Motoi Shimadera
Professional Admissions
Japan (2000); New York (2006)
Practice Areas
Corporate; M&A; Domestic and International Dispute Resolution; Insurance Laws; Corporate Reorganization; Insolvency; Real-estate Transactions; Cross-border Transactions; Labor Law
Education
Kyoto University (LL.B., 1998); Boalt Hall Law School at UC Berkeley (LL.M., 2005)
Professional Experiences
-Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Los Angeles (2005-2006)
-The Ministry of Justice, Japan, as a fixed-term officer of the Office of the Deputy Director General, Civil Affairs Bureau for the drafting of the Insurance Law (2006-2008)
Activities
Lecturer, Meiji University, Graduate School of Law (2011-)
Lecturer, University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Business Sciences (2011-)
Publications
-“The Latest Insurance Circumstances”
Kinzai Value Sosho, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. or “Kinyu Zaisei Jijyo Kenkyu-kai”, July 2011
-“Verification of DIP type Corporate ReorganizationⅠSpansion Japan
(3) Issues on Concurrent Bankruptcy in U.S-Japan”
NBL No. 953, May 15, 2011 issue, “Shoji-Homu” (co-author)
-“Verification of DIP type Corporate ReorganizationⅠSpansion Japan
(1) Corporate Reorganization Proceedings on Spansion Japan”
NBL No. 951, Apr. 15, 2011 issue, “Shoji-Homu”
-“A Consideration on Cancellation Filing by Insured”
Banking Law Journal “Kinyu Houmu Jijo” No.1898, May 25, 2010
-“Commentaries on Insurance Law -Life Insurance・Fixed Return Accident and Health Insurance”
“Yuhikaku” Apr. 2010 (co-author)
-“New Practice of the General (or non-life) Insurance, Commentaries on the General Insurance Investigation Practice under the Insurance Law” “Shoji-Homu,” Apr. 2009
-Revised Guidelines for Supervision on the New Insurance Law
NBL No. 907, June 15, 2009 issue, “Shoji-Homu” (co-author)
-Series of Questions & Answers, Questions & Answers on Insurance Law
“Shoji-Homu,” May 2009 (co-author)
-The Effects of the New Insurance Law on Insurance Sales at Banks
“Ginko Homu 21” No.701, Apr. 2009
-New Insurance Law- the book to read first!
Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. or “Kinyu Zaisei Jijyo Kenkyu-kai” Nov. 2008
(co-author)
-Law on Insurance Framing and Drafting Materials - Overview of the New Law, Old and New Chart
“Shoji-Homu” Additional Volume No.321, July 2008 (co-author)
-Commentaries on Insurance Law (1)-(5)
NBL Number 883,885-888, June - Aug. 2008 issue, “Shoji-Homu” (co-author)
-Theories, Practices, Formats Concerning the New Corporate Reorganization as a Practitioner of a Trustee
“Minjiho Kenkyu-kai,” Mar. 2004
-Recent Reform of Japan’s Corporate Reorganization Act
International Bar Association Committee, J News, Vol. 13, Sept. 2003-No. 2 Issue (co-author)
Seminars/Lectures
-Does New Insurance Law Work?
Round-table Talk on Hoken Mainichi Newspaper (Feb.16, 2011)
-Interpretation of Insurance Law ①-⑥
Endowed Chairs, Meiji University, Graduate School of Law (May 8, 22 and June 5, 2010)
-Issues and Visions Concerning the New Insurance Law
Commentator, National Convention of 2009 of the Japanese Societies of Insurance Science
(Oct. 24, 2009)
-The Effects of Insurance Law on the Practice of Product Planning and Insurance Agency, and the Preparatory Points for the Enforcement Thereof
Seminar Info Co. (Oct. 6, 2009)
-Compliance Matters at Banks and Insurance Companies after the Enforcement of the New Insurance Law, mainly regarding the Effects on Sales of Insurance Packages and Collateral Operations
Stock Research Co. (Sep. 16, 2009)
-Compliance Matters for Insurance Companies under the Revised Guidelinse for Supervision, Seven Months before the Enforcement of the New Insurance Law
Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (Aug. 28, 2009)
-Practical Reminders for the Enforcement of the New Insurance Law, Commentaries on the Significant Matters as a Drafter of the Law
Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (Feb. 27, 2009)
Memberships
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association; Japan Federation of Bar Associations: New York State Bar Association; The Japanese Society of Insurance Science
Languages
Japanese & English