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New Year Special Edition: Asia, the Middle East & Africa (January 2015)
Asia
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Flood protection has blocked this Solr request. See more at The Acquia Search flood control mechanism has blocked a Solr query due to API usage limitsLeveraging contacts within the Vietnamese government made while posted at the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice to support clients who invest in Vietnam in a wide range of fields, from new establishment and acquisition projects in industries with foreign capital restrictions to labor, inter-company disputes, and support for negotiations with the government
Since 1996, Shiro has worked for about three and a half years at the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice as a long-term expert in a project to support the development of laws by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. He has been using his network of contacts within the Vietnamese government to support clients in a wide range of fields, including the establishment of new overseas subsidiaries and acquisition support, labor disputes, disputes and arbitration with joint venture partners, and negotiations with the government, mainly in the areas with restrictions on foreign investment such as financial, real estate, and logistics. Since 2015, he has served as chairman of the Legal Subcommittee of the Vietnam Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and has been involved in the establishment and amendments of the Vietnam Investment Law, the Enterprise Law , the Land Law, and the PPP Law, Draft Decree on Protection of Personal Data in the Japan-Vietnam Joint Initiative and other areas relevant to foreign investment, providing advice to clients that is consistent with local circumstances based on experience from being involved in the legislative process in Vietnam.
Seminars
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Major Amendments of the New Enterprise Law & New Investment Law
Hanoi
External Seminars
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Matters to note regarding the new Investment Law & Enterprise Law in practice
Hanoi
External Seminars
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NEW DECREES & CIRCULARS GUIDING LOI & LOE 2014
Hanoi
External Seminars
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Revision of Vietnamese investment law and enterprise law, and the practical effects
External Seminars
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Amendment of the Law on Real Estate Business and Housing Law - Non Performing Loans now and in the future
Hanoi
External Seminars
Publications
News
Education
- 2004
- Columbia Law School (LL.M.)
- 1991
- Waseda University (LL.B.)
Professional Experience
- Chairman, The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam
- Vice-Chairman, The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam
- Head of Legal Sub-committee of Business Environment Committee, The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam
- Member of State-Owned Enterprises Reformation and Stock Market Reformation Working Team for Japan-Vietnam Joint Initiative Seventh Phase
- Hanoi Office
- Asia Pacific International Law Firm (APAC)
- Atsumi & Sakai
- Deutsche Securities Inc.
- Sakura Kyodo Law Offices
- Fujii Muto Law Offices
- Ministry of Justice, Vietnam (Long-term expert of the Japan International Cooperation Agency)
- Uchikawa Saiga Law Offices