Shintaro Kato
Of Counsel
- TEL:
- 81-3-6775-1311
- FAX:
- 81-3-6775-2311
Shintaro Kato principally focuses on litigation. He litigates civil and commercial disputes, and also acts as an arbitrator and a judge in alternative dispute resolution procedures. With extensive experience as a court judge, Shintaro Kato is skilled at understanding arguments, counterarguments, proofs and rebuttals and at analyzing cases based on a thoughtful and thorough examination of the facts. He has written a number of books and theses. As a result of his expertise, Shintaro Kato receives numerous requests to prepare opinions and second opinions and to give lectures.
Practice Areas
General Commercial Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Labor and Employment Disputes
Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Product Liability Disputes
Financial and Securities Dispute Resolution
Franchise Disputes
Real Estate Dispute Resolution
Corporate Scandal Related Securities and Other Civil Litigation
Companies Act related Disputes
Insurance Related Disputes
Topics
Background
| 1973 | Nagoya University (LL.B.) |
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| 1992 | Nagoya University (Doctor of Law) |
| 1975 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| 1975 | Assistant Judge of the Tokyo District Court |
| 1977 | Visiting Scholar, University of Washington School of Law |
| 1978 | Assistant Judge of the Nagoya Family Court |
| 1980 | Assistant Judge, General Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| 1985 | Judge of the Osaka District Court |
| 1988 | Professor for Civil Lawsuits, The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| 1989 - 1992 | Bar Examiner of the Bar Examination (second-stage of testing) |
| 1992 | Director General of the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| 1998 | Division-head Judge of the Tokyo District Court |
| 2001 | Senior Professor for Judge Training, The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| 2001 - 2004 | Member, the Study Panel on Training of Legal Professionals of the Task Force on Cabinet Judicial System Reform |
| 2002 - 2005 | Member, Council for University Chartering and School Juridical Person, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology（University Chartering Sub-Committee） |
| 2004 - 2005 | Member, Evaluation and Accreditation of Law Schools Committee, National Institution for Academic Degrees of University Evaluation |
| 2005 | Chief Justice of the Niigata District Court |
| 2007 | Chief Justice of the Mito District Court |
| 2009 | Chief Justice and Division-head Judge of the Tokyo High Court |
| 2009 - 2015 | Disciplinary Committee, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (Outside Expert） |
| 2015 - 2021 | Professor, Chuo University, Master of Laws (Civil Procedure) |
| 2021 - | Fellow of Chuo Law School |
| 2022 - | Part-time lecturer, Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Law and Politics (Civil Law Practice) |
| 2022 - | Part-time lecturer, Nihon University Law School (Legal ethics) |
Publications
Favorable Judgment of Tax Litigation is Published in “Remarkable Judgments in 2023”.
Remarkable Judgments in 2023 (Jurist Special Edition)
May 2024
Business Transaction Litigation in Light of Case Law
Dai-ichi Hoki Co., Ltd.
Jan 2018
Modern Civil Law Practice (3 Volumes)
Hanrei Times
Aug 2008
Achievements
Professional Admissions
- Japan (1975)
Professional and Academic Associations
- Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Languages
- Japanese (first language)
- English