Our Team

Attorney at LawKazuo IMAI
Professional and Academic Associations:Tokyo Bar Association
March 1975 | The University of Tokyo (LL.B.) |
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April 1975 – March 1977 | Nippon Life Insurance Company |
April 1983 | Commenced 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 |
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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 2018 | Director, 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 - October2018 | Commissioner, 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 - March2022 | Director, 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 2012 | Adjunct Lecturer, Keio University Law Faculty |
December 2009 - | Member, Contract Review Committee, Japan National Tourist Organization |
June 2009 – May 2011 | Chairperson, Civil Litigation Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
July 2008 - June 2016 | Non-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 2009 | Director, Japan Ice Hockey Federation |
October 2006 – April 2007 | Interim Member, Legislative Council Civil Litigation Law Sub-Committee |
March 2003 – July 2014 | Executive Secretary, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Rules |
May 2001 – May 2003 | Executive Secretary, Legislative Council Security and Execution Law Subcommittee |
April 2000 – March 2001 | Chairperson, 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)