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Shintaro Okawa handles cross-border M&A and transactions, and related compliance issues. He especially has extensive experience in national security regulations such as FDI regulations, export controls and economic sanctions of Japan, US and other major countries. He also offers advice on human rights issues in corporate activities.
He is fluent in English and Spanish.

• Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions/Reorganizations
  • Private Equity
  • Venture Capital/Start-ups
• Regulatory/Regulated Transactions
• International Practice
  • China Practice
  • Latin America Practice
• International Trade

Apr. 18, 2024 Awards

The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 edition)

Apr. 20, 2023 Awards

The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2024 edition)

Dec. 26, 2022 Awards

Top Rankings Received in The Nikkei's "Corporate Legal Tax Affairs and Lawyer Survey 2022"

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Dec. 21, 2023 Media

Shintaro Okawa appears on a "World Business Satellite (WBS)" special feature titled "Rising Risk Due to Strengthened Economic Security - How to Prevent Companies Becoming Involved" broadcasted by TV TOKYO

Jan. 9, 2023 Media

Comments by Shintaro Okawa are published on page 15 of the Nikkei and in the Nikkei Online edition in an article titled "How Laws and Rules Will Change in 2023"

Dec. 26, 2022 Media

Comments by Shintaro Okawa are published on page 15 of the Nikkei and in the Nikkei Online edition in an article titled "Use of Internal and External Legal Professionals: Companies with Strong Legal Expertise- Mitsubishi Corporation Continues to Top the L

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October 2019-2
E_Vol.2

Bill on Amendment to Japanese FDI Regulations DownloadPDF

October 2019
Vol.1

Pre-transaction Notification Requirements under the Japanese FDI Regulations Expanded, and Further Expansion Anticipated DownloadPDF

Apr. 28, 2023MHM Open Seminars

(Live-Streaming Webinar in English) “MHM Seminar: Expansion of designated businesses in Japanese FDI regulations and the latest trend of FDI screening inviting METI Officials”

Sep. 6, 2022External Seminars

"The updates of Economic Security Promotion Act and the coming policies for Economic Security"

May 25, 2022 - Jun. 24, 2022MHM Open Seminars

(English language webinar) "Overview of Japan’s Economic Sanctions against Russia and Belarus (Updated on May 23)"

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Magazine Article

"Introduction to Inbound Practices - Practices Related to Foreign Investment Regulations under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act"

Magazine Article

"Corporate Legal Affairs Frontier (No.262): Recent Developments in U.S. Restrictions on Outward Foreign Direct Investment in China and Impact on Japanese Corporations"

Magazine Article

"Outline and Future Developments of Outward Direct Investment Regulations in Japan and the U.S."

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• The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2015)
• assigned as a fixed-term government employee to the following: the Trade Control Policy Division, Security Trade Control Policy Division, and International Investment Control Office of the Trade Control Department, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau; and the Economy and Security Office of the Minister's Secretariat, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ​​​(2019-2021)