Since joining Kitahama Partners, Hikaru Horiyama has directly handled a wide range of cases, primarily focusing on mergers and acquisitions, as well as labor and employment, real estate, and construction matters. In the field of M&A, he has been involved in numerous cases irrespective of scale or industry. In the fields of labor and employment, real estate, and construction, he handles daily legal consultations and in-house training for corporate clients, as well as numerous dispute resolution matters.

Mr. Horiyama is committed to solving the problems faced by clients through careful communication so that he can support people and companies facing difficult situations and the sound business activities of those enterprises. To this end, it is essential to have a wide range of experience, deep knowledge, and above all an attitude of self-improvement. He is devoted to self-improvement and providing optimal solutions by taking advantage of his perseverance.

Work Highlights

• The Privatization of I-PEX Inc. through an MBO

Education ＆ Professional Career

Dec 2022	Graduated from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan; Admitted to practice in Japan; Joined Kitahama Partners
Mar 2021	Osaka University Law School (J.D.)
Mar 2018	Tohoku University (LL.B.)

Other Activities

2025	Adjunct Lecturer, Kindai University (Sports and Corporate Law / Labor Law)
2025	Adjunct Lecturer, Osaka Metropolitan University (Corporate Law)
2023	Adjunct Lecturer, Osaka Metropolitan University (Corporate Law)