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Contact Information
- TEL
- +81-3-5223-7735
- FAX
- +81-3-5223-7635
Practice Areas
Work Highlights
- Sale of Alps Logistics by Alps Alpine to Logisteed and making Alps Logistics a joint venture (May 2024)
- Realignment of global business of NTT group by NTT and NTT DATA (May 2022)
- Sale of Hitachi Metals by Hitachi to Bain Capital (May 2021)
- Acquisition of NTT Docomo by NTT through TOB (September 2020)
- Business and capital alliance between NTT and Toyota Motor with respect to smart city business (March 2020)
- Acquisition of NTT Urban Development by NTT through TOB (November 2018)
- Acquisition of Alpine by Alps Electric through share exchange (July 2017)
Minoru Sawaguchi：Awards
- Awards
- The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 edition)
- Awards
- Top rankings received in The Nikkei's "Corporate Legal Tax Affairs and Lawyer Survey 2023"
- Awards
- The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2024 edition)
Minoru Sawaguchi：News
- Public Service
- Minoru Sawaguchi became a member of the Study Group on Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Public Service
- Minoru Sawaguchi became a member of the Study Group on the General Meeting of Stockholder Processes in the New Era, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Public Service
- Minoru Sawaguchi became the member of CGS Study Group (Corporate Governance System Study Group), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minoru Sawaguchi：Seminars
- Jul. 19, 2024MHM Open Seminars
- " [MHM Corporate Law Seminar 2024]: 'Board of Directors to become a mini-general meeting of shareholders ~ The arrival of an era in which outside directors account for the majority and conduct reviews of management ~' "
- Apr. 24, 2024External Seminars
- "GCNJ/PRI jointly sponsored [International Trends Seminar]: Strengthening corporate competitiveness through the practice of human capital management - Benefits gained by engaging in human capital management"
- Jan. 5, 2024 - Jan. 31, 2024External Seminars
- "Shareholders’ Meeting 2024: Issues and Responses"
Minoru Sawaguchi：Publications
- Magazine Article
- "Practical Handling of Shareholders Meetings in 2024: Trends Concerning Advisory Policy of Proxy Advisory Firms and Proxy Voting Guidelines for Institutional Investors (Part 2)"
- Magazine Article
- "Practical Handling of Shareholders Meetings in 2024: Trends Concerning Advisory Policy of Proxy Advisory Firms and Proxy Voting Guidelines for Institutional Investors (Part 1)"
- Book
- "Corporate Governance of Japan's Top 100 Companies 2024"
Minoru Sawaguchi：Other
Background
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1991)
Major Activities
- Lecturer at Hitotsubashi University School of Law (2005-2016)
- Officer of the Japan Association of Corporate Directors (2014)
- Member of the Study Group on Promoting the Conversion of General Meeting of Stockholders processes to electronic form, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2015)
- Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law and Politics (2016-2019)
- Member of CGS Study Group (Corporate Governance System Study Group), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2016-)
- Member of the Study Group on the General Meeting of Stockholder Processes in the New Era, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2019-)
- Member of the Study Group on Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (January 2020-)
Bar Admissions
admitted in Japan, 1993
Daini Tokyo Bar Association