Socius Legal Services

Practice Area
General Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Business Alliances / International Practice / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Corporate Governance / Startups & IPO / Labor / Intellectual Property / IT & Communications
Education
University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M., 2005)
Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (1997-1999)
Keio University (LL.B., 1993)
Experience
Co-founding Partner of Socius Legal Services (2015-Present)
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Palo Alto Office (2005-2006)
Simmons & Simmons, Hong Kong Office (2001-2002)
TMI Associates (1999-2014(as Partner from 2007-2014))
Recruit Holdings Co., LTD (1993-1994)
Admissions
New York Bar Association (Admitted in 2006)
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 1999)
Memberships
Member of Japanese Law Translation Council, Ministry of Justice (2012-2016)

Practice Area
General Corporate / Real Estate Transactions / Finance / Labor / Intellectual Property / Renewable Energy / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Divorce / Inheritance / Regulatory Compliance / Risk Management
Education
Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (2003-2004)
Keio University (LL.B., 2000)
Experience
Co-founding Partner of Socius Legal Services(2015-Present)
Otsuka and Kawasaki (2014)
TMI Associates (2004-2014)
Admissions
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2004)

Lawyer Kei Kajiwara

Practice Area
General Corporate / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Bankruptcy and Special Liquidation / Labor / Real Estate Transactions / Internet Disputes / Debt Collection / Provisional Remedy / Advertising Regulations / Criminal Cases / Juvenile Criminal Cases / Divorce / Inheritance / Debt Consolidation
Education
Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (2007-2008)
Keio University (B.A., 2004)
Experience
Founding Partner of Close Law Office (2019-2020)
TMI Associates (Associate, 2008-2019)
Admissions
Daini Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2008)
Memberships
Member of Criminal Defense Committee, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (2019~)

Practice Area
General Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate Governance / Commercial Litigation / Human Resources / Labor Tribunal & Litigation
Education
University of Bristol, Labour Law and Corporate Governance (LL.M., 2023)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2011-2012)
Waseda Law School (J.D.,2011)
Waseda University (LL.B., 2009)
Experience
TMI Associates (Associate, 2013-2017)
Admissions
Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2012)
Member of Labor Law Special Committee, Tokyo Bar Association (2016-March 2023/April 2024~)

Practice Area
General Corporate / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Labor / Labor Tribunal & Litigation / Intellectual Property / Divorce / Inheritance / Criminal Cases
Education
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2024-2025)
Waseda Law School (J.D.,2023)
Chiba University (LL.B., 2021)
Admissions
Tokyo Daiichi Bar Association(Admitted in 2025)

Practice Area
General Corporate / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Constructions / Real Estate Transactions / Real Estate Development / Bankruptcy / Business Revitalization / Intellectual Property / Labor / Divorce / Inheritance / Criminal Cases
Education
Legal Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2014)
Meiji University School of Law (J.D.,2014)
Aoyama Gakuin University (LL.B., 2012)
Experience
Shinginza Law Office (Associate, 2016)
Sakura Kyodo Law Offices (Associate, 2016-2025)
Admissions
Tokyo Bar Association(Admitted in 2016)

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