Yoshihiro Kai
Special Counsel- 03-6888-5694
- 03-6888-6694
Practice Areas
Key Practice Areas
Corporate Compliance, Anti-Corruption and Investigations Financial Regulation Other Dispute Resolution
Related Practice Areas
JFTC Investigation / Proceedings, Leniency and Litigation Merger Control Distribution Issues/Premiums and Representations Act/Subcontract Act/Unfair Trade Practices Act Competition Compliance
Corporate Compliance, Anti-Corruption and Investigations Financial Regulation Other Dispute Resolution
JFTC Investigation / Proceedings, Leniency and Litigation Merger Control Distribution Issues/Premiums and Representations Act/Subcontract Act/Unfair Trade Practices Act Competition Compliance
Practice
After serving as counselor for the Cabinet Legislative Bureau from July 2007 to August 2009, Mr. Yoshihiro Kai is currently Special Counsel at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. With his seventeen years of experience as a public prosecutor, Mr. Kai is not only knowledgeable about criminal investigations, but has also been involved in trial investigations as well as having experience in enacting legislation from his secondments to government ministries.
Publications/Lectures
| Publications | |
| ・ | "Former prosecutors active in the legal business field," The Lawyers (October 2011) |
| ・ | How to Handle Violations of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act - with focus on false disclosure and insider trading (Shoji Homu 2011) (co-author) |
| ・ | "Unfair Competition Prevention Act and Recent Law Enforcement Situations," NBL No. 956 (July 2011) |
| ・ | "US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Recent Law Enforcement Situations," NBL No. 955 (June 2011) |
| ・ | "Outline for handling criminal proceeding,"Junkan Shoji Houmu, No.1930 (April 2011) |
| ・ | "New whistle-blowing risks that companies faces and the coping strategies," The Lawyers (January 2011) |
| ・ | "《In-house crime》 Action against frequent possible future in-house crime," The Lawyers (April 2010) |
| ・ | Criminal Investigation Practice: White Collar Crime (Tokyo Horei Publishing Co.,Ltd. 2007) (co-author) |
| ・ | "Case in which an alien was found guilty for the violation of immigrant law when he overstayed his landing permit after he had applied to extend the period and the extension had not been permitted," Kenshu No.700 (October 2006) |
| ・ | "Case in which the defendant was found guilty for the crime of unlicensed driving when he obtained a driver's license in the name of another person," Kenshu No.692 (February 2006) |
| ・ | "Case in which the court recognized a Thai interpreter who had interpreted for Thai defendants at the state of investigation as an eligible interpreter," Keisatsu Koron No.54-1 (January 2001) |
| Lectures | |
| ・ | "Current situation of foreign anti-bribery laws in Japan," lectured for the seminar organized by Financial Management Forums, Inc. (October 2011) |
| ・ | "Current situation of foreign anti-bribery laws and Noteworthy points for overseas developments," lectured for the seminar organized by FN Holding Co., Ltd. (September 2011) |
| ・ | "Appropriate coping strategies for corporate scandals ~Effective In-house research techniques~," lectured for the seminar organized by Financial Management Forums, Inc. (October 2010) |
| ・ | "Coping strategies for corporate scandals ~the right approach~," lecture organized by Nikkei CNBC (September 2010) |
| ・ | "Case commentaries and Appropriate coping strategies for recent corporate scandals," lectured for the seminar organized by FN Holding Co., Ltd. (June 2010) |
| ・ | "Appropriate coping strategies for corporate scandals ~dealing with inspection of intendance and investigating authorities~,"lectured for the seminar organized by Financial Management Forums, Inc. (March 2010) |
Education
The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1989); The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 1990-1992; graduate study, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (LL.M., 1996).
Professional Admissions
・Japan (2009)
Professional and Academic Associations
・Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
・Worked for Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, April 1992 - March 1993
・Worked for Trial Division, Fukuoka District Public Prosecutors Office, April 1993 - March 1994
・Worked for International Affairs Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice, April - June 1994
・Worked for Criminal Investigation Department, Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office, July 1996 - March 1997
・Worked for Special Investigation Department, Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office, April 1997 - March 1998
・Worked for Criminal Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, April - June 1998
・Worked for Public Security Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice, July 1998 - August 1999
・Worked for General Coordination Division, Financial Services Agency, September 1999 - June 2001
・Worked for Criminal Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, July - November 2001
・Worked for Saga Public Prosecutors Office, December 2001 - March 2005
・Worked for Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Justice, April 2005 - July 2007
・Worked for Cabinet Legislative Bureau, July 2007 - August 2009
・Worked for Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, April 1992 - March 1993
・Worked for Trial Division, Fukuoka District Public Prosecutors Office, April 1993 - March 1994
・Worked for International Affairs Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice, April - June 1994
・Worked for Criminal Investigation Department, Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office, July 1996 - March 1997
・Worked for Special Investigation Department, Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office, April 1997 - March 1998
・Worked for Criminal Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, April - June 1998
・Worked for Public Security Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice, July 1998 - August 1999
・Worked for General Coordination Division, Financial Services Agency, September 1999 - June 2001
・Worked for Criminal Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, July - November 2001
・Worked for Saga Public Prosecutors Office, December 2001 - March 2005
・Worked for Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Justice, April 2005 - July 2007
・Worked for Cabinet Legislative Bureau, July 2007 - August 2009
Languages
・Japanese (first language)
・English
・English
