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Hiroyuki Kanno

Hiroyuki Kanno

Special Advisor

Tokyo Office

Hiroyuki Kanno

Hiroyuki Kanno

Special Advisor

Tokyo Office

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Hiroyuki Kanno

Mr. Hiroyuki Kanno graduated from the Tohoku University School of Law in 1978, and was appointed as a judge in 1980 (the Tokyo District Court). After serving as a Judicial Research Officer of the Supreme Court, Presiding Judge of the Tokyo District Court, Presiding Judge of the Tokyo High Court, and President of the Osaka High Court, he served as a Justice of the Supreme Court from 2016 to 2022. After his retirement from the bench, he joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu as a special advisor. During his tenure on the bench, Mr. Kanno worked to reform civil litigation procedures to meet the needs of society and strengthen specialized litigation, as well as to strengthen the Japanese economy through corporate reorganization and other legal restructuring procedures. During this period, he heard cases primarily involving administrative proceedings, tax litigation, labor litigation, corporate litigation, non-contentious commercial matters, construction litigation, non-contentious land lease matters, medical litigation, and other specialized litigation. During his time at the Supreme Court, he was involved in a variety of civil, administrative and criminal cases, totaling over 10,000 cases. His extensive experience and expertise will enhance our dispute resolution practice.

1978
Tohoku University (LL.B.)
1980 - 1982
Judge of Tokyo District Court (Administrative Division)
1982- 1983
Administrative Court etc., High Court of England and Wales (Training)
1983 - 1985
Administrative Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat of the Supreme Court
1985 - 1995
Judge (Kushiro District/Family Court, Tokyo District Court and Sapporo District Court)
1993
Civil Litigation Reform Researcher, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London and Judiciary of Sweden
1994 - 1995
Judicial Researcher (Civil Disputes in UK)
1995 - 2000
Judicial Research Official of the Supreme Court (in charge of Administrative and Labor)
2000 - 2002
Judge of Tokyo High Court (Civil Division and Special Division)
2002 - 2011
Presiding Judge of Tokyo District Court
2011 - 2012
Acting Chief Judge of Tokyo District Court (Civil Division)
2012 - 2014
Chief Judge of Mito District Court
2014 - 2015
Presiding Judge of Tokyo High Court (Civil Division)
2015 - 2016
President of Osaka High Court
2016 - 2022
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
2022 - present
Special Advisor, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
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