Partner

Tsuyoshi Shimizu

Admitted to bar	1998, Japan
Languages	Japanese and English
Contact	Contact this Lawyer
Practice Areas	Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), General Corporate, Corporate Governance, Risk and Crisis Management/Compliance

Biography

Tsuyoshi Shimizu is a partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. His practice focuses on corporate matters including M&A, joint ventures and corporate governance.

He graduated with an LL.B. from the University of Tokyo in 1996 and with an LL.M. from New York University School of Law in 2003. He was admitted to practice law in Japan in 1998. He worked at Pillsbury Winthrop LLP in New York from 2003 to 2004 and worked at the Ministry of Justice from 2006 to 2008.

Education/Professional Experience

1996	The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
1998-	Nagashima & Ohno (currently Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu)
2003	New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
2003-2004	Pillsbury Winthrop (currently Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP), New York
2006-2008	The Ministry of Justice
2008-present	Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Seminars

December 11, 2018	NO&T Seminars	ADVANCE Corporate Law Seminar - Pioneering the Frontier in Corporate Law 2018 Part 9 Corporate Law Seminar "Just Before the Report! Proposed Plan about Review of Company Law on Corporate Governance"
February 20, 2017	NO&T Seminars	ADVANCE Corporate Law Seminar - Pioneering the Frontier in Corporate Law 2016 Part 11 Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting Seminar "The Interactive Meeting and the Confrontational Meeting Based on Recent Cases"
October 25, 2005	Seminars	Review of Useful Company Law Changes for Established Companies
September 27, 2005	Seminars	New Ways to Start Business in Japan: LLPs, LLCs and small KKs

Publications

June, 2016	Articles	The Recent Trend of Squeeze-out Transactions in Japan (Co-author) Expert Guide - Mergers & Acquisitions 2016
January, 2016	Books	"Advanced Corporate Law" (Co-authors) Shojihomu Co., Ltd.
June, 2013	Articles	Expected Amendment to Procedural Rules on Allotment of Shares (Co-author) Expert Guide - Mergers & Acquisitions 2013
March, 2011	Articles	Shareholders' Rights - Jurisdictional comparisons First edition 2011 Japan
September, 2010	Articles	Investing in listed companies in Japan: recent changes in the Tokyo Stock Exchange rules Global Reference Guide 2010:Mergers & Acquisitions
March, 2010	Articles	Improving reputations (Co-author) The 2010 Guide to Japan 8th Edition A Supplement to International Financial Law Review, March 2010

Topics

October 1, 2020	Awards	NO&T receives high evaluation in IFLR1000 30th edition
April 4, 2019	Awards	High evaluation received in the 2020 Edition of "The Best Lawyers in Japan"
April 6, 2018	Awards	High evaluation received in the 2019 Edition of "The Best Lawyers in Japan"
March 3, 2017	Awards	High evaluation received in the 2018 Edition of "The Best Lawyers in Japan"

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