Attorney Profiles

Yo Kajitani has extensive experience in the field of dispute resolution and crisis management. He also advises companies on general corporate matters including business contracts and information management. Drawing on his experiences as in-house counsel of Nippon Steel Corporation (2013-2015) and during part-time secondment at Showa Shell Sekiyu Kabushiki Kaisha, he also delivers legal seminars at client companies.
Some of the services he can provide include:

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Advice on responses to and communication with related parties (e.g. government authorities, customers, mass media and shareholders) concerning product quality issues such as deviation from industry standards and/or certification standards
• Representation in large-scale environmental litigation
• Representation in various commercial litigation

Corporate

• Assistance for preparation of and during shareholder meetings
• M&A (advice on structuring, due diligence, preparation of agreements, etc.)

Information Law

• Advice on privacy laws and regulations
• Advice on trade secret management

Legal Seminars

• Seminars and lectures on topics such as amendment of the Civil Code, day-to-day transactions and competition law

Education

• The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 2009
• Seikei University Law School (J.D.), 2008
• Gakushuin University (LL.B. in Law), 2002

Admissions and Certificates

• Admitted in Japan, 2009 (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)

Publications

Co-edited and Co-authored

• The Governance of General and Public Interest Incorporated Entities Q&A, Kinyu Zaisei Jijo Kenkyu-kai, 2012

Co-authored

• The Must Have Handbook of Legal Consultation for Practitioners, Shin-Nihon-Hoki Shuppan, 2018
• “Preparing for the Amendment of the Civil Code - Ideas on the revision of model contracts based on the amended provisions “-Business Homu September 2017 issue, Chuo-Keizaisha
• Handbook of “My Number Law” for Companies, Shoji-Homu, 2015
• On-site Inspection and Operation of General and Public Interest Incorporated Associations and Foundations 110 Q&As, Seibunsha, 2015
• Civil Procedure Law Case Index, Shoji-Homu, 2015
• Q&A The New Class Action -Key points and practice based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Civil Court Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Property Damage Incurred by Consumers-, Nihon Kajo Shuppan, 2014
• “Corporate scandals: The Current Status of The Third Party Committee and Future Prospects” - NBL No. 978, 2012
• Third Party Committees - their Establishments and Operations -Kinyu Zaisei Jijo Kenkyu-kai, 2011
• The Director’s Manual, Shin-Nihon-Hoki, 2007

Articles and Journals

• “Reviewing of Model Contracts Based on the Amended Civil Code”, Business Homu April 2019 issue
• “Practical Preparation for the Amendment of the Civil Code (Law of Obligations)”, Legal Mind No. 393, Iyakuhin Kigyo Homu Kenkyu-kai, 2018