


Sho Ando
Partner
Tokyo
Key Practice Areas
Labor and Employment
Workplace Harassment and Other Misconducts
Severance Matters
Labor and Employment Issues Associated with Corporate Restructuring
Working Conditions including Salary, Retirement Allowance, and Pension
TEL: 81-3-6775-1297
/FAX: 81-3-6775-2297
Sho Ando handles a wide range of employment and labor law matters, providing advice on general personnel and labor issues to both Japanese and international clients from a practical perspective.
He has extensive experience in handling employment and labor disputes and dealing with labor unions. He is also highly experienced in conducting investigations related to employment and labor compliance, such as those concerning harassment and the misappropriation of confidential information by employees. Additionally, he has been involved in numerous M&A transactions involving employment and labor issues, including carve-out deals and matters related to the Act on the Succession to Labor Contracts upon Company Split.
Furthermore, he focuses on the intersection of employment and labor law and other legal fields—such as M&A, Personal Information/Data Privacy, AI (HR Technology), and Economic Security—as well as on corporate pension law.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Industries
Banks
Securities
Insurance
Trust
Asset Management
Transportation and Logistics
Telecommunication, Media, and Entertainment
IT, Internet and Security
Medical, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Life Science and Biotechnology
Automotive, Ship and Machinery
Chemical
Food and Beverage
Metal
Electronics and Equipment
Consumer Product and Retail
Trading
Hospitality and Gaming
Education and HR
Digital
AI/Technology
RELATED INSIGHTS
NEWSLETTERSNewsletters
SEMINARSSeminars
PUBLICATIONSPublications
CAREER
Mar 2013
Keio Law School (J.D.)
2013 ‐ 2014
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Sep 2019 - Jun 2020
Seconded to the compliance division of the New York office of Japanese trading company
May 2022-
University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.)
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2014)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Management Lawyers Council
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English

Sho Ando
TEL: 81-3-6775-1297
/FAX: 81-3-6775-2297
Labor and Employment
Workplace Harassment and Other Misconducts
Severance Matters
Labor and Employment Issues Associated with Corporate Restructuring
Working Conditions including Salary, Retirement Allowance, and Pension

