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MATSUHASHI Sho

MATSUHASHI Sho

Title
Associate
E-mail address
sho.matsuhashi@iwatagodo.com

Career Summary

October 1992
Born in Tokyo, Japan
March 2011
Graduated from Musashi High School
March 2015
Received his LL.B. from Chuo University
March 2017
Received his J.D. from Keio Law School
December 2018
Received his Diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (71st)
December 2018
Registered as a Japanese attorney and joined Iwata Godo

Engaged Cases

・Considering schemes relating to M&A transactions (including merger, corporate split, share exchange, business transfer, share transfer, share issuance, joint venture/ shareholders agreements, capital and business alliances), legal due diligence, and preparation/review of documentation such as contracts
・Legal advice and preparation of written opinion regarding the Civil Code, the Companies Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, stock exchange rules, and the Banking Act
・Preparation and review of various agreements (basic transaction agreements, sales and purchase agreements, lease agreements, service agreements, civil trust agreements, terms and conditions, and others)
・Investigation, response to authorities, and legal advice in connection with corporate scandals (especially related to the Anti-monopoly Act, the Subcontract Act, and the Act on Special Measures Concerning Proper Transfer of Consumption Tax)
・Support for general shareholders’ meetings (Considering convocation notices, scenarios and expected questions, and providing support for rehearsal and administrative support)
・Legal advice and preparation of written opinion concerning officer’s duty of due care of a good manager
・Legal advice on formulation, design, and operation of anti-takeover measures
・Advice on and response to commercial disputes

Message

I will devote myself to provide accurate and prompt legal services to clients by always remembering my original state of mind when I aimed to become a lawyer and addressing each case earnestly.

List of Main Publications

・“Conducting Annual Shareholder Meetings in June 2023” (co-author, Gekkan Kansayaku No. 747 (April 2023) 2023)
・“The Latest Shareholder Meeting Stories” (co-author, Shoji Homu, 2022)
・“Points of Documentary Surveys by Industry”(co-author, Business Houmu, July 2022)
・“6,000 Lectures on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions” (co-author, Kinzai Institute For Financial Affairs, 2022)
・"The GDR Insight Handbook 2022- Japan:Privacy”（co-author Law Business Research 2021）
・“Points to be Noted in Dealing with Shareholders’ Meetings Based on the Amended Companies Act (II)” (co-author, No. 443 issue (February 2021 issue) of Shoji Homu)
・“COVID-19 and Emergency Legal Responses thereto by Companies”(co-author, SMBC’s social gathering for discussion of business operations, 2020)

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