Mr Hidetaka Mihara > Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
JP TOWER, 2-7-2 MARUNOUCHI
CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 100-7036
Japan
Hidetaka Mihara photo

Work Department

Capital Markets, J-REITs, Corporate Governance, Financial Regulations/Financial Compliance, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Real Estate Transactions, General Corporate.

Position

Capital markets transactions of Listed Companies and J-REITs, including IPOs, follow-on offerings on a global basis of Companies and J-REITs, and the related securities regulations; corporate governance, corporate M&As and corporate and commercial law advices.

Career

Japanese qualified lawyer since 1986; Doctor of Law from University of Tokyo in 2020; and LLM from Cambridge University in 1990.

Languages

Japanese and English

Memberships

Vice President of Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2016 to 2017); a special member of Land Policy Sub-Committee of Ministry of Land and Transportation of Japan (2017 to 2020); a member of Company Law Reform Committee (2010 to 2012) and National Bar Examination Committee (2009 to 2012) of Ministry of Justice of Japan.

Education

Doctor of Law from University of Tokyo (2020); Doctor of Law Degree Course at University of Tokyo (2020); Cambridge University (LLM; 1990); Nihon University (LLB; 1981); seconded to Slaughter and May in London (1991).

Lawyer Rankings

Japan > Investment funds: Independent local firms

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu‘s practice, which is headed up by Hidetaka Mihara, is well known in Japan for being involved in matters related to private real estate funds including private REITS, and during 2022 and 2023, the firm also saw notable growth in its private equity fund and other alternative investment fund formation practices. Other key lawyers include cross-border fund expert Keiko Shimizu and Kensuke Suzuki, both of whom work on a range of fund formation and regulatory matters. The group also represents a number of J-REITs, and Takashi Itokawa is a go-to practitioner for matters in this space.