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

Kyohei Sekiguchi

Kyohei Sekiguchi

TEL +81-3-5511-3251 / FAX +81-3-5511-3258

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

Background

2010
Rikkyo University (LL.B.)
2012
Keio University Law School(J.D.)
2013
Admitted in Japan (Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association)
Ushijima & Partners
2017
Assistant Professor, Keio University Law School (-2023.3)
2024
Partner, Ushijima & Partners

Major Practice Area

Corporate

Advising management of corporations, general incorporated associations, and other legal entities
Drafting various internal compliance regulations for corporations and general incorporated associations; guidance on operating compliance committees
Guidance on shareholders’ meetings and general meetings of members

Succession of Management Rights of Unlisted Companies

Acting on behalf of shareholders of unlisted companies in the exercise of various shareholders’ rights to companies (e.g., requests to convene extraordinary general meetings, inspect and copy shareholder registers, inspect and copy accounting books, request copies of financial statements, petitions for appointment of inspectors); shareholder proposals; proxy solicitation
Structuring of civil trust agreements

Risk Management/Crisis Management

Responding to corporate misconduct involving corporations and general incorporated associations (including conducting internal investigations)

Litigation / Arbitration

Representing shareholders in provisional injunctions related to shareholders’ meetings (e.g., injunctions to prohibit exercise of voting rights)
Representing shareholders in petitions for provisional injunctions to stop issuance of new shares
Representing shareholders in lawsuits for dismissal of directors and provisional injunctions to suspend directors from performing their duties
Representing shareholders in petitions for preservation of evidence such as accounting books, minutes of shareholders’ meetings, and board meeting minutes
Representing shareholders in petitions for appointment of inspectors
Representing shareholders in petitions for determination of share purchase prices
Representing defendant companies in lawsuits requesting cancellation of ownership transfer registrations based on fraudulent acts

Sports / Entertainment

Providing various advice to professional sports governing bodies
Advising on sports business matters including event hosting agreements, sponsorship agreements, player contracts, commercial contracts, and licensing agreements
Advising on various contracts related to broadcasting or internet streaming of sports events, including broadcasting rights and media rights agreements
Responding to suspected antitrust violations in the sports and entertainment business and negotiating with relevant authorities

 

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Articles, etc.

“Business succession and practical use of class shares” (“BUSINESS LAWYERS,” October 2016)

“Doping violation and corporate legal affairs – taking the opportunity of the Sharapova case –” (May 2016 issue of the monthly magazine “The Lawyers” (ILS Publications Inc.))