Toranomon Chuo Law Firm

Our Team

Attorney at LawShinya NISHIKAWA

Professional and Academic Associations:Tokyo Bar Association

Shinya Nishikawa’s main practice areas are Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment, Real estate Transactions and Cross-border and International Transactions. He has an experience seconded to a foreign capital manufacturer for one and a half years, and worked with the management team as the only person of legal department in the company. During the seconded period, he experienced a wide variety of legal issues such as operating shareholders meeting and board of directors, building a compliance system, and transactions with foreign subsidiaries and suppliers. Leveraging such an experience, he provides practical legal advice and services based on the business scene.

March 2010Hitotsubashi University (LL.B.)
March 2013Waseda Law School (J.D.)
December 2015Admitted to the bar and joined TRC

Industry Sectors of Main Clients

Manufacturing companies, Real estate companies, Construction companies, Banks, Leasing companies, Moneylenders, Payment and settlement of funds servicers

Main Practice Areas

  • Litigation / Dispute resolution(Civil litigation, Commercial litigation, 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)/Risk / Crisis Management(Investigations of unlawful acts, Authorities relations, Handling whistle-blowing)/Labor and Employment(General labor law, Labor Tribunal Committee relations, Labor unions, Labor Standards Inspection Office relations, Layoff / Workforce reduction)/Real Estate(Real estate management, Sales and Purchase / Leasing of real estate, Subleasing, Construction-related disputes)/Credit management / Debt collection(Credit management, Civil provisional remedies, Civil litigation, Civil execution)/Financial service / Payment and settlement of funds(Banking Law, Money Lending Business Law, Funds Settlement Law)/International Affairs(International M&A, Drafting and reviewing contracts)/Criminal case

Principal Publications

  • “Lectures on Labor Management for Branch Managers #94:System of childcare leave for male workers” Issues in Financial Law No. 2167 (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc.,2021)
  • “Lectures on Labor Management for Branch Managers #81:Issues related to remote work” Issues in Financial Law No. 2139 (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc.,2020)
  • “Lectures on Labor Management for Branch Managers #70:Training of new employees without harassment” Issues in Financial Law No. 2113 (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc.,2019)
  • “Effect to the Business Practice by Establishing the Right of Residence for Spouse - Issue of Property Evaluation Method and Registration -” Issues in Citizen & Law No.115 (Minjiho Kenkyukai, Inc.,2019)
  • “Lectures on Labor Management for Branch Managers #58: How to manage the employees who acquire infectious diseases” Issues in Financial Law No. 2085 (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc.,2018)
  • “Lectures on Labor Management for Branch Managers #46: Labor Union Activities using Company facilities,” Issues in Financial Law No. 2057 (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc.,2017)

Principal Seminars

  • “Training for person in charge of Contact Point of Whistle-blowing System“ December, 2021
  • “Compliance training ~Issues on the Protection of Personal Information“ December, 2021
  • “Compliance training ~Issues on harassment and quality compliance~” November ,2021
  • “Compliance training ~Issues on harassment and data breach~” June ,2021
  • “Compliance training ~Duties and liabilities of directors~” December, 2020
  • “Every three years review of Act on the Protection of Personal Information and legislation of harassment prevention measures” February, 2020
  • “Compliance training ~Issues on the sales activities and harassment~” October, 2019