions and contracts, financing, personnel and labor, response to legal revisions, disputes, crisis management, etc.). While he has extensive experience in large-scale and complex M&A transactions, he also provides efficient and effective advice depending on the status of the project in areas such as overseas M&A of Japanese companies, expansion into Japan by overseas companies, and support for startup businesses. In crisis management and dispute cases, he provide practical and effective advice to ensure clients achieve their goals based on a thorough understanding of the circumstances faced by the client. His clients are diverse, including domestic and overseas companies, financial institutions, and PE funds.

Education