Toranomon Chuo Law Firm

Our Team

Attorney at LawKen HIRANO

Professional and Academic Associations:Tokyo Bar Association

Leveraging his experience working at a private equity fund for five years, Ken Hirano’s practice focuses on advising proactively on fund investment and corporate turnaround, ensuring that legal schemes are properly structured right from the start. Also, he specializes in mergers and acquisitions utilizing the measures for organisational restructuring such as corporate division. Having deepened his understanding of corporate compliance, organisational management, corporate finance and family businesses while studying at London Business School, he is always able to provide high-quality, practical advice that gives due consideration to both commercial and legal issues.

March 1998The University of Tokyo (B.Ed.)
October 2000Admitted to the bar and joined TRC
January 2011London Business School (Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy)
January 2012Returned and resume working at TRC

Industry Sectors of Main Clients

Banks, Life insurance companies, Leasing companies, Private equity funds, Claim collection servicers, Shipping companies, Trading companies, Real estate companies, Manufacturing companies, Construction 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, E-commerce companies, Printing 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, , Drafting and reviewing contracts)/Competition law(Antitrust law, Unfair competition prevention act, Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, Subcontract law)

Principal Activities

June 2018 –Statutory Auditor at WHILL Inc.
April 2018 – March 2019Ordinary Councillor of Tokyo Bar Association
March 2014 –Statutory Auditor at Nippon Oil Pump Co.,Ltd.
June 2012 –Member of Committee on Examining Judge Selection, Tokyo Bar Association
April 2002 – March 2015Member of Special Committee on Children’s Human Rights and Juvenile Law, Tokyo Bar Association