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Contact Information
- TEL
- +81-3-5220-1859
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- +81-3-5220-1759
Practice Areas
Work Highlights
- 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)
- Sale of Hitachi Metals by Hitachi to Bain Capital (May 2021)
- Sale of Hitachi Chemical to Showa Denko by Hitachi (November 2019)
- MBO of Aderans Company Limited (October 2016)
- Mizkan Holdings' acquisition of pasta sauces business under the Ragu and Bertolli brands from Unilever group (2014)
- Represented Nikko Cordial Corporation in connection with Citigroup's acquisition, including tender offer and triangular share exchange, of Nikko Cordial Corporation (May 2007)
- Represented Seino Transportation (currently, Seino Holdings) in connection with its introduction of the Japan's first takeover defense plan (trust type rights plan) (June 2005)
Shuhei Uchida：Awards
- Awards
- Top rankings received from IFLR1000 2024
- Awards
- The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 edition)
- Awards
- Top rankings received from Chambers Global 2024
Shuhei Uchida：News
- Public Service
- Shuhei Uchida became a visiting associate professor at the University of Tokyo, School of Law
- Public Service
- Shuhei Uchida became a lecturer at Kyoto University Law School
- Firm News
- Six associates become partners in January
Shuhei Uchida：Seminars
- Apr. 10, 2019External Seminars
- "Panel discussion - Bigger and better? Japanese cross-border M&A in 2019 and beyond"
Shuhei Uchida：Publications
- Magazine Article
- "Practical Q&A On the Companies Act Part 85: I. Whether or Not a Limited Liability Agreement Can be Executed with a Director of a Company Without a Board of Directors / II. Whether or Not Consideration for a Demand for a Share, Etc. Cash-Out Can be Paid in Foreign Currency"
- Magazine Article
- "Trends in Corporate Governance Code Compliance"
- Book
- "Corporate Governance of Japan's Top 100 Companies 2024"
Shuhei Uchida：Other
Background
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2002)
- Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., 2008)
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (2008-2009)
- Secondment to the Civil Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Justice (specializing in the Companies Act) (2010 - 2013)
Major Activities
- Lecturer at Kyoto University Law School(2017-2021)
- Visiting Associate Professor at The University of Tokyo School of Law(2022-)
Bar Admissions
admitted in Japan, 2003; New York, 2009
Daini-Tokyo Bar Association