Sanno Park Tower 12F (Reception) and 14F,
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-6114, Japan

Tokyo Metro Ginza Line: G06 Tameike-sanno Station, Exit 7 (directly accessible through the second basement)

Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line: N06 Tameike-sanno Station, Exit 7 (directly accessible through the second basement)

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line: C07 Kokkai-gijido-mae Station, Exit 5 (3 minutes’ walk)

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line: M14 Kokkai-gijido-mae Station, Exit 5 (10 minutes’ walk through Chiyoda Line platform)

Partner

Hirotaro Momota

Hirotaro Momota

TEL +81-3-5511-3206 / FAX +81-3-5511-3258

Languages
Japanese、English
Bar Association /
Qualification
Japan (2013)

Background

2009
Waseda University (LL.B.)
2012
Waseda Law School (J.D.)
2013
Admitted in Japan (Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association)
Ushijima & Partners
2024
Partner, Ushijima & Partners

Major Practice Area

Corporate

Advice to corporate clients on a wide range of legal issue, review of contracts
Due diligence and preparation of transactional documents for M&A matters
Review of investment agreements and shareholders’ agreements relating to capital increases and stock options
Guidance on shareholders’ meetings

Freelance Law & Related Issues

Review of contacts and internal policies in compliance with the Freelance Law
Response to freelancers’ claims for confirmation of contractual status, on behalf of client companies

Corporate Control Disputes in Closely Held Companies

Replacement of the CEO initiated by directors (shareholders) (advising the new CEO)
Response to request from heirs of former management seeking changes in directorship (advising the company)
Provisional injunctions relating to the suspension or enforcement of voting rights based on shareholders’ agreements (advising the shareholder)

Corporate Litigation

Court proceedings for determining the purchase price of shares in a two-step acquisition involving a listed company (advising the shareholder)
Court proceedings for determining the purchase price of shares involving unlisted companies (advising the shareholder)
Director liability litigation (advising the director)
Litigation arising from the cancellation of system development projects (advising the IT vendor)
Provisional injunctions concerning confirmation of contractual status under distribution agreements (advising manufacturer)
Litigation involving Consumer Contract Act and the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations in relation to apps (advising company)
Disputes involving provisional injunctions related to failed M&A transactions (advising buyer)

Entertainment & Internet

Advising on talent agreements, publishing contracts, and event-related contracts
Handling online defamation matters including requests for deletion of user content and disclosure of sender information
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Publications

“The Amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information and Business Practice” (SEIBUNSHA, June 2017)

Articles, etc.

“International Fintech Guide” (under joint authorship, Multilaw, December 5, 2017September 4, 2019)

“The risk of being unprepared for business succession” (“BUSINESS LAWYERS,” October 2016)

“Should workplaces with less than 50 regular employees conduct stress checks?” (“BUSINESS LAWYERS,” September 2016)

“How to judge the scope of obligation to conduct stress checks and subject employees” (“BUSINESS LAWYERS,” September 2016)

“Trends in Privacy Protection in the U.S. and Its Influence on the Amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information” (“BUSINESS LAWYERS,” June 2016)

“Trends in Privacy Protection in the EU and its Influence on the Amended Personal Information Protection Act of Japan” (“BUSINESS LAWYERS,” May 2016)

“Points to be noted in outsourcing the performance of stress checking” (“BUSINESS LAWYERS,” April 2016)

Lectures Given

““Don’ts” in Addressing the Freelancer Protection Act ~ Commentary on Do’s and Don’ts of Companies and Outsourcers ~” (Financial Management Forums, Inc., December 20, 2024)
“Legal Reform Station #28 – All Companies Will Be Affected! Amendment to the Act on Childcare and Family Care Leave to be Enforced in April 2025, and Other Amendments” (LegalOn Technologies, Inc., November 18, 2024 -)
“Legal Reform Station #22 – Right-Before-Enforcement Definitive Commentary on the Freelancer Protection Act” (LegalOn Technologies, Inc. August 19, 2024 -)