FUKATSU Haruno

FUKATSU Haruno

Title
Associate
Bar Association
Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
（Her registration as a lawyer has been crossed out for a certain period of time, as she currently studies abroad.）

Engaged Cases

・Legal advice, written opinions and internal seminars regarding the Civil Code, the Companies Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, and the Banking Act;
・Litigation and dispute resolution (petition for an order of provisional disposition to prohibit holding shareholders’ meetings, lawsuits to claim dismissal of directors, debt collection lawsuits, proceedings seeking request for disclosure of the sender's information, civil preservation cases such as petition for order of provisional disposition of real estate. labor tribunals, mediation and settlement negotiation);
・Support for shareholders’ meetings (including preparation of convocation notice and scenarios, rehearsal, response to shareholder’s proposal and proxy fight) and demand for convocation of shareholders’ meetings;
・Legal due diligence and preparation of contracts in connection with M&A-related transactions (merger, company split, business transfer, tender offer, share issuance, joint venture and shareholders agreement, capital business alliance, etc.);
・Legal advice on information management (concerning the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and the management of confidential information, etc.) and review and preparation of internal rules and privacy policies;
・Handling scandals (third-party committees and internal investigations, etc.); and
・Review and preparing drafts of contracts for various commercial transactions (including basic transaction agreements, services agreements, business alliance agreements, lease agreements, investment limited partnership agreements, civil trust agreements, terms and conditions on use of various services, various agreements in English, and others)

Career Summary

March 1992
Born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
March 2010
Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Kariya Senior High School
March 2014
Received her LL.B. from Osaka University
March 2016
Received her J.D. from Kyoto University School of Law
December 2017
Received her Diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (70th)
December 2017
Registered as a Japanese attorney and joined Iwata Godo
July 2024 -
Studying abroad at the University of Michigan Law School

Awards

The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026

List of Main Publications

・“The Latest Shareholder Meeting Stories” (co-author, Shoji Homu, 2022)
・“6,000 Lectures on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions” (co-author, Kinzai Institute For Financial Affairs, 2022)
・“Artificial Intelligence 2021” (co-author, Lexology）
・"The GDR Insight Handbook 2022- Japan:Privacy”（co-author Law Business Research 2021）
・“Global Legal Insights to: AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2021”（co-author, Global Legal Group 2021）
・"The GDR Insight Handbook 2021- Data Privacy”（co-author Law Business Research 2020）
・“Artificial Intelligence 2020” (co-author, Lexology）
・“Practical Measures for General Meetings of Shareholders Held by Listed Companies through Convocation of Shareholders” (co-author, August 25, 2020 issue of Shoji Homu No. 2239, 2020)
・“Global Legal Insights to: AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2020”（co-author, Global Legal Group 2020）
・“Practices of the New Civil Code and the Companies Act” (co-author, No. 433 issue (April 2020 issue) of Shoji Homu, 2020)
・“The GDR Insight Handbook 2020- Data Privacy”（co-author, Law Business Research, 2019）
・“Practice to Prepare Minutes of Meetings of Shareholders and Board of Directors” (co-author, SMBC’s social gathering for discussion of business operations, 2019)
・“Inquiries Concerning Various Transactions and JA’s Confidentiality Obligation” (co-author, JA Kinyu Houmu, August 2018)

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News

  • 202504

    22 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026.

    Best Lawyers
    ■ Antitrust / Competition Law
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    IZUMI Atsushi

    ■ Banking and Finance Law
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    SAKAMOTO Tomoko
    MATSUDA Takao

    ■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    MOTOMURA Takeshi

    ■ Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
    YOSHIHARA Tomomichi

    ■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    TAGO Shinya
    MOTOMURA Takeshi
    URANAKA Hirotaka

    ■ Labor and Employment Law
    TAGO Shinya

    ■ Litigation
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
    MOTOMURA Takeshi
    YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
    URANAKA Hirotaka

    ■ Tax Law
    MUTOU Yuuki


    Best Lawyers - "Ones to Watch"
    ■ Antitrust / Competition Law
    OKAMURA Yu
    MATSUHASHI Sho

    ■ Arbitration and Mediation
    NAKAMURA Saeko
    MIURA Takashi

    ■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    OKAMURA Yu
    SASAKI Tomoo
    FUKATSU Haruno
    FUKUCHI Takumi
    KITAGAWA Hiroki
    TOYOOKA Hiroto
    MATSUHASHI Sho

    ■ Information Technology Law
    ADACHI Makoto

    ■ Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
    ISHIKAWA Hiroaki

    ■ Labor and Employment Law
    NAKAMURA Saeko
    KITAGAWA Hiroki

    ■ Privacy and Data Security Law
    HORITA Koji

  • 202407

    Fukatsu Haruno is currently studying at the University of Michigan Law School.

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