Shuntaro Shirai

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Shuntaro Shirai

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Languages
JapaneseEnglish

Contact Information

TEL
+81-3-6213-8110
FAX
+81-3-6213-8010

Practice Areas

Work Highlights

  • Acquisition of business of BIGMOTOR Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries by JKH Co., Ltd. established by ITOCHU Corporation, ITOCHU ENEX CO., LTD. and a fund managed by J-Will Partners Co., Ltd. through company split (May 2024)
  • KKR's acquisition of Unizo Hotel and its portfolio of 14 hotel properties (May 2024)
  • KKR's acquisition of Hyatt Regency Tokyo and Hotel Odakyu (June 2023)

Shuntaro Shirai:Awards

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

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Shuntaro Shirai:News

Firm News
17 new partners and 17 new counsels
Firm News
27 new lawyers joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

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Shuntaro Shirai:Seminars

Oct. 12, 2022MHM Open Seminars
”Emerging Global Business and Human Rights Trends -including practical issues of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act”

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Shuntaro Shirai:Publications

Magazine Article
"Legal Practices for Hotel Real Estate Investments and Acquisitions of Hotel Operators"
Book
"Legal Issues and Corporate Governance on Sustainability"
Book
"Law and Practice for App Businesses"

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Shuntaro Shirai:Other

Background

  • Keio University (LL.B., 2011)
  • Keio University Law School (J.D., 2013)
  • The University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 2020)
  • with Hengeler Mueller, Düsseldorf (2020-2021)

Practice Group

  • M&A Practice Group
  • Structured Finance Practice Group
  • Corporate Law Practice Group
  • Employment & Labor Law Practice Group

Bar Admissions

admitted in Japan, 2014; New York, 2021; California 2022
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
California State Bar Association