Atsumi & Sakai‘s team provides comprehensive advice on all aspects of employment law and procedures, including employment agreements, service contracts, harassment issues, poor performance, and matters related to reorganizations or M&A transactions. The team is led by Tatsuo Yamashima, who has extensive experience in start-up, restructuring, disputes, and collective bargaining; Hisashi Miyatsuka, who is well-versed in labour issues and personnel system integration or reorganisation due to M&A; and Emi Uchida, who handles the employment law aspect of inbound, outbound, and domestic M&A, as well as post-merger integration projects.  

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Tatsuo Yamashima, Hisashi Miyatsuka, Emi Uchida