Yoshihiro Kai
Partner
- TEL:
- 81-3-6775-1221
- FAX:
- 81-3-6775-2221
Yoshihiro Kai is a partner with rich experience in the areas of crisis management and corporate compliance and has conducted many internal investigations for companies in white-collar crimes. Mr. Kai worked as a public prosecutor for 17 years and conducted criminal investigations and trials in various criminal cases including white-collar crimes. He was seconded to government ministries such as the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, the Financial Services Agency and the Cabinet Legislative Bureau, and had experience in enacting legislation and taking administrative actions.
Practice Areas
Internal investigations and organizing third-party committees
Accounting fraud
Corporate criminal defense
Anti-bribery regulations
Information leakage
Quality control, product liability and product fraud
Anti-social forces
Government investigations
Global compliance
Media control and public relations
Topics
Practice Groups
- Corporate Crisis Management Practice Group
Background
| Mar 1989 | The University of Tokyo (LL.B.) |
|---|---|
| Apr 1990 - Mar 1992 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| Apr 1992 - Mar 1993 | Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office |
| Apr 1993 - Mar 1994 | Trial Division, Fukuoka District Public Prosecutors Office |
| Apr - Jun 1994 | International Affairs Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice |
| Jul 1994 - Jun 1996 | Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (LL.M.) |
| Jul 1996 - Mar 1997 | Criminal Investigation Department, Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office |
| Apr 1997 - Mar 1998 | Special Investigation Department, Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office |
| Apr - Jun 1998 | Criminal Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office |
| Jul 1998 - Aug 1999 | Public Security Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice |
| Sep 1999 - Jun 2001 | General Coordination Division, Financial Services Agency |
| Jul - Nov 2001 | Criminal Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office |
| Dec 2001 - Mar 2005 | Saga Public Prosecutors Office |
| Apr 2005 - Jul 2007 | Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Justice |
| Jul 2007 - Aug 2009 | Cabinet Legislative Bureau |
Publications
Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Money Laundering 2023 (Japan Chapter)
Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Money Laundering 2023
Jun 2023
Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Money Laundering 2022(Japan Chapter)
Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Money Laundering 2022
May 2022
Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Money Laundering 2021 (Japan Chapter)
Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Money Laundering 2021
Jul 2021
Government Investigations 2020 (Japan Chapter)
Lexology Getting The Deal Through
Sep 2019
Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement in Japan
Anti-Corruption Committee News (Newsletter of the IBA Legal Practice Division)
Sep 2015
United States v. Marubeni Corp., No.12-cr-22 (S.D.Tex. Jan. 17, 2012): A Case in which the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was Applied to a Japanese Company
American Law 2013 No.3
Jul 2014
Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Money Laundering 2013 (Japan Chapter)
Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Money Laundering 2013
May 2013
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 - The US DOJ and SEC Released the FCPA Guidance -
The Lawyers (January 2013)
Jan 2013
Enforcing the Anti-Corruption Laws
International Law Office
Dec 2012
Examining the Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution
International Law Office
Oct 2012
Applicable Situation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 - Aggressive Prosecution against Foreign Business Will Continue -
The Lawyers (July 2012)
Jul 2012
Radical Reform of White Collar Crime Investigation
International Law Office
Mar 2012
Oct 2011
Former Prosecutors Active in the Legal Business Field
The Lawyers (October 2011)
Oct 2011
Jul 2011
Jun 2011
Outline for Handling Criminal Proceeding
Junkan Shoji Houmu No.1930
Apr 2011
New Whistle - Blowing Risks that Companies Faces and the Coping Strategies
The Lawyers (January 2011)
Jan 2011
《In-House Crime》 Action Against Frequent Possible Future In-House Crime
The Lawyers (April 2010)
Apr 2010
Criminal Investigation Practice: White Collar Crime
Tokyo Horei Publishing
Nov 2007
Lectures
Corruption Challenges for Foreign Investors on M&A Transactions
IBA (International Bar Association)
Apr 24, 2013
Risk Management by Manufacturers - Lessons from Actual Cases
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Apr 8, 10, 13, 2013
Mar 9, 2012
Current Situation of Foreign Anti-Bribery Laws in Japan
Financial Management Forums
Oct 6, 2011
Current Situation of Foreign Anti-Bribery Laws and Noteworthy Points for Overseas Developments
FN Holding
Sep 22, 2011
Appropriate Coping Strategies for Corporate Scandals - Effective In-House Research Techniques
Financial Management Forums
Oct 8, 2010
Sep 15, 2010
Jun 7, 2010
Appropriate Coping Strategies for Corporate Scandals - Dealing with Inspection of Intendance and Investigating Authorities
Financial Management Forums
Mar 23, 2010
Achievements
Sep 27, 2024
Oct 4, 2023
Apr 20, 2023
Sep 22, 2022
Oct 9, 2021
Sep 1, 2020
Nov 29, 2019
Nov 7, 2018
Nov 2, 2017
Nov 2, 2016
Professional Admissions
- Japan (1992)
Professional and Academic Associations
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Languages
- Japanese (first language)
- English