Shinichi's practice includes mergers and acquisitions (M&A) taxation, international taxation, employee incentive taxation, Japanese corporate and individual taxation, tax litigation, and other direct and indirect Japanese tax matters. Shinichi contributes so-called "one-stop services" for our clients by adding and integrating tax services into the legal services provided by other practice groups within the firm. He has mastered techniques for tax litigation in Japan. Prior to joining our firm, Shinichi worked at Ernst & Young (Tokyo) from 1993 to 1994 and the Coopers & Lybrand International Tax Office (Tokyo) from 1988 to 1991. Shinichi has contributed to the following publications:"Q&A Tax, Labor and Welfare Guidebook for Business Trips, Transference, and Overseas Services" (co-author, Shin Nihon Houki, 1999), "Kaplan's Advanced Management Accounting" (co-translator, Chuo Keizai Sha, 1996), "an introductory book on taxes for Nikkei readers" (Nihon Keizai Shinbun Sha, 2003), "One aspect of the intermingling of civil law and private law" (co-author, Jurist, September 2003), a book for Nikkei readers on how to handle taxes (Nihon Keizai Shinbun Sha, 2004), "Characteristics and selection standards for M&A methods" (co-author, Jigyousaisei to Saikenkanri, October 2004), "An easy introduction to tax litigation ? from interpretation of tax law to legal procedure, using actual trial examples" (co-author, Chuo Keizai-sha, 2004), Special Feature: The New Corporations Law from an M&A / Restructuring Perspective - Q&A（85Questions）, Characteristics and Selection Criteria of M&A Methods under the New Corporations Law（co-author, Quarterly, The Turnaround & Credit Management October 5, 2005, No. 110), Business Tax in Practice and Theory (co-author, Yuhikaku, October 2005) and "Post-Merger Integration: Making a Merger Work" (Chuokeizai-Sha, May 2006). Shinichi is a member of the Tokyo Licensed Tax Attorneys' Association, the Tax Litigation Society, and the Japan Tax & Accounting Society. Shinichi received an M.B.A. from Tsukuba University in 1992, and a B.A. from Gakushuin University in 1984. Shinichi is qualified as a Licensed Tax Attorney, and he completed the Tax Litigation Counsel System Graduate Training Course at the Graduate School of the University of Tsukuba in 2004. *　"Partner" as referred to in this material represents a senior-level professional who would be responsible for case management in each practice area, and does not mean profit-sharing members of the partnership.