Keiko Kaneko: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial Law Corporate Governance Corporate Compliance, Anti-Corruption and Investigations Establishing a Business Presence in Japan M&A Venture Capital Private Equity Banking Acquisition Finance Real Estate Transactions Employment Law and Compliance Copyright and Entertainment Health Care, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences IT and Telecommunications Law and Regulation Merger Control Distribution Issues/Premiums and Representations Act/Subcontract Act/Unfair Trade Practices Act Energy and Natural Resources Commercial Litigation International Litigation and Arbitration Alternative Dispute Resolution Employment Litigation and Dispute Resolution Other Dispute Resolution Asia and Emerging Countries

Practice

Keiko Kaneko focuses her practice on corporate M&A and M&A-related transactions. In addition, she provides advice to a wide variety of clients on general corporate matters, labor issues, and dispute settlement. Ms. Kaneko has extensive experience advising on and conducting transactions in heavily regulated sectors, such as energy and natural resources and pharmaceutical. She also routinely advises clients in the automotive and food industries.

Practice Groups

・Corporate Transaction
・Financial Services & Transactions
・Labor Law

Publications/Lectures

・	"Touchstone for Globalization - Examine M&A Strategies for domestic demand oriented companies," Lecture
・	Guide to Japan's New Corporation Law: An analysis of the new corporate system based upon a review of the new provisions (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., 2005) (co-author)
・	Case Commentary on Secondment, Employment Transfer, Retirement and Dismissal (Dai-ichi Hoki, Publishers, 2002) (co-author)
・	"Recent Reforms of the Japanese Commercial Code," Lecture
・	"Implications of the Enron Incident," Lecture

Education

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1991); The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 1997-1999.

Professional Admissions

・Japan (1999)

Professional and Academic Associations

・Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
・Worked for Mitsubishi Corporation (1991-1997)
・Visiting Assistant Professor (Advanced Commercial Code II Finance, Civil Mock Trial and Research Writing and Drafting), The University of Tokyo School of Law (April 2007-March 2010)

Languages

・Japanese (first language)
・English