Yuki Hashimoto

After registered an attorney at law in Japan, Yuki Hashimoto established his own firm in Japan and worked as a representative partner of a law firm with three (3) offices in Japan. He has provided legal service as advisor to a wide range of organization in Japan, including companies in construction, real estate management, system development, real estate brokage, retail, cleaning industries as well as local government and politic parties.

He has extensive experiences in corporate governance matters related to compliance such as Companies Act, Personal Data Protection Act, Anti-corruption and Bribery Policy and investigations related to foreign restriction, license for the Japanese entities entering a business in the ASEAN area including Malaysia, and in subsequent matters related to the establishment of local companies, acquisitions of local companies, business transfers, and Joint Ventures.

He also has a deep understanding of Japanese companies through his experience in running a law firm providing corporate legal services in Japan, and is able to accurately finds the needs of customers and provide appropriate advice.

He has been a member of One Asia Lawyers since September 2020, providing advice on general cross-border Asian legal matters (M&A, regulatory investigations, etc.) with a focus on Malaysia.

Education/Background

• 2005 Graduated from Kobe University Faculty of Law
• 2008 Completed Kwansei Gakuin University Law School
• 2008 Admitted as lawyer
• 2009 Established Kawanishi Ikeda Law Firm
• 2015 Established Bengoshi Hojin H & Partners
• 2019 Certified as a Support agencies for business innovation

Admitted/Professional Experience

• Osaka Bar Association

Languages

• Japanese
• English

Experience

• Investigating regulations on a major Japanese telecommunication Japanese company for entering Malaysia
• Investigating regulations and drafting relevant regulations related to building EC website for a major retail Japanese company in Japan
• Investigating regulations and drafting relevant regulations related to Personal Data Protection for a major Japanese company entering Malaysia
• Assisting a major logistic Japanese company for entering Malaysia on Joint Venture
• Assisting a major material Japanese company on M&A related to entering Malaysia
• Assisting a major communication companies for setting up local entity in Malaysia
• Investigating regulations related to privacy policy and data transfer for a major IT Japanese company
• Investigating intellectual properties including copyrights for a major financial Japanese company
• Assisting settlement of a local labor dispute for a Japanese company