 Masafumi Kodama |
| Admitted in Japan and New York, U.S.A. |
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| Education & Professional Careers |
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| 2001 - Present |
Member attorney(Partner) of Kitahama Partners(formerly Kitahama Partners L.P.C. or Kitahama Law Office). |
| 1998-1999 |
Foreign Associate with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP(formerly Winthrop Stimson, Putnam & Roberts), at its New York Office and Singapore Office. |
| 1999 |
Admitted to practice in the State of New York. |
| 1998 |
Cornell Law School, LL.M. |
| 1993 |
Graduated from The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, Admitted to practice in Japan, Associate with Kitahama Law Office. |
| 1990 |
The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, LL.B. |
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| Outside auditor, ELK Corporation and The Nihon Seima Co., LTD, 2008- |
| Professor, Kobe Gakuin University Law School, 2004-2008. |
| Lecturer, Konan University, 2001-2003. |
| Recent M & A Cases Handled |
| Transfer of Business (Bank, Mass Retailer, Carrier, Textile Manufacturer, Machine Manufacturer, Golf Course) |
| Assignment of Stocks (Construction Company, Mass Retailer) |
| Merger (Bank, Food Manufacturer) |
| Spin-off (Machine Manufacturer, Golf Course) |
| Merger with Holding Company (Mass Retailer) |
| TOB(Retailer) |
| Recent Insolvency Cases Handled |
| Civil Rehabilitation (Construction Company, Machine Manufacturer, Apparel Company, Mass Retailer) |
| Corporate Reorganization (Third-Sector Leisure Company, Carrier, Golf Course, Landlord which also went through US Chapter 11) |
| Bankruptcy (Large Real Estate Company) |
| Particular Arbitration (Information Providing Service Business) |
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| "First Enforcement Order Granted Under Japan's Arbitration Act"(co-author), JCAA Newsletter, November 2008. |
| "Measures for Enterprises Facing Legal Disputes in the Cross-border Business Transaction", JCA Journal, November 2008. |
| "Administration of the Estate", in "Theory and Practice of the New Bankruptcy Code", Hanrei Times, 2008. |
| "Employment in Insolvency Settings - A Japanese Perspective", IPBA Journal, June 2006. |
| "A Case in which Execution was Ordered Under Revised Arbitration Law", JCA Journal, December 2004. |
| "Revised Japanese Corporate Reorganization Law", English Ed. |
| "Introduction to Japanese Civil Rehabilitation Law", ABI Journal (October 2001) English Ed. |
| "Aspects of International Insolvency Cases Under the Universality Concept|Harmonization of Nationwide Procedures and Usage of Protocol", The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (co-author), March 2001. |
| "International Commercial Litigation in Japan" (co-author), English Ed. |
| "Features of Our New Code of Civil Procedure and Prospects Thereof", Staff Advisor, September, 1997. |
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| "Basic Knowledge and the Key Points in Contracts in English", Sponsored by the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, June 2010. |
| "Basic Knowledge and the Key Points in Contracts in English - Drafting Based on Trouble Cases", Sponsored by the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, July 2009. |
| "The Latest Practice of Corporate Valuation and Pricing in M&A ", July 2009. |
| "US Contract Law", Sponsored by Japan Pharmaceutical Industry Legal Affairs Association, February 18, 2009. |
| "Importance and Utilization of Due Diligence in M&A-Expected Roles of the Personnel in the Legal Section", Sponsored by The Association of Japanese Corporate Legal Departments and held at Hotel Monterey Grasmere House, January 14, 2009. |
| "Basic Knowledge and the Key Points in Contracts in English-Focus on Sales Contracts", Sponsored by The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (Osaka Office), and held at Business Innovation Center Osaka, July 2008. |
| "International Legal Strategy-Risk Management and Dispute Settlement", Sponsored by Osaka Prefecture University, Feburary 2008. |
| "Measures for Enterprises Facing Legal Disputes in the Cross-border Business Transaction", Hosted by The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (Osaka Office), Japan Association of Arbitrators (Kansai Chapter) and Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, September 2007. |
| "Succession of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements by Corporate Division", Sponsored by Japan Pharmaceutical Industry Legal Affairs Association, August 2007. |
| "Basic Knowledge and the Key Points in International Contracts", Sponsored by the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, June 2007. |
| "Basic Knowledge about Tax Lawsuit", Hosted by Osaka University of Economics alumni tax accountantfs association, January 2007. |
| "Introduction to English Sales Contract", Hosted by The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, July 2006. |
| "Doing Business in Japan - Recent Developments in Japanese Laws", Asian Pacific Regional Meeting held by Nexia International, April 7, 2006. |
| "Basics of International M & A Contract", Co-sponsored by Osaka Bar Association and The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Kinki Chapter, March 2006. |
| "The ABC of International Contracts for Working People in the Legal Department", Sponsored by Japan Pharmaceutical Industry Legal Affairs Association, July 2005. |
| "Arbitration in Japan|Finding 'Wa' in Business Disputes?", Panel Discussion to ACCJ Kansai and the Osaka Foreign Lawyers Association, December 2003. |
| "Problems in Recent International Insolvency Cases", Preparatory Seminar for LAWASIA Tokyo Conference, 2003. |
| "Lawyer Systems in Japan", at "the 18th Vietnam Law Development and Support Seminar" sponsored by Research and Training Institute in the Ministry of Justice, 2002. |
| "The Pitfalls of Joint Venture and Alliance Agreements" at Strategic Pharmaceutical Management Seminar: marcus evans, 2000. |
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Osaka Bar Association, Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Inter-Pacific Bar Association(Council-at-Large), Japan Association of Arbitrators(Secretary General to the Kansai Chapter) |
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