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IKEDA Minako

IKEDA Minako

Title
Partner
Languages
Japanese (native)/English

Career Summary

October 1984
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
December 2002
Graduated from Singapore American School
March 2007
Received her LL.B. from the University of Tokyo
May 2009
Received her LL.M. from the University of Michigan Law School
March 2010
Received her J.D. from Waseda Law School
June 2010
Admitted to the New York State Bar Association
December 2013
Registered as a Japanese attorney and received her Diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (66th)
January 2014
Joined Yoshida & Partners
May 2018
Joined Iwata Godo

Engaged Cases

・International legal affairs (dispute resolution, international transactions)
・Corporate/M&A (general corporate legal affairs, M&A transactions)
・Crisis management/compliance
・Dispute resolution
・IPO support
・Field by industry (marine, automobile, medical care)

Message

I will endeavor to provide service that caters to the needs of our clients by always asking myself whether it really serves their interest.

Professional Memberships

Tokyo Bar Association

List of Main Publications

・Pharmaceutical Advertising 2023 : Japan(The International Comparative Legal Guide)(co-author, Global legal group 2023)
・Pharmaceutical Advertising 2022: Japan (co-author, The International Comparative Legal Guide, Thomson Reuters, 2022)
・6,000 Lectures on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions (co-author, Kinzai Institute For Financial Affairs, 2022)
・The International Comparative Legal Guide : Corporate Investigations 2022(co-author, Global Legal Group, 2022)
・The International Comparative Legal Guide : Pharmaceutical Advertising 2021(co-author, Global Legal Group, 2021)
・The International Comparative Legal Guide : Corporate Investigations 2021(co-author, Global Legal Group, 2021)
・The Legal 500: Pharmaceutical Advertising Country Comparative Guide(Japan)(co-author, 2020)
・The IPO Story –A 745-day story to IPO and Beyond(co-author/editor, Shojihomu, 2020)
・The International Comparative Legal Guide : Corporate Investigations 2020(co-author, Global Legal Group, 2020)
・The Shipping Law Review 3rd edition (co-author, Law Business Research, 2016)

Publications

  • 2024.01
    Publications

    Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Ikeda Minako co-author the Japan chapter of The Legal 500: Pharmaceutical Advertising Country Comparative Guide

  • 2023.10
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako authors a commentary on the PPC's deliberations on implementation of recent amendments to the Act on Protection of Personal Information (Shoji Homu Portal website)

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2023.07
    Publications

    Tago Shinya, Ikeda Minako and Landry Guesdon co-author "Pharmaceutical Advertising 2023: Japan" in Global Legal Group's International Comparative Legal Guide

  • 2023.05
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako authors a commentary on the PPC's release concerning leaks of personal data from system errors in the issuance of residential registration certificates (Shoji Homu Portal website)

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2022.12
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako authors a commentary on amendments to regulatory guidelines concerning marketing of health foods (Shoji Homu Portal website)

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2022.12
    Publications

    Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Ikeda Minako co-author the Japan chapter of "The Legal 500: Pharmaceutical Advertising Country Comparative Guide"

  • 2022.07
    Publications

    Tago Shinya, Ikeda Minako and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Pharmaceutical Advertising 2022: Japan" in The International Comparative Legal Guide (Thomson Reuters).

  • 2022.07
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako's commentary on the JFTC's Antimonopoly Act Consultation Cases in FY2021 is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2022.02
  • 2022.01
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako's commentary "New Regulations on Cross-Border Data Flow under the Revised APPI Effective April 2022: METI Held the Second Meeting of its Expert Group on Cross-Border Data Flow" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2021.12
    Publications

    Matsuda Akira, Ikeda Minako, and Landry Guesdon co-authored an article titled "Corporate Investigations 2022: Japan" which appears in The International Comparative Legal Guide.

  • 2021.08
    Publications

    Tago Shinya, Ikeda Minako, and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Pharmaceutical Advertising 2021: Japan" which appears in The International Comparative Legal Guide.

  • 2021.07
    Publications

    Ikeda Minako's commentary titled "The Personal Information Protection Commission Requests for Public Comments on a Proposal to Partially Revise the Guidelines for the Proper Handling of Specific Personal Information" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2021.01
    Publications

    Matsuda Akira and Ikeda Minako co-authored an article titled "Corporate Investigations 2021: Japan" which appears in The International Comparative Legal Guide.

    Author:
    MATSUDA Akira  IKEDA Minako 
  • 2020.12
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako's commentary titled "Zenkoku Kabukon Published a Proposal 'Overview of the Amedment to the Companies Act and its Impact on Stock Practice' -- Revision of Laws and Practical Responses to the Restrictions on Proposal Right of Shareholders" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2020.12
    Publications

    Tago Shinya, Ikeda Minako, and Landry Guesdon co-authored the Japan Chapter of the "Pharmaceutical Advertising Country Comparative Guide" published by Legal 500.

  • 2020.10
    Publications

    With Motomura Takeshi as the representative editor & author, and Mutou Yuuki and Ikeda Minako as the editor & author, Adachi Makoto, Kudo Ryohei, Sasaki Tomoo, Fukasawa Atsushi,and Fujiwara Hiroki authored the publication titled " IPO Story and the 745-Day Voyage Leading up to the Listing of a Venture Company ", which was published by Shoji Homu.

  • 2020.08
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako's commentary titled "The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Formulates the 'Practical Guidelines for What an Outside Director should be'" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2020.04
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako's commentary titled "MHLW calls for efforts to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infections in workplaces - Communicate points to note in labour management to economic organizations -" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2020.01
    Publications

    Matsuda Akira and Ikeda Minako co-authored an article titled "Corporate Investigations 2020: Japan" which appears in The International Comparative Legal Guide.

    Author:
    MATSUDA Akira  IKEDA Minako 
  • 2019.11
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako's commentary titled "The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission Accuses Former Employees of Palma Co., Ltd. of Insider Trading of the Company's Shares" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2019.07
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako's commentary titled "OECD Publishes the 'OECD Corporate Governance Factbook 2019'" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2019.02
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako's commentary titled "The Ministry of Justice Announces the Outline of the System to Accept More Foreign Workers" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2018.10
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako's commentary titled "Trial Introduction of 'Fast-track Examination' for Trademark Examination" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 
  • 2018.05
    Shoji Homu Portal

    Ikeda Minako's commentary titled "Amendment to Article 11 of the Enforcement Rules for the Act on the Protection of Personal Information in relation to Article 24 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.

    Author:
    IKEDA Minako 

Lectures, Seminars and Conferences

  • 2023.11

    Matsuda Akira, Ikeda Minako and Sekiguchi Akimasa give a webinar "The Unfair Competition Prevention Act and the Information Society" for Business & Law LLC

News

  • 2023.05

    19 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024.

    Best Lawyers
    ■ Antitrust / Competition Law
    TOJI Yoshihiro

    ■ Arbitration and Mediation
    UEDA Atsushi

    ■ Banking and Finance Law
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    SAKAMOTO Tomoko
    MATSUDA Takao

    ■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    MOTOMURA Takeshi

    ■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    TAGO Shinya
    URANAKA Hirotaka

    ■ Labor and Employment Law
    TAGO Shinya

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

    ■ Product Liability Litigation
    TOJI Yoshihiro


    Best Lawyers - "Ones to Watch"
    ■ Antitrust / Competition Law
    ISHIKAWA Teppei

    ■ Arbitration and Mediation
    SAITO Hiroki

    ■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    KARASAWA Akira
    IKEDA Minako
    YAMADA Kohei
    SUZUKI Tomohiro
    FUKUCHI Takumi

    ■ Information Technology Law
    SAITO Hiroki

    ■ Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
    ISHIKAWA Hiroaki

    ■ Labor and Employment Law
    KITAGAWA Hiroki

    ■ Privacy and Data Security Law
    HORITA Koji

  • 2023.01

    Saito Hiroki, Ikeda Minako and Ishikawa Teppei were appointed Partners.

  • 2018.05

    We welcomed a new attorney, Ikeda Minako.