YAMADA Kohei

YAMADA Kohei

Title
Partner
Bar Association
Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Languages
Japanese (native)/English
E-mail address
kyamada@iwatagodo.com

Practice Areas

Corporate
M&A
Finance
IPO/Startup Support
Dispute Resolution
International

Engaged Cases

・M&A transactions (merger, company split, exchange of shares, business transfer, share transfer, tender offer, joint venture, venture capital investment, shareholders’ agreement, capital and business alliance, etc.)
・Response to general meeting of shareholders (including responses to shareholders' proposals and to contention cases of management right, in addition to ordinary general meeting of shareholders)
・Providing legal advice on the Companies Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, etc.
・Providing legal advice on corporate governance and internal control system
・Dealing with litigation, non-contentious cases, provisional disposition, and other disputes (claims for damages relating to transactions between corporations/pursuance of contractual liability, debt collection, securities litigation, petition for determination of share purchase price, petition for permission of convocation of shareholders meeting, provisional disposition prohibiting to hold general meeting of shareholders, etc.)

Career Summary

August 1988
Born in Mie Prefecture, Japan
March 2007
Graduated from Takada Senior High School
March 2011
Received his LL.B. from the University of Tokyo
March 2013
Received his J.D. from the University of Tokyo School of Law
December 2014
Received his Diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (67th)
December 2014
Registered as a Japanese attorney and joined Iwata Godo
May 2022
Received his LL.M. from Cornell University Law School
2022-2024
Worked with Drew & Napier LLC in Singapore
October 2022
Passed the New York State Bar Examination

Awards

The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024

List of Main Publications

・“6,000 Lectures on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions” (co-author, Kinzai Institute For Financial Affairs, 2022)
・“Product liability 2021 (Japan Chapter)” （co-author Thomson Reuters 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)
・“The GDR Insight Handbook 2021- Data Privacy” （co-author Law Business Research 2020）
・“Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran” (co-author, Shoji Homu No. 2220 issue., 2020)
・“Japan: Product Liability Laws and Regulations”（co-author, The International Comparative Legal Guide , 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）
・“Examples of Q&A Expected at Shareholders' Meeting” (in featured articles "Practical Measures to be Taken for 2019 Shareholders' Meeting (6)”) (co-author, Shoji Homu Co., Ltd., 2019)
・“Index of Judicial Precedents for Shareholder’s Meeting” (co-author, Shoji Homu Co., Ltd., 2019)
・“Important Points in Acquiring Shares of a Share Certificate-Issuing Company that does not Issue a Share-Certificate - Based on Case Studies of Business Succession” (co-author, September issue of Business Law Journal, 2018)
・“Theories and Business Practices of Prescription and Limitation of Period” (co-author, Nihon Kajo Publishing Co., Ltd., 2018)
・“Preparation for Amendment to Civil Code: Points for Drafting Contracts” (co-author, Shoji Houmu, 2018)
・“5,000 Lectures on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions” (co-author, Kinzai Institute For Financial Affairs, 2018)
・“New Story of Shareholders' Meeting” (co-author, Shoji Houmu, 2017)

Publications

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Seminars

  • 202412

    Motomura Takeshi and Yamada Kohei give a seminar for corporate officers managing shareholder meetings "30 Must-Know Judicial Precedents for Managing Shareholder Meetings" at Shoji Homu

    Speaker： MOTOMURA Takeshi　 YAMADA Kohei　

  • 202407

    IG hosts a webinar for Japanese companies on issues in US law

    Speaker： IZUMI Atsushi　 IKEDA Minako　 YAMADA Kohei　 NAKAZAWA Ryo　

  • 202404

    Together with Singapore law firm Drew & Napier and Drew Network Asia, IG co-hosts a well-attended seminar "Investing in ASEAN Countries: Update on Legal Issues"

    Speaker： MATSUDA Akira　 BEPPU Fumiya　 YAMADA Kohei　

  • 202402

    IG hosts a webinar "Singapore Convention on Mediation: Update on Procedures and Contracts"

    Speaker： TAGO Shinya　 MATSUDA Akira　 YAMADA Kohei　 OKAMURA Yu　

  • 202305

    Matsuda Akira and Yamada Kohei lecture on "Duties of Directors & Officers in Singapore and Other ASEAN Countries" at a seminar hosted by Willis Towers Watson

    Speaker： MATSUDA Akira　 YAMADA Kohei　

  • 201908

    Okushi Kenichi and Yamada Kohei delivered a lecture titled "Impact of Revision of the Civil Code on Manufacturers' Deals and Practical Measures to be Taken: Key Points in Revising Contract Clauses and Preparing Documents which Complies with New Rules" at a seminar room of Financial Management Forums, Inc.

    Speaker： OKUSHI Kenichi　 YAMADA Kohei　

  • 201902

    Ito Hiroki, Kakuno Shu, Mori Shunsuke and Yamada Kohei delivered a lecture titled "Commentary on the Guidelines for Corporate Law Review (regarding Corporate Governance, etc.)" at Marunouchi Hall & Conference Square.

    Speaker： ITO Hiroki　 KAKUNO Shu　 MORI Shunsuke　 YAMADA Kohei　

  • 201811

    Okushi Kenichi and Yamada Kohei delivered a lecture titled "How the Amendment of the Civil Code will Impact on Transactions with Manufacturers and the Relevant Legal Practices - Key Points in Revising Contract Provisions and Preparing Documents in accordance with the New Rules” at a seminar room of Financial Management Forums, Inc.

    Speaker： OKUSHI Kenichi　 YAMADA Kohei　

  • 201803

    Ito Hiroki, Kakuno Shu, Mori Shunsuke and Yamada Kohei jointly delivered a lecture entitled "Seminar on Interim Proposal Concerning the Revision of Corporate Law System (Related to Corporate Governance, etc.)" at Iwata Godo.

    Speaker： ITO Hiroki　 KAKUNO Shu　 MORI Shunsuke　 YAMADA Kohei　

  • 201703

    Okushi Kenichi and Yamada Kohei delivered a lecture entitled "How the Amendment of the Civil Code will Impact on Transactions with Manufacturers and the Relevant Legal Practices" at a seminar room of Financial Management Forums, Inc.

    Speaker： OKUSHI Kenichi　 YAMADA Kohei　

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News

  • 202404

    20 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025.

    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

    ■ 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


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

    ■ Arbitration and Mediation
    SAITO Hiroki
    NAKAMURA Saeko

    ■ 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

  • 202401

    Yamada Kohei was appointed a Partner.

  • 202305

    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

  • 202107

    Yamada Kohei has been abroad to study at the Cornell Law School from July.

  • 201412

    We welcomed a new attorney, Yamada Kohei.

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