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			Home＞Lawyers＞Partners Toru Ishiguro tel: 81-3-6212-8318 fax: 81-3-6212-8218 Partner Japanese Profile Professional Qualifications & Activities Admitted to Bar in Japan, 1980; in New York State, 1984 Daini-Tokyo Bar Association Education & Prior Experience University of Tokyo (LL.B. 1978) Columbia Law School (LL.M. 1983) Trainee at Sullivan & Cromwell, New York (1983-1984) Resident Partner, Hamada & Matsumoto, London Office (1987-1989) Planning Committee Member, Japan Investor Relations Association, 1994 Financial Law Board, Member, 1998 IR Academy, Director, 2001 Member, JASDAQ Securities Exchenge, Disciplinary committee, 2005 Publications "The Japanese Bengoshi" (February 1988, Business Law Review) "New Euroyen CD Rules" (May 1988, International Financial Law Review) "Euroyen and Samurai CP" (February 1989, International Financial Law Review) "Issuing Securities: How to do it in Japan" (June 1989, International Financial Law Review) "Legal System Reform Proposal in England” (July 1989, Jurist) "Current State of EC Company Law and Proposed European Company Act" (October to December 1989, Shôji Hômu) "Corporate Law: Recent Developments - I, Japan" (November 1989, International Business Lawyer) "Reporting Requirement of Block Shareholdings" (February 1990, International Financial Law Review) "International Corporate Governance" (Co-author, Euromoney) "New Procedure for Japanese Equity Warrants" (July 1990, International Financial Law Review) "Development of EC Company Law" (August 1990, Jurist) "Japan Amends Its Securities Laws" (March 1991, International Financial Law Review) "Corporate Law: Recent Developments – Japan" (May 1991, International Business Lawyer) "Scandals Trigger Amendments to Japan's Securities Law" (Co-author, January 1992, International Financial Law Review) "Disclosure and Due Diligence" (October 1995, Kôshasai Geppô) "Comparison of the US 'Business Combination' and Japanese 'Merger'” (March 1996, Co-author, Corporate Finance Research Institute) "Acquisition of Own Shares and the Securities and Exchange Law" (December 1996, Shôji Hômu) "Anglo-American Commercial Law Dictionary" (Revision)(Co-author, Shôji Hômu Kenkyû-kai) Related News Recommended as one of the "Leading Individuals" in Legal500 2008/2009 Recommended as leading lawyers in IFLR1000 (2009edition) Selected as one of ALB's Hot 100 - The hottest lawyers of 2008 Selected as "Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2008" by Asia Law & Practice Selected as "Who's Who Legal - International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers" 2008 Ranked as a recommended lawyer in Japan in Chambers Global 2008 Selected as one of ALB's Hot 100 - The hottest lawyers of 2007 Recommended as leaders in Chambers Asia 2008 Selected as "Who's Who Legal - International Who's Who of Business Lawyers" Earned the award for "Japanese Dealmaker of the Year" in ALB Awards 2007 Ranked as a recommended lawyer in Japan in Chambers Global 2007 Go to Lawyers List