Takayuki Kihira

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 5

Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Japan

7 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Asia-Pacific 2024

About

Provided by Takayuki Kihira

Global

Practice Areas

Mergers and acquisitions; international commercial transactions; private equity; venture financing; dispute resolution.

Career

Partner since 2010; with Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York (2006-2007); Adjunct Professor of Law at Cornell University Law School (Global M&A Practice) (2015-present).

Professional Memberships

Admitted in Japan and New York.

Publications

“Chambers Global Practice Guides Corporate M&A 2023”- Japan Chapter (Chambers & Partners) (2023); “Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan”, 2nd edition (co-author) (2022) ; “Changes in M&A” (Nikkei Publishing Inc.) (2018); “Corporations and Partnerships in Japan”, Second Edition (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business) (2016) “Cross-Border M&A - Laws, Regulations and Practical Considerations” Hitotsubashi Business Review (2013 Spring); “Corporations and Partnerships in Japan” Wolters Kluwer (2012); “The International Joint Ventures Manual: Control and Minority Protection, Deadlock and Termination, Shareholders’ Agreement and Bye-laws, Structures” Practical Law Company (2009).

Personal

Cornell Law School (LL.M.); Hitotsubashi University (LL.B.).

Chambers Review

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Global

Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Japan

Band 5

Takayuki Kihira advises on various corporate transactions. He is noted for his experience handling cross-border corporate and M&A transactions for major multinational technology companies.

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