Hiroyuki Kanae focuses on corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions (domestic and international), corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, labor and employment law (including dispute settlements), corporate governance, IP license agreements, and real estate transactions. He also advises on commercial litigation matters, including domestic and cross-border litigations involving major Japanese and foreign companies.

He represents major Japanese manufacturing companies, foreign financial institutions and high tech companies, as well as private equity funds.

He has been advising on the global development projects mainly for the major Japanese companies investing in North America, Europe and Asia pacific regions and has more than 30 year experiences in the cross-border M&A. In recent years, he has completed M&As and joint ventures not only in Europe and the North America but also in Asian and pacific rim developing countries by collaborating with rich overseas networks in the areas of semi-conductor, high tech, nano-tech, aviation and space, pharmaceutical, medical equipment and software industries.

Through experience of a member of the audit and supervisory board of a major logistic company that has been seeking the global strategy, he advises on the real need of management strategy foreseeing the post-merger integration.