Hiroki Kodate
Partner / Member of Management Committee
Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
ALB Japan Law Awards 2024
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders - M&A and Governance
IFLR1000 2024
Key Practice Areas
M&A/Business Restructuring
Corporate Governance
Unsolicited Offers
Private Equity/Funds
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
TEL:81-3-6775-1047
/FAX:81-3-6775-2047
Hiroki Kodate is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and engaged principally in the fields of M&A and general corporate matters, and regularly advises both Japanese and non-Japanese clients in this regard.
In addition to his professional experience at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Mr. Kodate worked for the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, where he was in charge of the legislative project to modernize Japanese corporate laws (2002-2005). He also worked for Slaughter and May in London as a foreign secondee (2000-2001).
SERVICES
Practice Areas
M&A
Corporate
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Competition/Antitrust
Industries
Medical, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Life Science and Biotechnology
Chemical
Telecommunication, Media, and Entertainment
IT, Internet and Security
Asset Management
Private Equity Fund
Consumer Product and Retail
Automotive, Ship and Machinery
Brand and Apparel
Trading
AI/Technology
RELATED INSIGHTS
SEMINARSSeminars
PUBLICATIONSPublications
CAREER
1994
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
1994 - 1996
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
2000
Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
2002 - 2005
Worked for the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice
Aug 2005 - Mar 2006
Member, the Working Group, the Study Council for Promoting Translation of Japanese Laws and Regulations into Foreign Languages, the Cabinet Secretariat
Nov 2022 -
Member, the Study Group on Fair Takeovers, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Apr 2023 -
Member of Management Committee at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (1996) New York (2001)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Hiroki Kodate
TEL:81-3-6775-1047
/FAX:81-3-6775-2047
M&A/Business Restructuring
Corporate Governance
Unsolicited Offers
Private Equity/Funds
Government Investigations and Crisis Management