Partner

Michiko Kanai

 

Professional Admissions

Japan (1990)

 

Practice Areas

M&A(banking, moneylending business, service, manufacturing etc.), International Transaction, Intellectual Properties and Corporate

 

Education

Kyoto University (B.A., 1979); Kobe University (LL.B., 1984); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1986); Visiting Researcher at Harvard Law School (1986-87);

 

Professional Experiences

-Partner, Oh-Ebashi LPC& Partners (April 1998)

-Seconded at Nabarro Nathanson, London, U.K (September 1994 -March 1995)

-Associate, Oh-Ebashi Law Offices (April 1990)

-Admitted to the Osaka Bar Association (March 1990)

-Passed the New York State Bar Exam (October 1987)

-Passed Japanese Bar Exam (October 1984)

-Programmer, Woodland K.K., Osaka, Japan (April 1979- April 1981)

 

Activities

-Lecturer of International seminar on civil and commercial law course, Osaka International Center, Japan International Cooperation Agency (Title: M&A in Japan) (February 2005)

-Committee member, Administrative Review Committee of Kobe Consumer Conference (2004-)

-Commentator, Kobe Consumer Symposium (September 2003)

-Committee member, Next generation Committee of Kobe Consumer Conference (2002)

-Committee member, IT Committee of Kobe Consumer Conference (2000-2002)

-Part-time lecturer, Graduate school at Kobe University, Faculty of Law, Law and specific countermeasures to sexual harassment (January 2000)

-Coordinator, Business Law Forum, Kansai Productivity Center (1999-)

- Part-time lecturer, Graduate school at Kyusyu University, Faculty of Law, Japanese case law and practice (1995-2000)

- Member, Committee for Consumers’ Issue in Kobe (1996- 2003)

-Panelist, Conference for Consumers’ Issue in Kobe (1992, 1997-2002)

-Coordinator, Entertainment Law Seminar, Kyoto Institute of Comparative Law(1996-1997)

 

Publications

-“Coordination between Commercial Law and Tax Law” collaborated and edited by Yoshikazu Miki and Masahiro Yamashita, Zeimu-keiri kyokai (August 10, 2003)

-“Touron (discussion) Sexual Harassment” collaboration, Gakusai-Tosho Shuppan (September 19, 1998)

-“TAX & LAW Business transfer, stock transfer, meager, reorganization and liquidation” collaborated and edited by Strategy of Cooperate Organization Research Counsel,Dai-ichi Houki Shuppan K.K., (May 25, 1995) (Translation) (January 2000)

 

Seminars/Lectures

-"New trend of Corporations Act and M&A"
19th Seminar for Presidents of VISA JAPAN (Western area) (2006)
-“M&A and Litigation”
The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Kinki chapter (2005)
-“Latest Trend and Manner of Utilization of International M&A”
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2005)
-“Outline of the Laws that is helpful for consumer life”
Kobe community college for women (2003- )
-“Point in a contract negotiation for M&A”
Support Seminar of Lawasia Conference at Tokyo (2003)
-“Legal risk of the International Agreement- method of negotiation, drafting and maintenance of the Agreement”
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2003)
-“Business Practice of Due Diligence and M&A in corporate reorganization”
Commercial Law Center (2002)

 

Memberships

Osaka Bar Association; Japan Federation of Bar Associations

 

Languages

Japanese & English