Hiroki Kodate
Partner- 81-3-6888-1064
- 81-3-6888-3064
Practice Areas
Practice
Hiroki Kodate is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and engaged principally in the fields of M&A and general corporate matters, and regularly advises both Japanese and non-Japanese clients in this regard.
In addition to his professional experience at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Mr. Kodate worked for the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, where he was in charge of the legislative project to modernize Japanese corporate laws (2002-2005). He also worked for Slaughter and May in London as a foreign secondee (2000-2001).
In addition to his professional experience at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Mr. Kodate worked for the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, where he was in charge of the legislative project to modernize Japanese corporate laws (2002-2005). He also worked for Slaughter and May in London as a foreign secondee (2000-2001).
Publications/Lectures
| Publications | |
| ・ | Japan Chapter (The Mergers & Acquisitions Review, Fifth Edition) (2011) (co-author) |
| ・ | Japan Chapter (The Mergers & Acquisitions Review, Fourth Edition) (2010) (co-author) |
| ・ | Japan Chapter (The Mergers & Acquisitions Review, Third Edition) (2009) (co-author) |
| ・ | Japan Chapter (The Mergers & Acquisitions Review, Second Edition) (2008) (co-author) |
| ・ | "Reform Provides New Approach to Mergers," The IFLR Guide to Japan 2006 |
| ・ | IFLR The 2005 Guide to Corporate Governance (2005) (co-author, Japan Chapter) |
| ・ | "The New Japanese Corporation Act in Relation to M&A," The asialaw Japan Review (July 2005) |
| Lectures | |
| ・ | "New Corporation Law and Its Practice - Deregulation of Consideration for Merger," lectured at the Seminar held as a part of Chinese Economic Laws and Corporation Law Legislation Project, January 24, 2006 |
| ・ | "New Corporation Law," lectured at Kyoto University Graduate School of Law, 21st Century COE Program, COE Seminar, January 6 and 7, 2006 |
| ・ | "The Modernization of Corporation Law in Relation to M&A," lectured at ALB In-house Legal Summit Tokyo 2005 |
Education
The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1994); The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 1994-1996; Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2000).
Professional Admissions
・Japan (1996)
・New York (2001)
・New York (2001)
Professional and Academic Associations
・Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
・Worked for the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice (2002-2005)
・Member, the Working Group, the Study Council for Promoting Translation of Japanese Laws and Regulations into Foreign Languages, the Cabinet Secretariat (August 2005 - March 2006)
・Worked for the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice (2002-2005)
・Member, the Working Group, the Study Council for Promoting Translation of Japanese Laws and Regulations into Foreign Languages, the Cabinet Secretariat (August 2005 - March 2006)
Languages
・Japanese (first language)
・English
・English
