Koichi Saito is a partner in employee and executive incentive practice group. He is a leading attorney in this field in Japan. He advises on all aspects of share- and cash-based incentive plans. He provides advice on the selection of types of awards, design of the incentive plan, due diligence on legal and tax issues in Japan as well as other jurisdictions, implementation of the incentive plan, and operation of the plan. Furthermore, he advises Japanese listed and private companies on issues relating to incentive plans generally, in M&A situations and on IPOs. He also advises global corporations on extending their incentive plans into Japan. Also, he is well versed in a range of outbound and inbound cross-border transactions, including M&A (particularly involving the United States), joint venture (JV) formations, and corporate reorganizations.