<About us>
Philosophy
To provide our clients with proper and timely solutions – Idesawa & Partners (formerly Idesawa & Associates) has continued to pursue this founding philosophy since it was established in March 1995.
In line with the rapid changes in our society, when disputes arise, it is essential to handle them in an expeditious manner with the assistance of knowledgeable experts in order to achieve the optimal resolution. At the same time, in today’s complex and ever-changing legal environment surrounding clients, there is a growing need for professionals who are capable of providing appropriate advices that meet their increasingly complicated demands on a wide range of legal issues. Since our founding, we have aimed to offer the highest quality legal services by utilizing our expertise and experience in various fields of law with maintaining good communication with our clients, which we understand is the key to a true understanding of their needs.
Our commitment to our clients can be summarized in the following four statements:
1. We will place high priority on speed;
2. We will clearly analyze each issue and strive to offer a suitable solution;
3. We will give a sufficient explanation and liaise closely with our clients; and
4. We will provide our services based on a consistent strategy.
Contact
Idesawa & Partners
Address: 2-5-501, Kojimachi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan
Telephone: +81-3-5215-2293
Facsimile: +81-3-5215-2294
E-mail: info(atmark)idesawalaw.gr.jp
<Practice Areas>
● General Corporate Matters
● Commercial Transactions
● M&A and Business Succession
● Start-ups and IPO
● IP, IT, Media and Entertainment
● Labor and Employment
● Compliance
● Banking and Finance
● Real Estate
● Insolvency and Restructuring
● Litigation and Dispute Resolution
● Services for Individual Clients (Personal Injury, Inheritance, etc.)
<Attorneys>
Shuji Idesawa, Managing Partner
Admitted to the bar in 1983 in Japan (Bengoshi).
Member of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Member of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Biography
| 1992 | Secondment with Clayton Utz (Sydney, Australia) |
| 1995 | Founder and partner at Idesawa & Associates (currently Idesawa & Partners) |
| 2000 – 2008 | Civil mediator at the Tokyo Summary Courts of Japan * The mediator is appointed by the Supreme Court. |
| 2002 – 2005 | Advisor at Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) * JIII is a public association, and an Advisor gives legal advice to the members of JIII on intellectual property. |
| 2004 – 2007 | Professor on the subject of civil advocacy practice at the Judicial Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan * Every person who passed the Judicial Examination has to go through training at the Institute before he/she becomes a judge, prosecutor or attorney, with some exceptions. |
| 2008 – 2009 | Member of a sub-committee of the Council of the Judicial System under the Ministry of Justice * The sub-committee was organized purposed to submit an opinion whether the legal maturity age of 20 in Japan was appropriate. |
He assumes a Statutory Auditor (Company Auditor) at three public companies at present. A Statutory Auditor is an organization under the Companies Law of Japan, who attends important meetings including meetings of directors and supervises the execution of duties by directors.
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Tokiko Maruno, Partner
Admitted to the bar in 2002 in Japan (Bengoshi).
Member of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Member of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Biography
A graduate of Chuo University, Faculty of Law (Bachelor of Laws)
2002 Idesawa & Partners
She has been involved in broad range of cases with a particular focus on business law. Her expertise includes corporate law, finance law, labor law, commercial transactions law, etc. She is highly motivated not only to further develop her skills in such areas but also to enhance her knowledge about business management in order to provide even better services.
Yoshihiro Oga, Partner
Admitted to the bar in 2005 in Japan (Bengoshi).
Member of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Member of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Biography
| 1996 | The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (Bachelor of Laws) |
| 2005 – 2011 | Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
| 2011 | Queen Mary, University of London, School of Law (Master of Laws in Banking and Finance Law) |
| 2011 – 2013 | Masuda Law Office |
| 2013 | Idesawa & Partners |
His practice mainly focuses on providing legal advice to domestic or international companies with respect to a variety of corporate matters. Especially, he has extensive experience in structuring, negotiating and drafting contracts and other legal documentation on behalf of major corporate clients or financial institutions in large-scale real estate transactions and various types of complex finance transactions. His expertise also includes M&A, fund/asset management, financial regulation, legal compliance, employment law and other general corporate matters. Since 2013, he has served as an external member of compliance committee at an asset management company of listed Real Estate Investment Corporation.