Toranomon Chuo Law Firm

Our Team

Attorney at LawKazuo IMAI

Professional and Academic Associations:Tokyo Bar Association

March 1975The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
April 1975 – March 1977Nippon Life Insurance Company
April 1983Commenced business upon admittance to the bar

Industry Sectors of Main Clients

Banks, Life insurance companies, Leasing companies, Moneylenders, Payment and settlement of funds servicers, Securities brokers, Private equity funds, Claim collection servicers, Shipping companies, Trading companies, Real estate companies, Manufacturing companies, Construction companies, Telecommunications carriers, Engineering companies, Medical corporations, Incorporated educational institutions, Independent administrative corporations, Energy suppliers / Power companies, Computer and video game software development companies・Amusement and commercial facility management companies, Information and Technology companies, E-commerce companies, Printing companies, Automobile sales companies, Food product companies

Main Practice Areas

  • Litigation / Dispute resolution(Civil litigation, Commercial litigation, Commercial non-contentious case procedures, Arbitration and other Alternative dispute resolution procedures)/Corporate matters(M&A, Restructuring of organization, Corporate governance, Shareholders’ meeting)/Compliance(Compliance with regulatory laws, Support for establishing internal control systems, Prevention of unjust acts by anti-social forces)/Risk / Crisis Management(Investigations of unlawful acts, Support for public relations, Authorities relations, Handling whistle-blowing)/Intellectual Property Rights・Information(Copyrights, Trademark rights, License transactions, Patent disputes and other IP disputes, Protection of personal information, Information and Technologies/ Telecommunications)/Labor and Employment(General labor law, Labor Tribunal Committee relations, Labor unions, Labor Standards Inspection Office relations, Layoff / Workforce reduction)/Financial service / Payment and settlement of funds(Banking Law, Money Lending Business Law, Funds Settlement Law, Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Financial Services Law)/Credit management / Debt collection(Credit management, Civil provisional remedies, Civil litigation, Civil execution, Financial alternative dispute resolution)/Business revitalization・Bankruptcy(Civil rehabilitation law, Corporate reorganization law, Bankruptcy law, Private liquidation)/Financing arrangements(Issuance of stocks(options), Issuance of corporate bonds, Initial Public Offering)/Real Estate(Real estate management, Sales and Purchase / Leasing of real estate, Subleasing, Real estate financing, Construction-related disputes)/International Affairs(International M&A, International arbitration, Drafting and reviewing contracts, Cross-border domestic-relations cases)/Competition law(Antitrust law, Unfair competition prevention act, Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, Subcontract law)/Criminal case

Principal Activities

March 2019 -Chairperson, Secured Transaction Law Study Group Backup Conference
November 2018 -Councillor, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Seishin Utsumi Jyuku
May 2018 -Councillor, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Uyeno Education and Cultural Foundation
October 2017 - November 2018Director, General Incorporated Foundation Seishin Utsumi Jyuku
October 2017 -Advisor, Mainichi Asia Business Institute
June 2017 -Chairman, Nippon Life Insurance Company Stewardship Advisory Committee
May 2017 -Councillor, General Incorporated Foundation Japan Bar Association
(November2016 - October2018Commissioner, Legislative Council of the Ministry of Justice, Civil Execution Law Subcommittee
September 2016 -Director, General Incorporated Association Shoichi Saiki Memorial Crisis Management Research Society
July 2016 -Outside Director, Nippon Life Insurance Company
July 2014 -Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Rules
August 2011 - March2022Director, General Incorporated Foundation En Personnel Training Foundation
July 2011-Deputy General Manager, Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Promotion Headquarter of Civil Justice Reform
April 2010 – March 2012Adjunct Lecturer, Keio University Law Faculty
December 2009 -Member, Contract Review Committee, Japan National Tourist Organization
June 2009 – May 2011Chairperson, Civil Litigation Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
July 2008 - June 2016Non-executive Director, Nippon Life Insurance Company
July 2008 -Arbitrator, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Japan Sports Arbitration Agency
June 2008 -Member, External Advisory Committee, Tokyo Metropolitan University Law School
October 2007 – June 2009Director, Japan Ice Hockey Federation
October 2006 – April 2007Interim Member, Legislative Council Civil Litigation Law Sub-Committee
March 2003 – July 2014Executive Secretary, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Rules
May 2001 – May 2003Executive Secretary, Legislative Council Security and Execution Law Subcommittee
April 2000 – March 2001Chairperson, Tokyo Bar Association Special Committee on Measures against Interference with Legal Practice

Principal Publications

  • “30th Anniversary Commemorative Theses of Council for Public Policy Public Interest Incorporated Foundation; Contemporary Crisis Management Theory – Various Phases and Measures to Modern Crisis,” (Tachibana Shobo Co. Ltd., 2017)
  • “Debt Collection is the Key to Eliminate so-called "Anti -Social Forces" from Financial Transactions,” Issues in Financial Law No. 2035(Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., 2016)
  • “Essay for the Execution of Act on Special Measures Concerning Civil Court Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Property Damage Incurred by Consumers,” Ho No Shihai No. 182 (Japan Bar Association, 2016)
  • “The Lecture Text of Motobayashi-school; Lawyers Making a New Epoch (co-author)” (Shoujihoumu Co., Ltd,2016)
  • “Investor Relations General Meetings and Governance Post-2014 Companies Act Amendments” (Shoujihoumu Co., Ltd, 2015)
  • “Business Failure and Compliance,” Ho No Shihai No. 170 (Japan Bar Association, 2013)
  • “Transaction Counterparties and Finance Practice (Revised Edition)” (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. 2013) (co-author)
  • “Talk of the Time: Nice Compliance!,” Issues in Financial Law No. 1966 (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., 2013)