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"Revision of the Companies Act of 2019 - Process and Key Points"

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Author	【Co-Author】 Yusuke Ishii Atsuko Taishido Takeshi Okuyama Shuya Nomura Munetaka Dai Toshimitsu Nemoto Kunihiro Watanabe Ryo Chikasawa Yuta Kawashima Yusuke Kobayashi Mizuho Yoshida Ryosuke Okuda Masanori Nakao Takaaki Higuchi Shutaro Kuwahara Ayana Kagawa Yuki Kanematsu Shinya Mizumoto Takeru Kondo
Related Practice Areas	Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Governance Finance Disputes/Dispute Resolution
Language	Japanese
Date of Publication	February 20, 2021
Note	Price：￥2,200（tax included） Number of pages：240 ISBN：9784641138629
Link	Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd.

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