Eriko Hayashi
Professional Admissions
Japan (2001); New York (2007)
Practice Areas
Corporate, M&A, Joint Venture, Intellectual Property, Licensing, International Trade and Cross-Border Transactions, Domestic and International Dispute Resolution, Corporate Reorganization, and Insolvency
Education
Kyoto University (LL.B., 2000); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2006); Chief Legal Representative, Shanghai Office of Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners (2010 - present)
Professional Experiences
-Bingham McCutchen, San Francisco (2006-2007)
-Advised, negotiated, planned structures, and drafted various documents concerning various cross-border investments for both inbound and outbound matters through various methods, especially by establishing joint ventures and conducting M&A involving Chinese companies and Japanese companies.
-Counseling on various cross-border litigation and arbitration disputes concerning breach of M&A agreements, termination of distributorship agreements and product liability claims.
-Appointed by the court as a trustee in the corporate reorganization procedure of a big retail company with several billion dollars in debts and over several thousands of employees.
-Advised and prepared documents for Merger Concentration Control filings in China.
Publications
-“The Practice of Commercial Court Decisions” Osaka Attorneys Cooperative.
-“The Theory and Documentary Format of the Corporate Reorganization Act of Japan,” Private Law Research Co., Ltd.
-“First Steps on the Practice of Corporate Restructuring for Tax Attorneys – Important Issues for Proceeding with the Civil Rehabilitation Case,” Seibunsha.
-Kaisha Kosei Tetsuduki Kenkyukai (Corporate Restructuring Procedure Study Group), “New Corporate Reorganization Act,” Shinnippon-Hoki.
Seminars/Lectures
-“The development of legal services involving Asian countries”
-“Compliance of corporations in the process of Corporate Rehabilitation”
-“Protection of Intellectual Property in retail businesses”
-“Role of lawyers during the international financial crisis – in view of the insolvency laws of Japan and China”
Memberships
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association; Japan Federation of Bar Associations; New York Bar, American Bar Association; Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Languages
Japanese, English & Chinese