Career Summary
- August 1954
- Born in Tokyo, Japan
- March 1973
- Graduated from Komaba Toho High School
- March 1977
- Received his LL.B. from Hitotsubashi University
- 1977-1978
- Worked for Marubeni Corporation
- March 1982
- Received his Diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (34th)
- April 1982
- Registered as a Japanese attorney
- January 1989
- Joined Iwata Godo
- June 1993
- Received his LL.M. from the University of Washington Law School
- 1993-1994
- Seconded to Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York
- February 1996
- Admitted to the New York State Bar Association
- 1999-2009
- Appointed as a Director of the SMBC Debt-collection Company (A service-provider company of the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
- 2002-2004
- Appointed as a Lecturer in the area of civil affairs at the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court
- June 2003-May 2017
- Appointed as an Auditor at Shinsei Pulp & Paper Company Limited
- 2004-2009
- Appointed as an Auditor at Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd.
- 2005-2007
- Examiner of the National Bar Examination at the Ministry of Justice of Japan (in charge of Civil Code)
- 2007-2009
- Appointed as an Adjunct Professor at Surugadai University, the Faculty of Law and Law Research Department
- 2010
- Appointed as a Vice-President of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
- April 2011
- Appointed as a Professor at Hitotsubashi University, Law School
- 2015-2018
- Appointed as a Director of Keihin Corporation
- 2016-2018
- Appointed as an Auditor of Oi Electric Co., Ltd.
- April 2018
- Appointed as the President of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
- Appointed as a Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Engaged Cases
-December 1996 Litigation of Mizushima air pollution (representing the company)
-July 1998 Litigation between the Sumitomo Bank, Limited and the Juutaku Loan Servicer (representing the bank)
-November 2000 Litigation of air pollution in the south region of Nagoya (representing the company)
-December 2002 Revocation suit of not permitting effluent disposition between Abekawa Paper Co., Ltd. and administrators in the water-supply business, etc. of Shizuoka-shi (representing the Company)
-April 2006 Injunctive action seeking to suspend operations of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station (representing the company)
-July 2008 Decision cancellation case for fixed assets evaluation (representing the taxpayer)
-July 2012 Injunctive action seeking to suspend operations of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station (representing the company)
Message
We proudly announce at the beginning of the new Reiwa era that the year of 2019 marks the 117th anniversary of Iwata Godo’s foundation. This achievement would not have been possible without the long-term support from our clients. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who has helped us to date.
Over the years, we have not only enjoyed steady business growth but also enhanced competitiveness as an all-around legal advisor. Aiming to enable us to provide the best and the strongest support to our clients through our client-oriented approach so that they can adopt themselves to an ever-changing business environment and times, we have consistently undertaken various kinds of initiatives. They include hiring promising young lawyers, welcoming experienced attorneys and foreign lawyers qualified to practice in Japan, dispatching our lawyers to external organizations such as courts, government agencies, banks, business corporations and overseas law firms, working together with overseas law firms, supporting our lawyers in studying at overseas law schools, and inviting leading figures in financial and tax administrations as our special advisors.
We will continue to strive to improve and enhance capabilities of our workforce both in terms of quality and quantity, so that we will be able to cater to a broad range of needs of our clients and thus make them achieve a great level of satisfaction. From now on, we, as a team, will further enhance our efforts and continue to be fully committed to delivering excellent legal services to our clients.
From now on, we, as a team, will further enhance our efforts and continue to be fully committed to delivering excellent legal services to our clients. We would very much appreciate your continuous support.
Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to advise that I have completed my one-year term as the President of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association and the Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Association in April 2019, by which I go back to legal practice at Iwata Godo. The positions allowed me to engage in numerous unexperienced issues such as amendments to the Companies Act and amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Act. With those significant experiences, I am willing to be more committed to responding to the requests of our clients.
We would very much appreciate your continuous support.
List of Main Publications
“Preparation for Amendment to Civil Code: Points for Drafting Contracts” (co-author, Shoji Houmu, 2018)
“New Story of Shareholders' Meeting” (co-author, Shoji Houmu, 2017)
“Commercial Judicial Precedent which Adds Color to the Period” (co-author, Shoji Houmu, 2015)
Publications
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2019.06Publications
Wakabayashi Shigeo authored an article titled "Striving for Revitalizing International Arbitration and Conciliation" which appears in June 2019 issue of "Jiyu to Seigi" (Liberty & Justice).
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- WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
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2018.08Publications
A book entitled "Corporate Legal Strategy for Tax Compliance" is published by Minjihokenkyukai Co., Ltd., which is edited by the Research Division of Tax Suit Practice that forms part of the Comprehensive Legal Study Center of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association. Wakabayashi Shigeo, the President of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association, writes a preface for this book. In addition, Sato Shuji, as a member of the editorial committee, and Suzuki Masato and Mutou Yuuki, as authors, contribute to the publication.
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2018.05Publications
Wakabayashi Shigeo, Matsuda Takao and our other lawyers co-authored the publication entitled "Compliance with Amended Civil Code: Key Points to Prepare Contract Documents" which is published by ShojiHomu Co., Ltd.
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2017.12Publications
A book co-authored by Toji Yoshihiro, Ito Hiroki and other attorneys of Iwata Godo entitled "New Story of Shareholders' Meeting" (ShojiHomu Co., Ltd., 2017) is introduced in the article "Books Useful for Corporate Legal Affairs in Food Service Industry" of Business Law Journal No.119.
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- WAKABAYASHI Shigeo TAGO Shinya MOTOMURA Takeshi YOSHIHARA Tomomichi UEDA Atsushi SAKAMOTO Tomoko IZUMI Atsushi USUI Kouji OKUSHI Kenichi KASHIWAGI Kensuke EIGUCHI Manabu SATO Shuji TANAKA Takashi FUJIWARA Hiroki MATSUDA Takao TOKUMARU Daisuke AOKI Shinji MUTOU Yuuki FUKASAWA Atsushi KUDO Ryohei HAMASAKI Yuki KARASAWA Akira HAZAMA Hiroyoshi YAMADA Kohei KONISHI Takao HORITA Koji SUZUKI Tomohiro
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- TOJI Yoshihiro ITO Hiroki
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2017.01Publications
A book co-authored by 34 attorneys of Iwata Godo including Toji Yoshihiro, Ito Hiroki entitled "New Story of Shareholders' Meeting" is published by ShojiHomu Co., Ltd.
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- WAKABAYASHI Shigeo TAGO Shinya MOTOMURA Takeshi YOSHIHARA Tomomichi UEDA Atsushi SAKAMOTO Tomoko IZUMI Atsushi USUI Kouji OKUSHI Kenichi KASHIWAGI Kensuke EIGUCHI Manabu SATO Shuji TANAKA Takashi FUJIWARA Hiroki MATSUDA Takao TOKUMARU Daisuke AOKI Shinji MUTOU Yuuki FUKASAWA Atsushi KUDO Ryohei HAMASAKI Yuki KARASAWA Akira HAZAMA Hiroyoshi YAMADA Kohei KONISHI Takao HORITA Koji SUZUKI Tomohiro
- Editor：
- TOJI Yoshihiro ITO Hiroki
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2015.11Publications
A book by our office entitled "Commercial Judicial Precedent which Adds Color to the Period" (supervised by Kanda Hideki, Professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, and recommended by Tsuda Hiroki , Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Japan Exchange Group, Inc.) is published by Shoji Homu Co., Ltd.
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2015.01Publications
Wakabayashi Shigeo, Toji Yoshihiro, Motomura Takeshi, Yoshihara Tomomichi, Ueda Atsushi, Sakamoto Tomoko and Sato Shuji co-authored "The Sixty-Year History of Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran - Looking Back on Court Decisions which Added Color to the Period," (I)-(IV) which appear as a four-part article series in Shoji Homu No.2056-2059.
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2013.08Publications
An article introducing our office appeared in the August 24 issue of Toyo Keizai, Inc., in which Wakabayashi Shigeo, Toji Yoshihiro, Motomura Takeshi and Uranaka Hirotaka commented on the practice areas and features of our office.
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2013.04Publications
Wakabayashi Shigeo (Specially appointed professor of Hitotsubashi University, Law School) supervised at large the edition of an article entitled “Special Edition: Influence on Practical Loan in accordance with Draft Interim Proposal for Amending the Civil Code,” which appears in Ginko Jitsumu Vol. 43 No.6.
- Supervising editor：
- WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
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2013.04Publications
Wakabayashi Shigeo authored an article entitled "Influence on practical loan in accordance with draft interim proposal for amending the Civil Code - I. Overview and gist of the revision of Civil Code (in the area of claims),” which appears in Ginko Jitsumu Vol. 43 No.6.
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- WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
News
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2014.04
Wakabayashi Shigeo, Ueda Atsushi and Oura Takashi represented a bank in a case at the Tokyo High Court and its commentary article on the judicial decision made on March 12, 2014 (the decision to maintain the decision made by the Tokyo District Court on April 24, 2013 that rejected an assertion of the invalidity of declaration of intention on the ground of miscomprehension made by Japan Federation of Credit Guarantee Corporations, who provided the bank with credit guarantee, for the case that the main debtor was antisocial forces) appeared in Kinyu Homu Jijo, Vol. 1991 and the Financial and Business Law Precedents Vol. 1439.
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2013.06
Wakabayashi Shigeo held a "Lunch Seminar on the Revision of Civil Code (in the Area of Claims)" at our seminar room.
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2013.01
Wakabayashi Shigeo was appointed as another Representative Partner as of January 2013, besides Takeuchi Yo.