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Kunihiro Watanabe

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Apr. 15, 2021 Awards: Lawyers from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto were included in the 12th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Japan
Apr. 9, 2020 Awards: Lawyers from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto were included in the 11th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Japan

Jun. 7, 2021 Public Service: Firm's lawyers involved in the Revision of the “Guidebook for Introducing Incentive Plans for Sustainable Corporate Growth as Board Members’ Compensation to Encourage Companies to Promote Proactive Business Management”
Feb. 27, 2017 Firm News: Four new partners and three new of counsels
Apr. 28, 2016 Firm News: Firm's lawyers take part in the creation of the "Guidebook for Introducing New Stock-based Compensation ("Restricted Stock") as Board Members' Compensation to Encourage Companies to Promote Proactive Business Management," released by the Corporate System

Book Other: "Practical Issues of the Corporation Act New Series 5: Organizational Structural Design, Directors, and Boards of Directors [2nd ed.]"
Magazine Article: "The Amended Companies Act of 2019 (3): Drafters' Commentary on Ministerial Ordinance, Comparison Table Before and After Amendment to the Ministerial Ordinance, Public Comments, and Practical Responses Q&A"
Magazine Article: "Consideration of 'Fair Price' Related to Two-step Takeover of Unlisted Companies - Focusing on the Case of Determination of the Share Purchase Price Concerning Management Integration of Nippon Life Insurance Company and Mitsui Life Insurance Company Limited"

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2004)
Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 2012)
with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York (2012-2013)
Seconded to the Civil Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Justice as an Attorney (specializing in the Companies Act) (2013-2015)

admitted in Japan, 2006; New York, 2013
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
New York State Bar Association