Takane Hori

Practice Areas

M&A (Start-Ups); Financial Regulation (Payment Services, Fintech); Structured Finance / Banking (Banking); Dispute Resolution (Corporate and Commercial Disputes, Financial Services Disputes, IT System Disputes)

Career

Background

Keio University (LL.B., 2001); assigned to the Planning Division of the Planning and Coordination Bureau of the Financial Services Agency as a fixed-term government employee (2008-2010)

Major Activities

Special Member of Central Committee for Adjustment of Construction Work Disputes, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (2012-); Expert Member of the Financial System Council (Working Group on Advancements in Payment and Other Related Services) (2014-); Member of the Academia-Industry-Government Forum　Regarding the State of Financial and Capital Markets (2017-); Member of Open API Promotion Study Group, Japanese Bankers Association (2017-); Member of the Study Group on Account Linkage Agreements for Fraud Prevention, Japanese Bankers Association (2021-); Member of the Research Commission on International and Domestic Regulation Regarding Credit Cards, Etc., an Undertaking for Appropriate Commercial Transactions and Service Environment for Fiscal 2020, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2021-); Member of Working Group for the National Strategic Special Zones, Cabinet Office (2022-); Member of Study Group on Future Vision of Corporate Transactions, Digital Architecture Design Center, Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) (2022-); Executive Advisor to the Fintech Association of Japan (2022-); Member of Task Force for Creation of New Markets for Startups, organized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2023-); Member of the Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform (Start-up and Investment Working Group, Working Style and Investment in Human Resources Working Group), Cabinet Office (2023-); Expert Member of the Financial System Council (Working Group on Payment Services Systems, etc.) (2024-); Member of the Meeting on Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reform (2024-)

Professional Memberships

admitted in Japan, 2002