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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune contributed as Platinum Sponsor for the Annual Conference IBA held in Tokyo and many of our attorneys served as speakers and co-chairs during the event

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune contributed as Platinum Sponsor for the Annual Conference IBA held in Tokyo and many of our attorneys served as speakers and co-chairs during the event

Oct 29, 2014 Others
The Annual Conference IBA (International Bar Association) 2014 was held in Tokyo from October 19 to 24 and over 6,000 lawyers from around the world joined as participants and receptions and sessions in various practices were held during this period. Our firm contributed as a Platinum Sponsor and our Of Counsel, Akira Kawamura, who is the Immediate Past President of the IBA, served as Chair of the Conference Host Committee. The following attorneys of our firm also served as speakers and co-chairs for the following sessions.

DateAttorneySession
Oct 20
Monday
Yukiko ImazuFear of flying or just worried about your co-pilot? Working cross border and in association with lawyers from other jurisdictions
Yoshimasa FurutaGovern the ungovernable – best forms of law firm structures
Ko HanamizuInternational real estate fundraising: Who is raising what? Who would fund my project?
Koji FujitaLife after BEPS: is there anything left in international tax planning?
Takashi Toichi
(Secretary, Current Legal Developments Subcommittee)
Corporate governance: proxy advisers and executive compensation (Part 2: Executive compensation: initiatives around the world)
Etsuko HaraThe Goldilocks question: is government regulation of franchising, licensing and distribution in Asia too much, too little or just right?
Oct 21
Tuesday
Hideki Thurgood KanoAre companies underestimating the special abilities of people with a disability in the workplace
Yuichiro Nukada
(Young Lawyers Liaison Officer, Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee)
Buoyant infrastructure: managing water-related risk in major infrastructure projects
Tatsu Katayama
(Senior Vice-Chair, Capital Markets Forum)
Start-ups and capital markets: ‘JOBS Acts’ around the world – stimulating growth or blowing a bubble? (served as Co-chair)
Yusuke NakanoAround the (cartel) world in 80 ways: what to expect when dealing with diverse jurisdictions
Akira Kawamura
(IBA Immediate Past President; Chair, Conference Host Committee)
More for less: efficiency, charging structures and client relationship management
Yuichiro NukadaProfessionalism and compliance
Oct 22
Wednesday
Takashi ToichiInterim periods in acquisition agreements
Junichi KondoWhat makes a successful corporate and M&A lawyer?
Hideki Thurgood KanoWho's on top? The evolving roles of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other Asian multinational employers
Tu JinningLicence to kill – the effects of insolvency on IP licence and similar agreements
Hiroshige NakagawaMaking free trade agreements work for you
Yuichiro NukadaTargeting the Asian market: setting up or taking over a sales and distribution network in Asia
Hiroki WakabayashiTiered dispute resolution clauses: best practice and enforcement of obligations to negotiate in good faith
Oct 23
Thursday
Hitoshi IshiharaIs Skype the limit? Are phone bills a thing of the past?
Hideki Thurgood KanoAge Issues in the Workplace
Naoyuki Kabata
(Vice-Chair, Banking Regulation Subcommittee)
Lender liability: present and future
Oct 24
Friday
Taro TsunodaCurrent legal developments in M&A
Masaakira Kitazawa
(Member, Conference Host Committee)
Is there ground for one to feed the other? Interaction between international and local firms
Wataru HiguchiWhat's my name, and does it matter – securities law considerations for listed investment funds