Miura & Partners

Corporate and M&A

• Advised Toyota Motor Corporation on formation of Joint Venture with Isuzu and Hino to promote CASE technology in Japan.
• Advised SNK Corporation on acquisition by Electronic Gaming Development Company through tender offers and a squeeze-out.
• Advised Benefit One Inc. on acquisition of JTB Benefit Corporation and business alliance agreement with JTB Corporation.

Antitrust and competition

• Continuous antitrust advice to Recruit Co., Ltd.
• Advised Benefit One Corporation on Acquisition of JTB Benefit Corporation
• Advised NOBORI corporation on acquisition of PSP

Dispute resolution

• Represented Lion Partners GK (LPGK) and advised on hostile takeover and action for revocation of a resolution of an unitholders’ meeting
• Represented CENOTE CAPITAL Co.,LTD and Orion No.1 Investment Limited Partnership on a case in which a shareholder obtained a court order to call a shareholders' meeting in a dispute with company management
• Represented one of the biggest Japanese entertainment business operators which had been suffering from a severe decline in sales for their business in rent disputes in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus

Labour and employment

• Advised KADOKAWA CORPORATION on handling of labor-related litigation, labor unions, and other human resources matters.
• Advised General Incorporated foundation Aiseikai on the handling of employees and a labor union in connection with the closure of a business location (labor relations commission, provisional disposition, collective bargaining, litigation, etc.)
• Advised WARABEYA NICHIYO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. on transferring staff in connection with corporate reorganization (business transfer, corporate split, etc.), that included creating the scheme, explanations to staff and preparation of materials for that purpose, and preparing agreements.

Intellectual property

• Advised Pasona Knowledge Partner Inc. regarding the Patent Act, the Patent Attorney Act, the Trust Business Act, and other relevant laws and ordinances for the registration and establishment of Japan’s first trust company specializing in patents and other industrial IP.
• Advised Tokyo Electron Ltd., a global semiconductor production equipment manufacturer, for the negotiation of patent licensing agreements with respect to semiconductor production equipment.
• Represented as one of the co-counsels to the respondent, Nippon Aqua Co., Ltd., in a patent infringement suit filed by one of Japan’s largest manufacturers, with respect to a patented insulation material used in residential construction.

Crisis management

• Represented a member of the Governance Review Committee for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation