MINAGAWA Katsumasa
MINAGAWA Katsumasa
Partner
Member of the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Associations
Education
Graduated Waverly High School, Michigan, U.S.A., 1990
Graduated Waseda University High School, 1991
Graduated from Waseda University, L.L.B., 1996
Graduated from Waseda University, L.L.M., 1998
Graduated from Seikei University, J.D., 2006
Passed the bar exam, 2006
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 2006-2007
Professional Background
1998:
Legal Department, Mitsubishi Corporation (1998-2004
2007:
Registered as a lawyer (60th term)
Joined the Japanese law firm, Tokyo office of Ashurst LLP and acted as in-house counsel for the large multinational company
Joined the Japanese law firm, Tokyo office of Ashurst LLP and acted as in-house counsel for the large multinational company
2010:
Founding Partner, Minagawa Ebisu Law Office (until Dec 31st, 2021)
2022:
Founding Partner, Kollect Partners Law Office
Profile
Katsumasa provides practical legal advice to a wide range of clients, including the listed companies, subsidiaries of large foreign companies in Japan, and small and medium-sized enterprises, based on his business sense cultivated in the private sector, extensive negotiation experiences on the front lines, and over 15 years of practical experiences as a lawyer. In addition, Katsumasa actively provides advice as an outside executive of the listed companies for maintaining and strengthening governance systems. Katsumasa has also been focusing on the area of sports and entertainment area of practices in recent years.
Professional Admissions and Memberships
- Auditor of Ubiquitous AI Corporation
- Auditor of OTSUKA CORPORATION
- Registered intermediary of Japan Football Association
- Exam Member of Business Career Proficiency Test Committee (2015-2022)
Major Areas of Practice
General corporate
(including preparation of the General shareholders meetings for the listed companies at the Toko Stock Exchange’ Prime market)
M&A (including cross-border project)
International transactions
Labor Disputes
Antitrust laws (competition laws)
Real estate
Entertainment (including sports business)
IPOs
Commercial Litigation
Inheritance (including cross-border inheritance)
(including preparation of the General shareholders meetings for the listed companies at the Toko Stock Exchange’ Prime market)
M&A (including cross-border project)
International transactions
Labor Disputes
Antitrust laws (competition laws)
Real estate
Entertainment (including sports business)
IPOs
Commercial Litigation
Inheritance (including cross-border inheritance)
