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Nishimura & Asahi Offices
OTEMON TOWER, 1-1-2 OTEMACHI
CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 100-8124
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Kei Umebayashi
Work Department
Risk Management and Investigations practice
Position
Partner, Tokyo
Career
・2022- Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics
・2020- Outside Auditor, ITOHAM YONEKYU HOLDINGS INC.
・2018-2019 Member of Task Force organized in the Railway Bureau of MLIT
・2017-2018 Member of Task Force (final inspection issue) organized in the Road Transport Bureau of MLIT
・2016-2017 Member of Task Force (fuel consumption issue) organized in the Road Transport Bureau of MLIT
・2014-2021 Part-time professor of Keio University Law School
・2014-2021 Member of the Independent Committee of Japan Sport Council
・2011-2012 Counselor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
・2010 Partner of Nishimura & Asahi
・2007 Resigned from Public Prosecutor, Registered as an Attorney-at-Law, Joined Nishimura & Asahi
・2005-2007 Executive Assistant to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
・2004-2005 Public Prosecutor, Secretarial Division, Ministry of Justice
・2003-2004 Public Prosecutor, Chiba District Public Prosecutors’ Office
・2002-2003 Public Prosecutor, Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice
・1999-2002 First Secretary, Japanese Embassy, U.K.
・1998-1999 Public Prosecutor, Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice
・1991-1997 Public Prosecutor, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Yokohama and Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors’ Offices
Kei Umebayashi is a partner at Nishimura & Asahi and previously worked at the Special Investigative Section of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, where he obtained extensive experience and know-how in criminal investigations.
He is expert at gathering evidence and conducting hearings.
He mainly handles cases in which the executives or officers of a company leaked, intentionally or accidentally, the company’s confidential information, including customer data and business secrets.
He deals with matters conducted by Japanese authorities, including the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) and the Fair Trade Commission.
Additionally, he gives valuable advice concerning a variety of other matters, such as insider trading, antitrust law, leniency applications under antitrust law, and inquiries by the US Department of Justice, European Commission and other foreign authorities when a company is targeted by them due to alleged violations of antitrust laws.
Languages
Japanese, English
Memberships
2007 | Admitted in Japan
Education
1989 | The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Risk management and investigations: Independent local firms
(Leading individuals: Bengoshi)The team at Nishimura & Asahi fields a diverse array of legal professionals, including former prosecutors, high-tech crime specialists, government officials, private attorneys, and international legal experts, and delivers comprehensive advice that spans the full spectrum of domestic and cross-border crisis management. The department excels in handling corporate crisis scenarios involving fraud and white-collar crime elements, and instances of misconduct. Leading the practice is Hiroshi Kimeda, whose extensive experience spans corporate scandals involving window-dressing, financial statement misrepresentation, antitrust violations, bribery, and regulatory breaches. Other members of the team include Kei Umebayashi, who is highly skilled in criminal investigations; Kaku Hirao, who handles misconduct issues, regulatory infractions, and emergency response matters; and Tomoyuki Numata, who specialises in issues related to international cartels, unilateral anticompetitive practices, and merger filings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals: Bengoshi Japan > Risk management and investigations: Independent local firms
- Risk management and investigations: Independent local firms Japan
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