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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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Corporate Governance：Publications

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Finance：Publications

Magazine Article: "Agreements and Covenants Between Companies and Shareholders: Practical Notes Regarding Revisions to the Mandatory Disclosure of 'Material Agreements'"
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Disputes/Dispute Resolution：Publications

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Yusuke Ishii：Publications

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Atsuko Taishido：Publications

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Takeshi Okuyama：Publications

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Shuya Nomura：Publications

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Munetaka Dai：Publications

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Toshimitsu Nemoto：Publications

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Kunihiro Watanabe：Publications

Magazine Article: "Practical Q&A On the Companies Act Part 79: I Frequency of Status Reports on Execution of Duties by an Executive Director, II Possibility of Referring to Annual Securities Reports in Creditor Objection Proceedings for Absorption-Type Mergers After Delisting"
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Ryo Chikasawa：Publications

Book: "Legal Issues and Corporate Governance on Sustainability"
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Yuta Kawashima：Publications

Book: ”Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan, 2nd edition”
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Yusuke Kobayashi：Publications

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Mizuho Yoshida：Publications

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Ryosuke Okuda：Publications

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Masanori Nakao：Publications

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Shutaro Kuwahara：Publications

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Ayana Kagawa：Publications

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Yuki Kanematsu：Publications

Magazine Article: "Legal Issues in Recent Securities Litigation (5; Final): Identification of Shares Subject to Claims for Damages and the Starting Point for Calculating Damages for Delay"
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Shinya Mizumoto：Publications

Magazine Article: "Commentary on Amendment of Companies Act of China (1)"
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Takeru Kondo：Publications

Magazine Article: "Legal Issues in Recent Securities Litigation (5; Final): Identification of Shares Subject to Claims for Damages and the Starting Point for Calculating Damages for Delay"
Magazine Article: "Legal Issues in Recent Securities Litigation (2): False Statements, Etc. in Non-financial Information"
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